Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending, per square kilometre

Madagascar
213.43 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
257.09 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
167th
Papua New Guinea rank
165th

Military spending, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 257.09 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 213.43 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 43.66 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 167th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 171 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 268.26 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 161.03 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 107.23 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
1980s 210.77 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 180.41 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 30.36 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 115.49 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 238.77 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 123.28 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 227.82 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 93.14 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 134.68 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 140.48 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 209.54 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 69.07 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 203.86 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 248.74 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 44.88 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, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 257.09 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 213.43 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
43.66 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 167th 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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Indicator
Military spending, per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.