Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Military spending, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
0.5727 % change on previous year
in 2023
Thailand
0.3305 % change on previous year
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
149th
Thailand rank
151st
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5727 % change on previous year against 0.3305 % change on previous year in Thailand, a difference of 0.2422 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 149th and Thailand ranks 151st of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.41 % change on previous year | 14.03 % change on previous year | 4.38 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.822 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 0.9139 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1990s | -1.69 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2000s | -1.08 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2010s | 7.79 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.71 % change on previous year | -2.86 % change on previous year | 5.57 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.5727 % change on previous year against 0.3305 % change on previous year in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 0.2422 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 149th and Thailand ranks 151st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.