Japan vs United States: Human visits to space per year
Japan
1 visits
in 2021
United States
3 visits
in 2021
Japan rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Human visits to space per year over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3 visits against 1 visits in Japan, a difference of 2 visits.
That makes United States's figure about 3.0 times Japan's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 39 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 visits | 5.11 visits | 5.11 visits | United States |
| 1970s | 0 visits | 2.7 visits | 2.7 visits | United States |
| 1980s | 0 visits | 15.5 visits | 15.5 visits | United States |
| 1990s | 0.5 visits | 34.7 visits | 34.2 visits | United States |
| 2000s | 0.7 visits | 20.6 visits | 19.9 visits | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7 visits | 7.4 visits | 6.7 visits | United States |
| 2020s | 1 visits | 5 visits | 4 visits | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human visits to space per year, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 3 visits against 1 visits in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in human visits to space per year between Japan and United States?
- 2 visits, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for human visits to space per year?
- Japan ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- CSIS Aerospace Security Project (2022) β 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.