Cuba vs Japan: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Cuba
0.7322 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Japan
0.716 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Cuba rank
42nd
Japan rank
43rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Cuba
  • Japan
0.511.522.53198520022020

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.7322 units per square kilometre against 0.716 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0162 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 42nd and Japan ranks 43rd of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 2.13 units per square kilometre 0.672 units per square kilometre 1.46 units per square kilometre Cuba
1990s 1.47 units per square kilometre 0.6783 units per square kilometre 0.7896 units per square kilometre Cuba
2000s 0.7095 units per square kilometre 0.6926 units per square kilometre 0.0169 units per square kilometre Cuba
2010s 0.7221 units per square kilometre 0.7143 units per square kilometre 0.0078 units per square kilometre Cuba
2020s 0.7322 units per square kilometre 0.716 units per square kilometre 0.0161 units per square kilometre Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Cuba or Japan?
Cuba, at 0.7322 units per square kilometre against 0.716 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Cuba and Japan?
0.0162 units per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Japan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Japan rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Cuba ranks 42nd and Japan ranks 43rd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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