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
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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About this data
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.