Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Armed forces personnel of total labor force

Kenya
0.1128
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
0.1224
in 2020
Kenya rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
161st

Armed forces personnel of total labor force over time

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
0.10.20.30.4199020052020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1224 against 0.1128 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0096.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kenya ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2562 0.3114 0.0552 Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.2055 0.18 0.0255 Kenya
2010s 0.1488 0.1053 0.0435 Kenya
2020s 0.1128 0.1224 0.0095 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel of total labor force, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1224 against 0.1128 in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel of total labor force between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
0.0096, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
Kenya ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 161st of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel of total labor force
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
171 places, 5,022 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed