Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending, per capita

Burundi
10 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
11.21 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Burundi rank
157th
Papua New Guinea rank
156th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Burundi
  • Papua New Guinea
0102030196219922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 11.21 constant 2022 US$ per person against 10 constant 2022 US$ per person in Burundi, a difference of 1.21 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Burundi ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 11.75 constant 2022 US$ per person 24.71 constant 2022 US$ per person 12.96 constant 2022 US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 13.34 constant 2022 US$ per person 23.73 constant 2022 US$ per person 10.38 constant 2022 US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 12.56 constant 2022 US$ per person 23.99 constant 2022 US$ per person 11.43 constant 2022 US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 10.19 constant 2022 US$ per person 6.57 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.62 constant 2022 US$ per person Burundi
2010s 6.99 constant 2022 US$ per person 10.98 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.99 constant 2022 US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 8.29 constant 2022 US$ per person 11.15 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.85 constant 2022 US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 11.21 constant 2022 US$ per person against 10 constant 2022 US$ per person in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
1.21 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Burundi ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per capita
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.