Japan vs Thailand
Japan vs Thailand: Population
Population in 2023: 124 million people in Japan and 71.7 million people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 52.7 million people, or 1.74 times that in Thailand.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Japan ranked 12 and Thailand ranked 20 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 76.9 million people and Thailand at 45.6 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Japan | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 124 million | 71.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 125 million | 71.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 126 million | 71.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 126 million | 71.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 127 million | 71.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 127 million | 71.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 127 million | 71.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 127 million | 70.9 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 127 million | 70.5 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 128 million | 70.2 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 128 million | 69.9 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 128 million | 69.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 128 million | 69 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 128 million | 68.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 128 million | 68.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 128 million | 67.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 128 million | 67.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 128 million | 66.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 128 million | 66 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 128 million | 65.5 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 128 million | 64.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 128 million | 64.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 127 million | 63.7 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 127 million | 63 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 127 million | 62.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 127 million | 61.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 126 million | 60.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 126 million | 59.9 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 126 million | 59.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 125 million | 58.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 125 million | 57.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 124 million | 56.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 124 million | 55.6 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 123 million | 54.7 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 123 million | 53.9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 123 million | 53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 122 million | 52.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 121 million | 51.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 121 million | 50.3 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 120 million | 49.4 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 120 million | 48.4 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 120 million | 47.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 119 million | 46.6 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 118 million | 45.7 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 118 million | 44.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 117 million | 43.8 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 116 million | 42.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 115 million | 41.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 113 million | 40.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 112 million | 40 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 111 million | 39 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 109 million | 37.9 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 108 million | 36.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 107 million | 36 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 106 million | 35 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 104 million | 34 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 103 million | 33 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 102 million | 32.1 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 101 million | 31.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 99.9 million | 30.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 99 million | 29.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 98.1 million | 28.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 97.2 million | 27.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 96.4 million | 26.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 95.6 million | 26.1 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 94.9 million | 25.4 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 94.1 million | 24.7 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 93.3 million | 24 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 92.4 million | 23.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 91.4 million | 22.7 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 90.3 million | 22.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 89.1 million | 21.5 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 87.9 million | 21 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 86.4 million | 20.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 83.3 million | 19.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 82.2 million | 19.3 million | – |
| 1947 | 81 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1946 | 79.9 million | 18.4 million | – |
| 1945 | 78.8 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 77.7 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1943 | 76.7 million | 17 million | – |
| 1942 | 75.6 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 74.6 million | 16.2 million | – |
| 1940 | 73.6 million | 15.8 million | – |
| 1939 | 72.6 million | 15.4 million | – |
| 1938 | 71.7 million | 15.1 million | – |
| 1937 | 70.8 million | 14.7 million | – |
| 1936 | 69.9 million | 14.4 million | – |
| 1935 | 69 million | 14.1 million | – |
| 1934 | 68.1 million | 13.8 million | – |
| 1933 | 67.2 million | 13.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 66.4 million | 13.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 65.5 million | 12.9 million | – |
| 1930 | 64.7 million | 12.6 million | – |
| 1929 | 63.8 million | 12.3 million | – |
| 1928 | 62.9 million | 12 million | – |
| 1927 | 62.1 million | 11.7 million | – |
| 1926 | 61.2 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1925 | 60.3 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 59.5 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1923 | 58.7 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1922 | 57.9 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1921 | 57.1 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1920 | 56.3 million | 9.98 million | – |
