Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Military personnel as a share of total population
Kenya
0.0%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.0%
in 2022
Kenya rank
162nd
Papua New Guinea rank
164th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kenya ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 164th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Kenya ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 164th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.