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