Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Military personnel as a share of total population
Papua New Guinea
0.0392
in 2022
Tanzania
0.0417
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
164th
Tanzania rank
163rd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.0417 against 0.0392 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0025.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tanzania ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 164th and Tanzania ranks 163rd of 194 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1353 | 0.2309 | 0.0956 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.0913 | 0.2219 | 0.1306 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.1061 | 0.1464 | 0.0403 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.0652 | 0.0731 | 0.0078 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.035 | 0.052 | 0.017 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.04 | 0.043 | 0.003 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.0417 against 0.0392 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 0.0025, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 164th and Tanzania ranks 163rd 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.