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

Niger
0.0079 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
0.0088 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Niger rank
167th
Papua New Guinea rank
165th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01198520022020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0088 units per square kilometre against 0.0079 units per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.0009 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Niger ranks 167th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0024 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0044 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0064 units per square kilometre 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0082 units per square kilometre 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre Niger
2010s 0.0083 units per square kilometre 0.0064 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre Niger
2020s 0.0079 units per square kilometre 0.0088 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0088 units per square kilometre against 0.0079 units per square kilometre in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0.0009 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Niger ranks 167th 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.