Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Mauritius
0.0021 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Mauritius rank
165th
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Mauritius
  • Papua New Guinea
00.010.020.030.040.05196819952023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0021 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0017 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Mauritius's.

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

Mauritius ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0049 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.042 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0371 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0052 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0298 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0246 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.008 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0248 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritius
2020s 0.0033 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0021 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
0.0017 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Mauritius ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.