Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Military personnel as a share of total population
Mozambique
0.0337
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.0392
in 2022
Mozambique rank
166th
Papua New Guinea rank
164th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Mozambique
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0392 against 0.0337 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0055.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 164th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2551 | 0.1353 | 0.1198 | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 0.3321 | 0.0913 | 0.2408 | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0.1958 | 0.1061 | 0.0897 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.0487 | 0.0652 | 0.0165 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0408 | 0.035 | 0.0058 | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.0347 | 0.04 | 0.0053 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0392 against 0.0337 in Mozambique as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0055, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Mozambique ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 164th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.