Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam
Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 4,000 people in Papua New Guinea and 522,000 people in Vietnam, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 518,000 people, or 130 times that in Papua New Guinea.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Vietnam 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 | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,000 | 522,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 4,000 | 522,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 3,600 | 522,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 4,000 | 522,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 3,600 | 522,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 1,900 | 522,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 1,900 | 522,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 1,900 | 522,000 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 1,900 | 522,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 3,100 | 522,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 3,100 | 522,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 3,100 | 495,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 3,000 | 495,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 3,000 | 495,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 3,000 | 495,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 3,000 | 495,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 3,000 | – | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 3,100 | 524,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 3,100 | 524,000 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 4,400 | 524,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 4,400 | 524,000 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 4,300 | 524,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 4,300 | 524,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 4,300 | 557,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 3,700 | 622,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 3,800 | 622,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 4,000 | 700,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | – | 857,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 4,000 | 857,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 4,000 | 1.04 million | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 4,000 | 1.05 million | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 3,000 | 1.25 million | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 3,200 | 1.03 million | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 3,000 | 1.23 million | – |
| 1983 | 3,000 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1982 | 3,000 | 1 million | – |
| 1981 | 3,000 | 1 million | – |
| 1980 | 3,000 | 900,000 | – |
| 1979 | 4,000 | 650,000 | – |
| 1978 | 4,000 | 660,000 | – |
| 1977 | 3,000 | 615,000 | – |
| 1976 | 4,000 | 637,000 | – |
| 1975 | 4,000 | – | – |
- 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.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyPapua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPapua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPapua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPapua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide ratePapua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPapua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthPapua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePapua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPapua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median agePapua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPapua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePapua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPapua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPapua New Guinea: $110M in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personPapua New Guinea: $10 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPapua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- National powerPapua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPapua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPapua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025