Japan vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, gaps filled

Japan
247,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
255,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
22nd
Sri Lanka rank
21st

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 255,000 people against 247,000 people in Japan, a difference of 8,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 192,500 people 2,125 people 190,375 people Japan
1960s 239,000 people 9,500 people 229,500 people Japan
1970s 236,000 people 15,700 people 220,300 people Japan
1980s 243,000 people 19,700 people 223,300 people Japan
1990s 245,200 people 100,200 people 145,000 people Japan
2000s 240,700 people 135,300 people 105,400 people Japan
2010s 245,500 people 182,800 people 62,700 people Japan
2020s 247,000 people 255,000 people 8,000 people Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Japan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 255,000 people against 247,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Japan and Sri Lanka?
8,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
71 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2022.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 21st 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.