Canada vs Papua New Guinea: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Canada
0.0076 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.0088 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Canada rank
165th
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0088 people per square kilometre against 0.0076 people per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0012 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Canada ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0087 people per square kilometre 0.0084 people per square kilometre 0.0004 people per square kilometre Canada
1980s 0.0093 people per square kilometre 0.0066 people per square kilometre 0.0027 people per square kilometre Canada
1990s 0.0081 people per square kilometre 0.0097 people per square kilometre 0.0017 people per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0066 people per square kilometre 0.0084 people per square kilometre 0.0018 people per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0073 people per square kilometre 0.0062 people per square kilometre 0.0011 people per square kilometre Canada
2020s 0.0076 people per square kilometre 0.0088 people per square kilometre 0.0013 people per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Canada or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0088 people per square kilometre against 0.0076 people per square kilometre in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Canada and Papua New Guinea?
0.0012 people per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Papua New Guinea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Canada and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel 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.