Japan vs Malaysia
Japan vs Malaysia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $504 in Japan and $138 in Malaysia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by $366, or 3.65 times that in Malaysia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Japan ranked 44 and Malaysia ranked 71 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Japan | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $504 | $138 |
| 2024 | $437 | $124 |
| 2023 | $386 | $112 |
| 2022 | $344 | $107 |
| 2021 | $425 | $108 |
| 2020 | $406 | $100 |
| 2019 | $400 | $98 |
| 2018 | $382 | $106 |
| 2017 | $354 | $109 |
| 2016 | $366 | $132 |
| 2015 | $331 | $146 |
| 2014 | $368 | $162 |
| 2013 | $384 | $164 |
| 2012 | $469 | $153 |
| 2011 | $474 | $162 |
| 2010 | $426 | $136 |
| 2009 | $402 | $142 |
| 2008 | $362 | $162 |
| 2007 | $317 | $149 |
| 2006 | $325 | $125 |
| 2005 | $346 | $122 |
| 2004 | $355 | $113 |
| 2003 | $333 | $118 |
| 2002 | $309 | $94 |
| 2001 | $321 | $83 |
| 2000 | $359 | $68 |
| 1999 | $340 | $75 |
| 1998 | $299 | $54 |
| 1997 | $322 | $99 |
| 1996 | $350 | $118 |
| 1995 | $398 | $122 |
| 1994 | $362 | $108 |
| 1993 | $332 | $101 |
| 1992 | $290 | $95 |
| 1991 | $265 | $87 |
| 1990 | $234 | $64 |
| 1989 | $228 | $60 |
| 1988 | $231 | $52 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Japan vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJapan: 98.7% in 2022Malaysia: 93.9% in 2022
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024