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

Papua New Guinea
0.0088 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Suriname
0.0125 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd
Suriname rank
161st

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
0.0050.010.0150.020.025197519982022

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0125 people per square kilometre against 0.0088 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0037 people per square kilometre.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0084 people per square kilometre 0.0062 people per square kilometre 0.0022 people per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0066 people per square kilometre 0.0156 people per square kilometre 0.009 people per square kilometre Suriname
1990s 0.0097 people per square kilometre 0.015 people per square kilometre 0.0052 people per square kilometre Suriname
2000s 0.0084 people per square kilometre 0.0125 people per square kilometre 0.0041 people per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 0.0062 people per square kilometre 0.0125 people per square kilometre 0.0063 people per square kilometre Suriname
2020s 0.0088 people per square kilometre 0.0125 people per square kilometre 0.0036 people per square kilometre Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0125 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 Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
0.0037 people per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd and Suriname ranks 161st 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.