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
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) β 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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About this data
Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.