Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea

Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.02% of the labour force in Cambodia and 0.12% of the labour force in Papua New Guinea, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 1.89 percentage points, or 16 times that in Papua New Guinea.

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% of the labour force · IISS

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Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.02% of the labour force in Cambodia and 0.12% of the labour force in Papua New Guinea, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 1.89 percentage points, or 16 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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Latest figures

% of the labour force · IISS

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Cambodia2.02 20202.3325 of 168
Papua New Guinea0.12 20200.13158 of 168
World0.79 20200.89

What the numbers say

  • Cambodia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2020, Cambodia ranked 25 and Papua New Guinea ranked 158 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.

Every year

% of the labour force · IISS

YearCambodiaPapua New GuineaWorld
20202.020.120.79
20192.050.130.79
20182.10.120.8
20172.140.130.8
20162.170.130.81
20152.260.070.82
20142.280.070.82
20132.320.070.83
20122.280.080.87
20112.260.130.88
20102.330.130.89
20092.470.140.89
20082.640.140.89
20072.640.140.89
20062.730.150.95
20052.820.150.96
20042.930.160.94
20033.030.170.98
20023.120.181
20013.480.261.01
20006.250.271.07
19996.450.281.09
19986.660.291.13
19977.090.31.15
19966.570.271.18
19957.140.291.2
19941.740.320.94
19932.71–0.98
19923.790.341.03
19913.280.351.03
19903.370.371.11

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
  • Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time