Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Military personnel, gaps filled

Japan
247,000 people
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
257,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
19th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 257,000 people against 247,000 people in Japan, a difference of 10,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 90 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 194 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1920s 285,000 people 4,000 people 281,000 people Japan
1930s 427,100 people 4,000 people 423,100 people Japan
1940s 3.43 million people 4,000 people 3.43 million people Japan
1950s 192,500 people 25,875 people 166,625 people Japan
1960s 239,000 people 43,200 people 195,800 people Japan
1970s 236,000 people 74,400 people 161,600 people Japan
1980s 243,000 people 80,400 people 162,600 people Japan
1990s 245,200 people 176,000 people 69,200 people Japan
2000s 240,700 people 207,400 people 33,300 people Japan
2010s 245,500 people 230,500 people 15,000 people Japan
2020s 247,000 people 247,000 people 0 people

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 257,000 people against 247,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
10,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
90 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2022.
How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th 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.