Japan vs Thailand: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Japan
0.6776 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Thailand
0.7066 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan rank
36th
Thailand rank
34th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.7066 people per square kilometre against 0.6776 people per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.029 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 34th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6445 people per square kilometre 0.2412 people per square kilometre 0.4033 people per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.6439 people per square kilometre 0.4334 people per square kilometre 0.2105 people per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.6652 people per square kilometre 0.487 people per square kilometre 0.1782 people per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.6726 people per square kilometre 0.5633 people per square kilometre 0.1093 people per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.6604 people per square kilometre 0.6011 people per square kilometre 0.0592 people per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.6735 people per square kilometre 0.6743 people per square kilometre 0.0008 people per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 0.6776 people per square kilometre 0.7066 people per square kilometre 0.029 people per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Japan or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.7066 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 Japan and Thailand?
0.029 people per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 34th 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.