Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea ranks #96 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (0.6/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 35.4/100 (#50 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-08-04.
What drives the instability score
Capability and economy · click a metric to compare
CINC is a composite index (already contains military spending, personnel, energy & population) — shown for reference; it is not added into the Composite Power Index to avoid double-counting. Each figure carries its own source year; vintages can differ.
Capability profile
Trajectory
Governance
Energy
Strategic Relationships
Allies (0)
No alliance data loaded.
Neighbours (4)
Disputes (11)
COW Dyadic MID, 1816–2014 — historical register, not live rivalries. Count = militarized disputes; year = most recent; ● = peak intensity.
- Indonesia6× · 2008
- Solomon Islands3× · 1996
- India1× · 1992
- Japan1× · 1988
Signals
Conflict forecast (ViEWS, 2029-04-01): 0% risk
Arms imports (SIPRI Arms Transfers, 2023): 2 transfers
50% of imports from New Zealand — supplier dependence
Displacement (UNHCR): 644 refugees originated · 70.1K IDPs · 7.7K hosted
Compare Papua New Guinea with
Australia
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Indonesia
Solomon Islands
United StatesNeighbours and leading powers — each links to its own sourced dossier.