Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Military personnel, per square kilometre
Namibia
0.0121 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.0088 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Namibia rank
162nd
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0121 people per square kilometre against 0.0088 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0033 people per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0087 people per square kilometre | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | 0.001 people per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | 0.0084 people per square kilometre | 0.0025 people per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.0112 people per square kilometre | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | 0.005 people per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | 0.0088 people per square kilometre | 0.0033 people per square kilometre | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 0.0121 people per square kilometre against 0.0088 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0033 people per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 162nd 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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About this data
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.