Papua New Guinea vs South Korea
Papua New Guinea vs South Korea: National power
National power in 2022: 0.03% of world capability in Papua New Guinea and 2% of world capability in South Korea, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Korea, by 1.96 percentage points, or 58 times that in Papua New Guinea.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1975.
- In 2022, Papua New Guinea ranked 130 and South Korea ranked 8 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Papua New Guinea | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0.03 | 2.11 |
| 2020 | 0.03 | 2.11 |
| 2019 | 0.03 | 2.19 |
| 2018 | 0.03 | 2.26 |
| 2017 | 0.03 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 0.03 | 2.33 |
| 2015 | 0.03 | 2.35 |
| 2014 | 0.03 | 2.33 |
| 2013 | 0.03 | 2.27 |
| 2012 | 0.03 | 2.32 |
| 2011 | 0.03 | 2.33 |
| 2010 | 0.03 | 2.24 |
| 2009 | 0.03 | 2.2 |
| 2008 | 0.02 | 2.25 |
| 2007 | 0.02 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | 0.03 | 2.32 |
| 2005 | 0.02 | 2.34 |
| 2004 | 0.02 | 2.32 |
| 2003 | 0.02 | 2.35 |
| 2002 | 0.02 | 2.42 |
| 2001 | 0.02 | 2.32 |
| 2000 | 0.02 | 2.34 |
| 1999 | 0.02 | 2.34 |
| 1998 | 0.02 | 2.31 |
| 1997 | 0.02 | 2.46 |
| 1996 | 0.02 | 2.43 |
| 1995 | 0.02 | 2.4 |
| 1994 | 0.02 | 2.32 |
| 1993 | 0.02 | 2.31 |
| 1992 | 0.02 | 2.2 |
| 1991 | 0.02 | 2.06 |
| 1990 | 0.02 | 1.79 |
| 1989 | 0.02 | 1.79 |
| 1988 | 0.02 | 1.65 |
| 1987 | 0.02 | 1.59 |
| 1986 | 0.02 | 1.55 |
| 1985 | 0.02 | 1.54 |
| 1984 | 0.02 | 1.53 |
| 1983 | 0.02 | 1.52 |
| 1982 | 0.02 | 1.53 |
| 1981 | 0.02 | 1.47 |
| 1980 | 0.02 | 1.39 |
| 1979 | 0.02 | 1.2 |
| 1978 | 0.02 | 1.11 |
| 1977 | 0.02 | 1.09 |
| 1976 | 0.02 | 1.05 |
| 1975 | 0.02 | 1.02 |
| 1974 | – | 1 |
| 1973 | – | 1 |
| 1972 | – | 0.97 |
| 1971 | – | 0.94 |
| 1970 | – | 0.91 |
| 1969 | – | 0.87 |
| 1968 | – | 0.86 |
| 1967 | – | 0.85 |
| 1966 | – | 0.84 |
| 1965 | – | 0.91 |
| 1964 | – | 0.89 |
| 1963 | – | 0.92 |
| 1962 | – | 0.91 |
| 1961 | – | 0.89 |
| 1960 | – | 0.93 |
| 1959 | – | 0.94 |
| 1958 | – | 0.93 |
| 1957 | – | 0.91 |
| 1956 | – | 0.89 |
| 1955 | – | 0.93 |
| 1954 | – | 0.85 |
| 1953 | – | 0.76 |
| 1952 | – | 0.62 |
| 1951 | – | 0.54 |
| 1950 | – | 0.47 |
| 1949 | – | 0.44 |
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
Papua New Guinea vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyPapua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPapua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPapua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPapua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide ratePapua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPapua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthPapua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePapua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPapua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median agePapua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPapua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration ratePapua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personPapua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025South Korea: $37,470 in 2025
- GDP growthPapua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024South Korea: 1.1% a year in 2025
- InflationPapua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025South Korea: 2.1% a year in 2025
- Government debtPapua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 49.6% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPapua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPapua New Guinea: $110M in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personPapua New Guinea: $10 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPapua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPapua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersPapua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPapua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personPapua New Guinea: 0.52 tonnes in 2024South Korea: 11.36 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersPapua New Guinea: 18.8% in 2024South Korea: 97.9% in 2024
- Access to electricityPapua New Guinea: 43.3% in 2024South Korea: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaPapua New Guinea: 75.2% in 2024South Korea: 64.4% in 2024