Ecuador
ExtremeEcuador · country · capital Quito
Risk score
125
composite (0–110)
Homicides / 100k
47
annual rate
Population
18,000,000
Active groups
9
with known territorial presence
Situation
Worst security collapse in LatAm: from <6/100k in 2018 to 47/100k in 2023. Guayaquil & Esmeraldas port wars among Choneros, Lobos, Tiguerones, R7, Las Águilas. Albanian and 'Ndrangheta buyers source cocaine via these ports for Europe. Noboa 'internal armed conflict' decree active.
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Active armed groups
- FARC-EP Dissidentscocaineextortionillegal mining
- Tren de Araguaextortionhuman traffickingkidnappingnarcomenudeo
- Los Choneroscocaineextortion
- Los Loboscocaineillegal mining
- Los Tigueronescocaine
- Albanian Mafia (LatAm operations)cocaine wholesale
- 'Ndrangheta (Calabrian mafia)cocaine wholesale (Europe-bound)money launderingEuropean port logistics
- R7 (Ecuador)cocaineextortionport logisticscontract killings
- Las Águilascocaineextortion
Coordinates
Lat
-1.83
Lon
-78.18