Japan vs Russia: Human visits to space per year
Japan
1 visits
in 2021
Russia
2 visits
in 2021
Japan rank
3rd
Russia rank
2nd
Human visits to space per year over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2 visits against 1 visits in Japan, a difference of 1 visits.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.0 times Japan's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 2nd of 39 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 visits | 2.67 visits | 2.67 visits | Russia |
| 1970s | 0 visits | 4.8 visits | 4.8 visits | Russia |
| 1980s | 0 visits | 5.4 visits | 5.4 visits | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.5 visits | 5 visits | 4.5 visits | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.7 visits | 4 visits | 3.3 visits | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.7 visits | 5.1 visits | 4.4 visits | Russia |
| 2020s | 1 visits | 3 visits | 2 visits | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human visits to space per year, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 2 visits against 1 visits in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in human visits to space per year between Japan and Russia?
- 1 visits, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for human visits to space per year?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 2nd 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.