Belgium vs Japan: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Belgium
0.0021 units per person
in 2020
Japan
0.0021 units per person
in 2020
Belgium rank
121st
Japan rank
122nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Japan
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.012198520022020

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0021 units per person against 0.0021 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0 units per person.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 121st and Japan ranks 122nd of 173 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0102 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0082 units per person Belgium
1990s 0.0063 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0043 units per person Belgium
2000s 0.0037 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0017 units per person Belgium
2010s 0.003 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0009 units per person Belgium
2020s 0.0021 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0 units per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Belgium or Japan?
Belgium, at 0.0021 units per person against 0.0021 units per person in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Belgium and Japan?
0 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Belgium ranks 121st and Japan ranks 122nd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.