What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Cyprus and Japan?

21.54 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Japan?

41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Japan: Military spending, per capita

Cyprus

460.71 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Japan

482.25 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Cyprus rank

47th

Japan rank

45th

Military spending, per capita over time

Cyprus
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 482.25 constant 2024 US$ per person against 460.71 constant 2024 US$ per person in Cyprus, a difference of 21.54 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Cyprus ranks 47th and Japan ranks 45th of 161 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	443.13 constant 2024 US$ per person	238.93 constant 2024 US$ per person	204.21 constant 2024 US$ per person	Cyprus
1990s	792.98 constant 2024 US$ per person	279.74 constant 2024 US$ per person	513.23 constant 2024 US$ per person	Cyprus
2000s	432.35 constant 2024 US$ per person	285.14 constant 2024 US$ per person	147.21 constant 2024 US$ per person	Cyprus
2010s	339.75 constant 2024 US$ per person	291.6 constant 2024 US$ per person	48.15 constant 2024 US$ per person	Cyprus
2020s	433.14 constant 2024 US$ per person	375.63 constant 2024 US$ per person	57.5 constant 2024 US$ per person	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Cyprus or Japan?: Japan, at 482.25 constant 2024 US$ per person against 460.71 constant 2024 US$ per person in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Cyprus and Japan?: 21.54 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Japan?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Japan rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Cyprus ranks 47th and Japan ranks 45th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.