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

Japan
0.716 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Myanmar
0.7094 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Japan rank
43rd
Myanmar rank
44th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.716 units per square kilometre against 0.7094 units per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0066 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 43rd and Myanmar ranks 44th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.672 units per square kilometre 0.2953 units per square kilometre 0.3767 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.6783 units per square kilometre 0.5381 units per square kilometre 0.1402 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.6926 units per square kilometre 0.7698 units per square kilometre 0.0772 units per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 0.7143 units per square kilometre 0.7859 units per square kilometre 0.0716 units per square kilometre Myanmar
2020s 0.716 units per square kilometre 0.7094 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Japan or Myanmar?
Japan, at 0.716 units per square kilometre against 0.7094 units per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Japan and Myanmar?
0.0066 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 43rd and Myanmar ranks 44th 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.