Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam
Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 1.6% of government spending in Papua New Guinea and 9.9% of government spending in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 8.3 percentage points, or 6.22 times that in Papua New Guinea.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2003.
- In 2025, Papua New Guinea ranked 142 and Vietnam ranked 29 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 9.4 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 10.6 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 11.1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 10.6 |
| 2014 | 1.8 | 10.6 |
| 2013 | 1.8 | 10.6 |
| 2012 | 2.3 | 10.3 |
| 2011 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | 1.8 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | 1.8 | 8.6 |
| 2008 | 1.7 | 7.6 |
| 2007 | 2.3 | 8.1 |
| 2006 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | 1.9 | 7.6 |
| 2002 | 1.9 | – |
| 2001 | 2.6 | – |
| 2000 | 3.2 | – |
| 1999 | 3.3 | – |
| 1998 | 4.5 | – |
| 1997 | 5.3 | – |
| 1996 | 5.9 | – |
| 1995 | 4.6 | – |
| 1994 | 5.3 | – |
| 1993 | 4 | – |
| 1992 | 4 | – |
| 1991 | 4.2 | – |
| 1990 | 5.9 | – |
| 1989 | 4.5 | – |
| 1988 | 4.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, 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 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
- Armed forces personnelPapua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- 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