Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Military personnel, per capita

Madagascar
0.0005 people per person
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.0004 people per person
in 2022
Madagascar rank
160th
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0005 people per person against 0.0004 people per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 193 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0021 people per person 0.0013 people per person 0.0008 people per person Madagascar
1980s 0.0025 people per person 0.0009 people per person 0.0016 people per person Madagascar
1990s 0.0015 people per person 0.001 people per person 0.0005 people per person Madagascar
2000s 0.0019 people per person 0.0006 people per person 0.0014 people per person Madagascar
2010s 0.0006 people per person 0.0003 people per person 0.0002 people per person Madagascar
2020s 0.0005 people per person 0.0004 people per person 0.0001 people per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
Madagascar, at 0.0005 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 Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
0.0001 people per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 160th 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.