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

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

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

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Japan vs Romania: Military spending, per capita

Japan

482.25 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Romania

462.97 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Japan rank

45th

Romania rank

46th

Military spending, per capita over time

Japan
Romania

How they compare

Japan currently reports 482.25 constant 2024 US$ per person against 462.97 constant 2024 US$ per person in Romania, a difference of 19.28 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Romania ahead.

Japan ranks 45th and Romania ranks 46th of 161 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	217.77 constant 2024 US$ per person	355.66 constant 2024 US$ per person	137.89 constant 2024 US$ per person	Romania
1990s	279.74 constant 2024 US$ per person	149.53 constant 2024 US$ per person	130.21 constant 2024 US$ per person	Japan
2000s	285.14 constant 2024 US$ per person	131.98 constant 2024 US$ per person	153.17 constant 2024 US$ per person	Japan
2010s	291.6 constant 2024 US$ per person	189.31 constant 2024 US$ per person	102.3 constant 2024 US$ per person	Japan
2020s	375.63 constant 2024 US$ per person	367.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	8.27 constant 2024 US$ per person	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Japan or Romania?: Japan, at 482.25 constant 2024 US$ per person against 462.97 constant 2024 US$ per person in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Japan and Romania?: 19.28 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Japan and Romania rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Japan ranks 45th and Romania ranks 46th 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.