Papua New Guinea's homicide rate fell from 9.7 /100k in 1998 to 9.3 /100k in 2010.
Papua New Guinea · Security & governance
Homicide, military spending, refugees, displacement and institutions.
15 indicators · 8 with data
Crime
Revenue & spending
Papua New Guinea's military spending fell from 0.8 % in 1995 to 0.3 % in 2024.
Defence
Papua New Guinea's military expenditure (current us$) rose from US$56.4M in 1995 to US$91M in 2024.
Papua New Guinea's armed forces personnel, total was 4,000 in 1990 and 4,000 in 2020.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labour force)
% of labour force
158th of 168 · 20th in East Asia & Pacific
Papua New Guinea's armed forces personnel (% of total labour force) fell from 0.4 % in 1990 to 0.1 % in 2020.
Displacement
Papua New Guinea's refugees hosted fell from 9,600 in 1995 to 7,732 in 2024.
Papua New Guinea's refugee population by country of origin fell from 2,000 in 1995 to 504 in 2024.
Conflict
Papua New Guinea's battle-related deaths rose from 55 in 1990 to 78 in 1996.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Papua New Guinea.