Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Military personnel, per capita

Burkina Faso
0.0003 people per person
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.0004 people per person
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
166th
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0004 people per person against 0.0003 people per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.001 people per person 0.0013 people per person 0.0003 people per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0011 people per person 0.0009 people per person 0.0002 people per person Burkina Faso
1990s 0.0009 people per person 0.001 people per person 0.0001 people per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0008 people per person 0.0006 people per person 0.0002 people per person Burkina Faso
2010s 0.0006 people per person 0.0003 people per person 0.0003 people per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0004 people per person 0.0004 people per person 0 people per person Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0004 people per person against 0.0003 people per person in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
0.0001 people per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,155 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.