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

Japan
0.2%
in 2022
Sudan
0.2%
in 2022
Japan rank
108th
Sudan rank
105th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Japan
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 108th and Sudan ranks 105th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Japan
1960s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Japan
1970s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Sudan
1980s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Sudan
1990s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Sudan
2000s 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% Sudan
2010s 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% Sudan
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Japan or Sudan?
Sudan, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Japan and Sudan?
0.0%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sudan?
67 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2022.
How do Japan and Sudan rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Japan ranks 108th and Sudan ranks 105th 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.