Barbados vs Japan: Military spending, per square kilometre

Barbados
117,655 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2020
Japan
170,926 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
20th
Japan rank
17th

Military spending, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Japan
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 170,926 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 117,655 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 53,271 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Barbados's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 171 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 7,379 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 23,368 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 15,989 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 8,956 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 49,827 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 40,872 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 49,026 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 105,435 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 56,409 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 47,474 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 175,678 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 128,204 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 66,421 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 161,653 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 95,232 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 97,590 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 159,286 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 61,696 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 117,655 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 170,784 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 53,129 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Barbados or Japan?
Japan, at 170,926 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 117,655 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Barbados and Japan?
53,271 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Japan rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending 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.