Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Kenya
0.0005 units per person
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
0.0004 units per person
in 2020
Kenya rank
162nd
Papua New Guinea rank
165th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
000.0010.0010.001198520022020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kenya ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0008 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0 units per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.001 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0001 units per person Kenya
2000s 0.0008 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0003 units per person Kenya
2010s 0.0006 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0003 units per person Kenya
2020s 0.0005 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0001 units per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Kenya, at 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
0.0001 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Kenya ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.