Djibouti vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending, per capita

Djibouti
12.83 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2016
Papua New Guinea
11.21 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Djibouti rank
153rd
Papua New Guinea rank
156th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Djibouti
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150200197519992023

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 12.83 constant 2022 US$ per person against 11.21 constant 2022 US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.62 constant 2022 US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Djibouti ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 171 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 10.58 constant 2022 US$ per person 26.56 constant 2022 US$ per person 15.97 constant 2022 US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 144.88 constant 2022 US$ per person 23.73 constant 2022 US$ per person 121.15 constant 2022 US$ per person Djibouti
1990s 76.6 constant 2022 US$ per person 23.99 constant 2022 US$ per person 52.62 constant 2022 US$ per person Djibouti
2000s 40.29 constant 2022 US$ per person 6.57 constant 2022 US$ per person 33.72 constant 2022 US$ per person Djibouti
2010s 13.12 constant 2022 US$ per person 11.24 constant 2022 US$ per person 1.88 constant 2022 US$ per person Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Djibouti or Papua New Guinea?
Djibouti, at 12.83 constant 2022 US$ per person against 11.21 constant 2022 US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Djibouti and Papua New Guinea?
1.62 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Papua New Guinea?
40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Djibouti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Djibouti ranks 153rd 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.