Ireland vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending as a share of GDP
Ireland
0.2%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
0.4%
in 2019
Ireland rank
167th
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Ireland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 167th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Ireland or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Ireland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Ireland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 167th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).