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Military Strength: Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea vs Flag of Timor-Leste Timor-Leste

Papua New Guinea (ranked #151 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Timor-Leste (#164) on the ATLAS Index. Papua New Guinea fields 4,000 active troops — 2.0:1 Timor-Leste's 2,000. Papua New Guinea's $0.10B defense budget is 2.0:1 that of Timor-Leste ($0.05B).

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Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New GuineaWorld #151 6.0
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Papua New Guinea leads on 3 of 6 pillars

Flag of Timor-Leste Timor-LesteWorld #164 2.9
  • 17.44,000 active troops Manpower10 % 15.52,000 active troops
  • 0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
  • 0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
  • 10.90 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
  • 0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
  • 10.1$95M budget Defense budget15 % 8.4$47M budget
Papua New Guinea Timor-Leste 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
Papua New Guinea Timor-Leste Ratio
Defense budget $95M $47M 🇵🇬 2.0×
– share of GDP 0.3% 2.5% 🇹🇱 8.3×
Active personnel 4,000 2,000 🇵🇬 2.0×
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 0 0 —
Paramilitary forces 0 0 —
Military aircraft (all types) 3 0 🇵🇬
– helicopters 0 0 —
Budget share of govt spending — — —
Budget per capita $9 $33 🇹🇱 3.7×
Population 10.6M 1.4M 🇵🇬 7.6×
GDP $32B $1.9B 🇵🇬 17×
GDP per capita $3,007 $1,332 🇵🇬 2.3×
Land area 452,860 km² 14,919 km² 🇵🇬 30×
Coastline 5,152 km 706 km 🇵🇬 7.3×
Defense budget history Papua New Guinea ×1.0 · Timor-Leste ×1.2 since 2020
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who has more military personnel, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
Papua New Guinea has approximately 4,000 active military personnel compared to Timor-Leste's 2,000, giving Papua New Guinea a 2.0:1 numerical advantage.
Which country spends more on defense, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
Papua New Guinea has a larger defense budget at $95 million (2.0:1 more) compared to Timor-Leste's $47 million annually.
Do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste have nuclear weapons?
Neither Papua New Guinea nor Timor-Leste currently possesses nuclear weapons.