Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 4,000 people in Papua New Guinea and 157,000 people in Philippines, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Philippines, by 153,000 people, or 39 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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people · IISS
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4,000 2020 | 3,100 | 148 of 170 |
| Philippines | 157,000 2020 | 165,500 | 40 of 170 |
| World | 27.4 million 2020 | 28.1 million |
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,000 | 157,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 4,000 | 155,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 3,600 | 153,400 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 4,000 | 153,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 3,600 | 165,500 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 1,900 | 165,500 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 1,900 | 165,500 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 1,900 | 165,500 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 1,900 | 165,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 3,100 | 165,500 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 3,100 | 165,500 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 3,100 | 165,500 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 3,000 | 147,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 3,000 | 147,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 3,000 | 147,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 3,000 | 147,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 3,000 | 146,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 3,100 | 150,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 3,100 | 150,000 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 4,400 | 151,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 4,400 | 148,500 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 4,300 | 152,500 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 4,300 | 160,300 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 4,300 | 153,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 3,700 | 150,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 3,800 | 149,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 4,000 | 104,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | – | 107,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 4,000 | 107,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 4,000 | 107,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 4,000 | 109,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 3,000 | 112,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 3,200 | 114,800 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 3,000 | 105,000 | – |
| 1983 | 3,000 | 113,000 | – |
| 1982 | 3,000 | 157,000 | – |
| 1981 | 3,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1980 | 3,000 | 155,000 | – |
| 1979 | 4,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1978 | 4,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1977 | 3,000 | 155,000 | – |
| 1976 | 4,000 | 140,000 | – |
| 1975 | 4,000 | 120,000 | – |
| 1974 | – | 90,000 | – |
| 1973 | – | 63,000 | – |
| 1972 | – | 62,000 | – |
| 1971 | – | 58,000 | – |
| 1970 | – | 59,000 | – |
| 1969 | – | 55,000 | – |
| 1968 | – | 51,000 | – |
| 1967 | – | 45,000 | – |
| 1966 | – | 45,000 | – |
| 1965 | – | 46,000 | – |
| 1964 | – | 47,000 | – |
| 1963 | – | 45,000 | – |
| 1962 | – | 60,000 | – |
| 1961 | – | 62,000 | – |
| 1960 | – | 58,000 | – |
| 1959 | – | 58,000 | – |
| 1958 | – | 58,000 | – |
| 1957 | – | 58,000 | – |
| 1956 | – | 42,000 | – |
| 1955 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1954 | – | 34,000 | – |
| 1953 | – | 30,000 | – |
| 1952 | – | 30,000 | – |
| 1951 | – | 29,000 | – |
| 1950 | – | 29,000 | – |
| 1949 | – | 28,000 | – |
| 1948 | – | 28,000 | – |
| 1947 | – | 27,000 | – |
| 1946 | – | 0 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: 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 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time