Japan vs Pre-demographic dividend: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Japan
261,000
in 2020
Pre-demographic dividend
1.99 million
in 2020
Japan rank
27th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
30th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 1.99 million against 261,000 in Japan, a difference of 1.73 million.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 7.6 times Japan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 27th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 173 countries.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 245,000 1.72 million 1.47 million Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 247,280 1.73 million 1.48 million Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 252,438 1.68 million 1.43 million Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 260,371 2.21 million 1.95 million Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 261,000 1.99 million 1.73 million Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Japan or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 1.99 million against 261,000 in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Japan and Pre-demographic dividend?
1.73 million, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pre-demographic dividend?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Japan and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 27th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 7,420 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.