Military Strength: Fiji vs Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (ranked #151 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Fiji (#159) on the ATLAS Index. Fiji fields 4,000 active troops vs 4,000 for Papua New Guinea, backed by 6,000 reserves. Fiji allocates $0.08B to defense compared to $0.10B for Papua New Guinea.

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FijiWorld #159 3.5

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Papua New Guinea leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

Papua New GuineaWorld #151 6.0

20.24,000 active troops Manpower10 % 17.44,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
0.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 10.90 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
9.8$84M budget Defense budget15 % 10.1$95M budget

Fiji Papua New Guinea Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Fiji	Papua New Guinea	Ratio
Defense budget	$84M	$95M	🇵🇬 1.1×
– share of GDP	1.4%	0.3%	🇫🇯 4.7×
Active personnel	4,000	4,000	—
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	6,000	0	🇫🇯
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	0	3	🇵🇬
– helicopters	0	0	—
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$90	$9	🇫🇯 10.0×
Population	928K	10.6M	🇵🇬 11×
GDP	$6B	$32B	🇵🇬 5.3×
GDP per capita	$6,426	$3,007	🇫🇯 2.1×
Land area	18,274 km²	452,860 km²	🇵🇬 25×
Coastline	1,129 km	5,152 km	🇵🇬 4.6×