Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea
Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: National power
National power in 2022: 0.46% of world capability in Malaysia and 0.03% of world capability in Papua New Guinea, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.43 percentage points, or 13 times that in Papua New Guinea.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1975.
- In 2022, Malaysia ranked 39 and Papua New Guinea ranked 130 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Malaysia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.46 | 0.03 |
| 2021 | 0.46 | 0.03 |
| 2020 | 0.46 | 0.03 |
| 2019 | 0.46 | 0.03 |
| 2018 | 0.44 | 0.03 |
| 2017 | 0.43 | 0.03 |
| 2016 | 0.43 | 0.03 |
| 2015 | 0.44 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 0.45 | 0.03 |
| 2013 | 0.45 | 0.03 |
| 2012 | 0.45 | 0.03 |
| 2011 | 0.45 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | 0.44 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 0.46 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 0.48 | 0.02 |
| 2007 | 0.47 | 0.02 |
| 2006 | 0.46 | 0.03 |
| 2005 | 0.46 | 0.02 |
| 2004 | 0.46 | 0.02 |
| 2003 | 0.45 | 0.02 |
| 2002 | 0.44 | 0.02 |
| 2001 | 0.42 | 0.02 |
| 2000 | 0.38 | 0.02 |
| 1999 | 0.37 | 0.02 |
| 1998 | 0.34 | 0.02 |
| 1997 | 0.39 | 0.02 |
| 1996 | 0.41 | 0.02 |
| 1995 | 0.39 | 0.02 |
| 1994 | 0.35 | 0.02 |
| 1993 | 0.33 | 0.02 |
| 1992 | 0.32 | 0.02 |
| 1991 | 0.28 | 0.02 |
| 1990 | 0.26 | 0.02 |
| 1989 | 0.22 | 0.02 |
| 1988 | 0.22 | 0.02 |
| 1987 | 0.2 | 0.02 |
| 1986 | 0.21 | 0.02 |
| 1985 | 0.22 | 0.02 |
| 1984 | 0.22 | 0.02 |
| 1983 | 0.22 | 0.02 |
| 1982 | 0.21 | 0.02 |
| 1981 | 0.21 | 0.02 |
| 1980 | 0.21 | 0.02 |
| 1979 | 0.19 | 0.02 |
| 1978 | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| 1977 | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| 1976 | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| 1975 | 0.17 | 0.02 |
| 1974 | 0.16 | – |
| 1973 | 0.16 | – |
| 1972 | 0.16 | – |
| 1971 | 0.15 | – |
| 1970 | 0.14 | – |
| 1969 | 0.14 | – |
| 1968 | 0.14 | – |
| 1967 | 0.12 | – |
| 1966 | 0.12 | – |
| 1965 | 0.12 | – |
| 1964 | 0.17 | – |
| 1963 | 0.15 | – |
| 1962 | 0.18 | – |
| 1961 | 0.18 | – |
| 1960 | 0.15 | – |
| 1959 | 0.15 | – |
| 1958 | 0.15 | – |
| 1957 | 0.15 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 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
Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyMalaysia: 76.7 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMalaysia: 3.52% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalaysia: 77.4% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageMalaysia: 30.1 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalaysia: 7.5% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMalaysia: $12,350 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthMalaysia: 5.2% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationMalaysia: 1.4% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtMalaysia: 70.5% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalaysia: $4.55B in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personMalaysia: $138 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalaysia: 136,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersMalaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023