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
00.050.10.15196319922022

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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.