Australia vs Papua New Guinea
Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 0 deaths in Australia and 96 deaths in Papua New Guinea, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 96 deaths.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Papua New Guinea has been higher since 2021.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Australia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 96 |
| 2021 | 0 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 28 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 57 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 61 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 60 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 106 |
| 1995 | 0 | 29 |
| 1994 | 0 | 26 |
| 1993 | 0 | 34 |
| 1992 | 0 | 60 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 55 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personAustralia: $61,370 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthAustralia: 2% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationAustralia: 2.8% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtAustralia: 51.9% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023