public static void main ( String [ ] args ) {
  Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
  int numTown = input . nextInt ( ) ;
  input . nextInt ( ) ;
  int [ ] val = new int [ numTown ] ;
  for ( int i = 0 ;
  i < numTown ;
  i ++ ) {
    val [ i ] = input . nextInt ( ) ;
  }
  int maxdiff = 0 ;
  int count = 0 ;
  int [ ] maxright = new int [ numTown ] ;
  int [ ] minleft = new int [ numTown ] ;
  maxright [ numTown - 1 ] = val [ numTown - 1 ] ;
  minleft [ 0 ] = val [ 0 ] ;
  for ( int i = 1 ;
  i < numTown ;
  i ++ ) {
    minleft [ i ] = Math . min ( minleft [ i - 1 ] , val [ i ] ) ;
  }
  for ( int i = numTown - 2 ;
  i >= 0 ;
  i -- ) {
    maxright [ i ] = Math . max ( maxright [ i + 1 ] , val [ i ] ) ;
  }
  for ( int i = 0 ;
  i < numTown ;
  i ++ ) {
    if ( maxright [ i ] - minleft [ i ] > maxdiff ) {
      int mr = maxright [ i ] ;
      int ml = minleft [ i ] ;
      maxdiff = maxright [ i ] - minleft [ i ] ;
      count = 1 ;
      while ( i < numTown && maxright [ i ] == mr && minleft [ i ] == ml ) {
        i ++ ;
      }
    }
    else if ( maxright [ i ] - minleft [ i ] == maxdiff ) {
      count ++ ;
      int mr = maxright [ i ] ;
      int ml = minleft [ i ] ;
      while ( i < numTown && maxright [ i ] == mr && minleft [ i ] == ml ) {
        i ++ ;
      }
    }
  }
  System . out . println ( count ) ;
}

public static void main ( String [ ] args ) { Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ; int numTown = input . nextInt ( ) ; input . nextInt ( ) ; int [ ] val = new int [ numTown ] ; for ( int i = 0 ; i < numTown ; i ++ ) { val [ i ] = input . nextInt ( ) ; } int maxdiff = 0 ; int count = 0 ; int [ ] maxright = new int [ numTown ] ; int [ ] minleft = new int [ numTown ] ; maxright [ numTown - 1 ] = val [ numTown - 1 ] ; minleft [ 0 ] = val [ 0 ] ; for ( int i = 1 ; i < numTown ; i ++ ) { minleft [ i ] = Math . min ( minleft [ i - 1 ] , val [ i ] ) ; } for ( int i = numTown - 2 ; i >= 0 ; i -- ) { maxright [ i ] = Math . max ( maxright [ i + 1 ] , val [ i ] ) ; } for ( int i = 0 ; i < numTown ; i ++ ) { if ( maxright [ i ] - minleft [ i ] > maxdiff ) { int mr = maxright [ i ] ; int ml = minleft [ i ] ; maxdiff = maxright [ i ] - minleft [ i ] ; count = 1 ; while ( i < numTown && maxright [ i ] == mr && minleft [ i ] == ml ) { i ++ ; } } else if ( maxright [ i ] - minleft [ i ] == maxdiff ) { count ++ ; int mr = maxright [ i ] ; int ml = minleft [ i ] ; while ( i < numTown && maxright [ i ] == mr && minleft [ i ] == ml ) { i ++ ; } } } System . out . println ( count ) ; }
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