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

Japan
0.716 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Nepal
0.7813 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Japan rank
43rd
Nepal rank
40th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.7813 units per square kilometre against 0.716 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0653 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 43rd and Nepal ranks 40th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nepal Difference Ahead
1980s 0.672 units per square kilometre 0.2098 units per square kilometre 0.4622 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.6783 units per square kilometre 0.4021 units per square kilometre 0.2762 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.6926 units per square kilometre 0.8251 units per square kilometre 0.1325 units per square kilometre Nepal
2010s 0.7143 units per square kilometre 1.01 units per square kilometre 0.2913 units per square kilometre Nepal
2020s 0.716 units per square kilometre 0.7813 units per square kilometre 0.0653 units per square kilometre Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Japan or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.7813 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 Japan and Nepal?
0.0653 units per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nepal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Japan and Nepal rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 43rd and Nepal ranks 40th 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.