Japan vs Mexico: Military personnel, gaps filled

Japan
247,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
216,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
22nd
Mexico rank
23rd

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
02.0M4.0M6.0M183119262022

How they compare

Japan currently reports 247,000 people against 216,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 31,000 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Mexico ahead.

Japan ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 23rd of 194 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 15 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1860s 4,200 people 24,200 people 20,000 people Mexico
1870s 32,700 people 20,600 people 12,100 people Japan
1880s 53,500 people 24,300 people 29,200 people Japan
1890s 113,800 people 37,200 people 76,600 people Japan
1900s 235,300 people 29,800 people 205,500 people Japan
1910s 435,400 people 88,050 people 347,350 people Japan
1920s 299,300 people 76,700 people 222,600 people Japan
1930s 427,100 people 54,700 people 372,400 people Japan
1940s 3.43 million people 62,333 people 3.37 million people Japan
1950s 192,500 people 51,375 people 141,125 people Japan
1960s 239,000 people 67,400 people 171,600 people Japan
1970s 236,000 people 94,000 people 142,000 people Japan
1980s 243,000 people 136,400 people 106,600 people Japan
1990s 245,200 people 198,500 people 46,700 people Japan
2000s 240,700 people 209,300 people 31,400 people Japan
2010s 245,500 people 274,300 people 28,800 people Mexico
2020s 247,000 people 222,667 people 24,333 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Japan or Mexico?
Japan, at 247,000 people against 216,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Japan and Mexico?
31,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
157 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2022.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.