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

Liberia
0.0004 units per person
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
0.0004 units per person
in 2020
Liberia rank
166th
Papua New Guinea rank
165th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01198520022020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0004 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Liberia, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0029 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0021 units per person Liberia
1990s 0.0054 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0045 units per person Liberia
2000s 0.0029 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0024 units per person Liberia
2010s 0.0004 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0001 units per person Liberia
2020s 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0 units per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Liberia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0004 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Liberia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
0 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Liberia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Liberia ranks 166th 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.