Japan vs United Kingdom: Military personnel, per square kilometre
Japan
0.6776 people per square kilometre
in 2022
United Kingdom
0.62 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan rank
36th
United Kingdom rank
38th
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6776 people per square kilometre against 0.62 people per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0576 people per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6445 people per square kilometre | 1.8 people per square kilometre | 1.15 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.6439 people per square kilometre | 1.46 people per square kilometre | 0.8115 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.6652 people per square kilometre | 1.37 people per square kilometre | 0.7029 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.6726 people per square kilometre | 1.05 people per square kilometre | 0.3765 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.6604 people per square kilometre | 0.8308 people per square kilometre | 0.1705 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.6735 people per square kilometre | 0.6721 people per square kilometre | 0.0014 people per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | 0.6214 people per square kilometre | 0.0562 people per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 0.6776 people per square kilometre against 0.62 people per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.0576 people per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 38th 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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About this data
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.