Japan vs Madagascar: Military spending as a share of government spending
Japan
3.8%
in 2025
Madagascar
3.8%
in 2025
Japan rank
120th
Madagascar rank
121st
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Japan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.8% against 3.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Madagascar ahead.
Japan ranks 120th and Madagascar ranks 121st of 162 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 7.6% | 4.5% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 6.3% | 3.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 6.3% | 3.6% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 4.2% | 1.7% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 4.1% | 1.2% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Japan or Madagascar?
- Japan, at 3.8% against 3.8% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Japan and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Madagascar?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Madagascar rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Japan ranks 120th and Madagascar ranks 121st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.