Belgium vs Japan: Military personnel as a share of total population

Belgium
0.1976
in 2022
Japan
0.1976
in 2022
Belgium rank
109th
Japan rank
108th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Belgium
  • Japan
02468183019262022

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1976 against 0.1976 in Belgium, a difference of 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 0.8186 0.0128 0.8059 Belgium
1870s 0.803 0.0921 0.711 Belgium
1880s 0.7953 0.1402 0.6551 Belgium
1890s 0.7502 0.2727 0.4775 Belgium
1900s 0.6522 0.5072 0.145 Belgium
1910s 1.66 0.825 0.8353 Belgium
1920s 1.24 0.5042 0.7347 Belgium
1930s 0.8669 0.6195 0.2474 Belgium
1940s 0.9737 4.89 3.92 Japan
1950s 1.07 0.2145 0.8578 Belgium
1960s 1.21 0.2455 0.9607 Belgium
1970s 1.09 0.214 0.8779 Belgium
1980s 1.1 0.2021 0.8982 Belgium
1990s 0.6275 0.1959 0.4316 Belgium
2000s 0.3715 0.1896 0.1819 Belgium
2010s 0.2872 0.1926 0.0946 Belgium
2020s 0.2101 0.1966 0.0135 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 0.1976 against 0.1976 in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Belgium and Japan?
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?
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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed