Belgium vs Japan: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Belgium
0.7542 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan
0.6776 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Belgium rank
33rd
Japan rank
36th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Japan
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.7542 people per square kilometre against 0.6776 people per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0766 people per square kilometre.

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

Across all 23 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 33rd and Japan ranks 36th of 193 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 1.29 people per square kilometre 0.6604 people per square kilometre 0.6254 people per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 1.06 people per square kilometre 0.6735 people per square kilometre 0.3871 people per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 0.798 people per square kilometre 0.6776 people per square kilometre 0.1203 people per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Belgium or Japan?
Belgium, at 0.7542 people per square kilometre against 0.6776 people per square kilometre in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Belgium and Japan?
0.0766 people per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 33rd and Japan ranks 36th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.