Papua New Guinea vs Philippines

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

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.12% of the labour force in Papua New Guinea and 0.37% of the labour force in Philippines, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Philippines, by 0.25 percentage points, or 3.02 times that in Papua New Guinea.

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Change since 1990, percentage points · IISS

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Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.12% of the labour force in Papua New Guinea and 0.37% of the labour force in Philippines, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Philippines, by 0.25 percentage points, or 3.02 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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Latest figures

% of the labour force · IISS

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Papua New Guinea0.12 20200.13158 of 168
Philippines0.37 20200.43135 of 168
World0.79 20200.89

What the numbers say

  • Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2020, Papua New Guinea ranked 158 and Philippines ranked 135 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

YearPapua New GuineaPhilippinesWorld
20200.120.370.79
20190.130.340.79
20180.120.350.8
20170.130.350.8
20160.130.380.81
20150.070.390.82
20140.070.390.82
20130.070.40.83
20120.080.410.87
20110.130.420.88
20100.130.430.89
20090.140.450.89
20080.140.410.89
20070.140.420.89
20060.150.420.95
20050.150.430.96
20040.160.440.94
20030.170.470.98
20020.180.481
20010.260.491.01
20000.270.51.07
19990.280.531.09
19980.290.581.13
19970.30.571.15
19960.270.571.18
19950.290.581.2
19940.320.420.94
1993–0.440.98
19920.340.451.03
19910.350.461.03
19900.370.491.11

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.

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