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

Jamaica
0.0021 units per person
in 2020
Japan
0.0021 units per person
in 2020
Jamaica rank
119th
Japan rank
122nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Jamaica
  • Japan
00.0010.0010.0020.002198520022020

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Jamaica ranks 119th and Japan ranks 122nd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0011 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0009 units per person Japan
1990s 0.0013 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0007 units per person Japan
2000s 0.0011 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0009 units per person Japan
2010s 0.0014 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0007 units per person Japan
2020s 0.0021 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0001 units per person Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Jamaica or Japan?
Jamaica, 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 Jamaica and Japan?
0 units per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Japan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Japan rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Jamaica ranks 119th 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.