Papua New Guinea vs Spain: Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Spain
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
140th
Spain rank
143rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Spain
00000198520022020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and Spain ranks 143rd of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Spain
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Spain
2020s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Spain?
Papua New Guinea, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Spain?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Spain?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Spain rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and Spain ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 6,738 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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