Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Military personnel, per capita

Kenya
0.0004 people per person
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.0004 people per person
in 2022
Kenya rank
161st
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0010.0010.002196319922022

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0004 people per person against 0.0004 people per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 people per person.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kenya ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0008 people per person 0.0013 people per person 0.0005 people per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.001 people per person 0.0009 people per person 0.0001 people per person Kenya
1990s 0.0009 people per person 0.001 people per person 0.0001 people per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0007 people per person 0.0006 people per person 0.0001 people per person Kenya
2010s 0.0005 people per person 0.0003 people per person 0.0002 people per person Kenya
2020s 0.0005 people per person 0.0004 people per person 0.0001 people per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Kenya, at 0.0004 people per person against 0.0004 people per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
0 people per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Kenya ranks 161st 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.