Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Mozambique
0.014 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
0.0088 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Mozambique rank
162nd
Papua New Guinea rank
165th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Mozambique
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.014 units per square kilometre against 0.0088 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0052 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mozambique ahead.

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

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0514 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0445 units per square kilometre Mozambique
1990s 0.0328 units per square kilometre 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0239 units per square kilometre Mozambique
2000s 0.013 units per square kilometre 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre Mozambique
2010s 0.0142 units per square kilometre 0.0064 units per square kilometre 0.0078 units per square kilometre Mozambique
2020s 0.014 units per square kilometre 0.0088 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
Mozambique, at 0.014 units per square kilometre against 0.0088 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
0.0052 units per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Mozambique 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 square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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