Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea
Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 46 deaths in Indonesia and 96 deaths in Papua New Guinea, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 50 deaths, or 2.09 times that in Indonesia.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Papua New Guinea has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Indonesia.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46 | 96 |
| 2021 | 51 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 28 |
| 2018 | 25 | 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 | 213 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1,061 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1,054 | 0 |
| 2002 | 731 | 0 |
| 2001 | 881 | 61 |
| 2000 | 913 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1,379 | 60 |
| 1998 | 60 | 0 |
| 1997 | 361 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 106 |
| 1995 | 11 | 29 |
| 1994 | 0 | 26 |
| 1993 | 0 | 34 |
| 1992 | 0 | 60 |
| 1991 | 132 | 0 |
| 1990 | 192 | 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
Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIndonesia: $4,555 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthIndonesia: 5.1% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationIndonesia: 1.9% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtIndonesia: 40.9% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023