Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending, per square kilometre
Laos
114.63 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2016
Papua New Guinea
257.09 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
168th
Papua New Guinea rank
165th
Military spending, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 257.09 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 114.63 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 142.46 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 171 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 459.18 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 161.03 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 298.15 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1980s | 436.64 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 180.41 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 256.22 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1990s | 573.33 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 238.77 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 334.56 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2000s | 87.99 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 93.14 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 5.15 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 104.49 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 207.07 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 102.58 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 257.09 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 114.63 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 142.46 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending 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.