Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending gmsd

Eritrea
96.47 million
in 2016
Papua New Guinea
116.43 million
in 2023
Eritrea rank
149th
Papua New Guinea rank
146th

Military spending gmsd over time

  • Eritrea
  • Papua New Guinea
0200.0M400.0M600.0M197519992023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 116.43 million against 96.47 million in Eritrea, a difference of 19.96 million.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 172 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 271.49 million 109.76 million 161.73 million Eritrea
2000s 172.53 million 42.18 million 130.35 million Eritrea
2010s 94.88 million 93.77 million 1.11 million Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 116.43 million against 96.47 million in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
19.96 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending gmsd?
Eritrea ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military spending gmsd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending gmsd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed