Japan vs New Zealand: Police officers per 1,000 people

Japan
3.02
in 2014
New Zealand
2.98
in 2013
Japan rank
77th
New Zealand rank
78th

Police officers per 1,000 people over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
0123197319932014

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.02 against 2.98 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 77th and New Zealand ranks 78th of 103 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 2.85 2.61 0.2468 Japan
1980s 3.12 2.6 0.5167 Japan
1990s 2.8 2.84 0.0388 New Zealand
2000s 2.93 2.91 0.0197 Japan
2010s 3 3.01 0.0016 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher police officers per 1,000 people, Japan or New Zealand?
Japan, at 3.02 against 2.98 in New Zealand as of 2014.
What is the difference in police officers per 1,000 people between Japan and New Zealand?
0.04, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
20 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for police officers per 1,000 people?
Japan ranks 77th and New Zealand ranks 78th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Police officers per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Police officers per 1,000 people
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
Last refreshed

Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.