Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
0.0088 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Suriname
0.0125 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
165th
Suriname rank
163rd
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.0125 units per square kilometre against 0.0088 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0037 units per square kilometre.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Suriname ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 165th and Suriname ranks 163rd of 173 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.0125 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 Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 0.0037 units per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 165th and Suriname ranks 163rd 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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About this data
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.