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Japan vs Nigeria: Armed forces personnel

Japan
261,000
in 2020
Nigeria
223,000
in 2020
Japan rank
27th
Nigeria rank
30th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Japan
  • Nigeria
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198520022020

How they compare

Japan currently reports 261,000 against 223,000 in Nigeria, a difference of 38,000.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.