Germany vs Japan: Human visits to space per year
Germany
0 visits
in 2021
Japan
1 visits
in 2021
Germany rank
5th
Japan rank
3rd
Human visits to space per year over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 visits against 0 visits in Germany, a difference of 1 visits.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 39 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 visits | 0 visits | 0 visits | — |
| 1970s | 0.1 visits | 0 visits | 0.1 visits | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.3 visits | 0 visits | 0.3 visits | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.7 visits | 0.5 visits | 0.2 visits | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.3 visits | 0.7 visits | 0.4 visits | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2 visits | 0.7 visits | 0.5 visits | Japan |
| 2020s | 0 visits | 1 visits | 1 visits | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human visits to space per year, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 1 visits against 0 visits in Germany as of 2021.
- What is the difference in human visits to space per year between Germany and Japan?
- 1 visits, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for human visits to space per year?
- Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- CSIS Aerospace Security Project (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Human visits to space per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.