Papua New Guinea vs Trinidad and Tobago: Armed forces personnel, total

Papua New Guinea
4,000
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago
5,000
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
149th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
148th

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Trinidad and Tobago
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k198520022020

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 5,000 against 4,000 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,000.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 149th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 148th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1980s 3,100 2,050 1,050 Papua New Guinea
1990s 4,044 4,844 800 Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 3,310 3,566 256.3 Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 2,900 4,141 1,241 Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 4,000 5,000 1,000 Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, Papua New Guinea or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 5,000 against 4,000 in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total between Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago?
1,000, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for armed forces personnel, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 149th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 148th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as Armed forces personnel, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total
Source
The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.