Japan vs United Kingdom: Human visits to space per year
Japan
1 visits
in 2021
United Kingdom
0 visits
in 2021
Japan rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
5th
Human visits to space per year over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 visits against 0 visits in United Kingdom, a difference of 1 visits.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 39 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 visits | 0 visits | 0 visits | — |
| 1970s | 0 visits | 0 visits | 0 visits | — |
| 1980s | 0 visits | 0 visits | 0 visits | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 visits | 0.6 visits | 0.1 visits | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.7 visits | 0.1 visits | 0.6 visits | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7 visits | 0.1 visits | 0.6 visits | Japan |
| 2020s | 1 visits | 0 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, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 1 visits against 0 visits in United Kingdom as of 2021.
- What is the difference in human visits to space per year between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 1 visits, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for human visits to space per year?
- Japan ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 5th 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.