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

Japan
0.716 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Turkey
0.6653 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Japan rank
43rd
Turkey rank
45th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.716 units per square kilometre against 0.6653 units per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.0507 units per square kilometre.

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

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

Japan ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 45th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Turkey Difference Ahead
1980s 0.672 units per square kilometre 0.916 units per square kilometre 0.2441 units per square kilometre Turkey
1990s 0.6783 units per square kilometre 0.9946 units per square kilometre 0.3163 units per square kilometre Turkey
2000s 0.6926 units per square kilometre 0.8452 units per square kilometre 0.1527 units per square kilometre Turkey
2010s 0.7143 units per square kilometre 0.7308 units per square kilometre 0.0164 units per square kilometre Turkey
2020s 0.716 units per square kilometre 0.6653 units per square kilometre 0.0508 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 Turkey?
Japan, at 0.716 units per square kilometre against 0.6653 units per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Japan and Turkey?
0.0507 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 45th 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.