Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0088 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0088 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0097 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Papua New Guinea 165th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +89.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 162 Mozambique 0.014 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Suriname 0.0125 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Mongolia 0.0116 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Canada 0.008 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Niger 0.0079 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 Australia 0.0078 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (1997)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.6 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.003 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.01 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0088 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0097 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 165th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.