Belgium vs Japan: Military personnel as a share of total population
Belgium
0.2%
in 2022
Japan
0.2%
in 2022
Belgium rank
109th
Japan rank
108th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 109th and Japan ranks 108th of 194 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 16 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 4.9% | 3.9% | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Belgium or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Belgium ranks 109th and Japan ranks 108th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.