| 1919 | 55.6 million | 9.79 million | – |
| 1918 | 54.9 million | 9.62 million | – |
| 1917 | 54.3 million | 9.46 million | – |
| 1916 | 53.6 million | 9.3 million | – |
| 1915 | 53 million | 9.15 million | – |
| 1914 | 52.3 million | 9 million | – |
| 1913 | 51.7 million | 8.85 million | – |
| 1912 | 51.1 million | 8.7 million | – |
| 1911 | 50.5 million | 8.56 million | – |
| 1910 | 49.9 million | 8.43 million | – |
| 1909 | 49.3 million | 8.31 million | – |
| 1908 | 48.7 million | 8.2 million | – |
| 1907 | 48.2 million | 8.09 million | – |
| 1906 | 47.6 million | 7.99 million | – |
| 1905 | 47 million | 7.89 million | – |
| 1904 | 46.5 million | 7.79 million | – |
| 1903 | 46 million | 7.69 million | – |
| 1902 | 45.4 million | 7.59 million | – |
| 1901 | 44.9 million | 7.5 million | – |
| 1900 | 44.4 million | 7.41 million | – |
| 1899 | 44 million | 7.33 million | – |
| 1898 | 43.5 million | 7.26 million | – |
| 1897 | 43.1 million | 7.19 million | – |
| 1896 | 42.7 million | 7.12 million | – |
| 1895 | 42.3 million | 7.05 million | – |
| 1894 | 41.9 million | 6.99 million | – |
| 1893 | 41.5 million | 6.92 million | – |
| 1892 | 41.1 million | 6.86 million | – |
| 1891 | 40.7 million | 6.79 million | – |
| 1890 | 40.3 million | 6.73 million | – |
| 1889 | 39.9 million | 6.68 million | – |
| 1888 | 39.6 million | 6.63 million | – |
| 1887 | 39.2 million | 6.58 million | – |
| 1886 | 38.9 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1885 | 38.6 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1884 | 38.2 million | 6.43 million | – |
| 1883 | 37.9 million | 6.39 million | – |
| 1882 | 37.6 million | 6.34 million | – |
| 1881 | 37.3 million | 6.29 million | – |
| 1880 | 37 million | 6.25 million | – |
| 1879 | 36.7 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1878 | 36.4 million | 6.15 million | – |
| 1877 | 36.2 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1876 | 36 million | 6.06 million | – |
| 1875 | 35.7 million | 6.02 million | – |
| 1874 | 35.5 million | 5.97 million | – |
| 1873 | 35.2 million | 5.93 million | – |
| 1872 | 35 million | 5.89 million | – |
| 1871 | 34.8 million | 5.85 million | – |
| 1870 | 34.6 million | 5.81 million | – |
| 1869 | 34.4 million | 5.77 million | – |
| 1868 | 34.3 million | 5.74 million | – |
| 1867 | 34.1 million | 5.71 million | – |
| 1866 | 34 million | 5.68 million | – |
| 1865 | 33.9 million | 5.65 million | – |
| 1864 | 33.7 million | 5.62 million | – |
| 1863 | 33.6 million | 5.59 million | – |
| 1862 | 33.5 million | 5.56 million | – |
| 1861 | 33.4 million | 5.54 million | – |
| 1860 | 33.2 million | 5.51 million | – |
| 1859 | 33.1 million | 5.48 million | – |
| 1858 | 33 million | 5.45 million | – |
| 1857 | 32.9 million | 5.42 million | – |
| 1856 | 32.7 million | 5.4 million | – |
| 1855 | 32.6 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1854 | 32.5 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1853 | 32.4 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1852 | 32.2 million | 5.28 million | – |
| 1851 | 32.1 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1850 | 32.1 million | 5.23 million | – |
| 1849 | 32 million | 5.21 million | – |
| 1848 | 31.9 million | 5.19 million | – |
| 1847 | 31.9 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1846 | 31.9 million | 5.15 million | – |
| 1845 | 31.8 million | 5.13 million | – |
| 1844 | 31.8 million | 5.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 31.8 million | 5.09 million | – |
| 1842 | 31.7 million | 5.07 million | – |
| 1841 | 31.7 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1840 | 31.7 million | 5.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 31.6 million | 5.02 million | – |
| 1838 | 31.6 million | 5 million | – |
| 1837 | 31.6 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1836 | 31.5 million | 4.96 million | – |
| 1835 | 31.5 million | 4.94 million | – |
| 1834 | 31.5 million | 4.92 million | – |
| 1833 | 31.4 million | 4.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 31.4 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1831 | 31.4 million | 4.87 million | – |
| 1830 | 31.3 million | 4.85 million | – |
| 1829 | 31.3 million | 4.83 million | – |
| 1828 | 31.3 million | 4.81 million | – |
| 1827 | 31.2 million | 4.79 million | – |
| 1826 | 31.2 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1825 | 31.2 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1824 | 31.1 million | 4.74 million | – |
| 1823 | 31.1 million | 4.72 million | – |
| 1822 | 31.1 million | 4.7 million | – |
| 1821 | 31 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1820 | 30.9 million | 4.62 million | – |
| 1819 | 30.8 million | 4.55 million | – |
| 1818 | 30.7 million | 4.47 million | – |
| 1817 | 30.5 million | 4.37 million | – |
| 1816 | 30.4 million | 4.27 million | – |
| 1815 | 30.2 million | 4.18 million | – |
| 1814 | 30.1 million | 4.09 million | – |
| 1813 | 29.9 million | 4 million | – |
| 1812 | 29.8 million | 3.91 million | – |
| 1811 | 29.6 million | 3.83 million | – |
| 1810 | 29.5 million | 3.74 million | – |
| 1809 | 29.3 million | 3.66 million | – |
| 1808 | 29.2 million | 3.58 million | – |
| 1807 | 29 million | 3.5 million | – |
| 1806 | 28.9 million | 3.43 million | – |
| 1805 | 28.7 million | 3.35 million | – |
| 1804 | 28.6 million | 3.28 million | – |
| 1803 | 28.4 million | 3.21 million | – |
| 1802 | 28.3 million | 3.14 million | – |
| 1801 | 28.1 million | 3.07 million | – |
| 1800 | 28 million | 3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Japan | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 million124 million–124 million | 71.7 million71.6 million–71.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 123 million123 million–123 million | 71.6 million71.4 million–71.9 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 122 million122 million–123 million | 71.6 million71.2 million–72 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 122 million121 million–123 million | 71.5 million70.9 million–72.1 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 121 million120 million–122 million | 71.4 million70.7 million–72.2 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 120 million119 million–122 million | 71.3 million70.3 million–72.3 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 120 million118 million–122 million | 71.2 million70 million–72.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 119 million117 million–121 million | 71.1 million69.6 million–72.6 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 118 million116 million–121 million | 71 million69.2 million–72.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 117 million115 million–120 million | 70.9 million68.8 million–72.8 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 117 million114 million–120 million | 70.7 million68.4 million–72.9 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 116 million112 million–120 million | 70.5 million68 million–72.9 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 115 million111 million–119 million | 70.4 million67.5 million–73 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 114 million110 million–119 million | 70.2 million67 million–73.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 114 million109 million–119 million | 70 million66.6 million–73.2 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 113 million108 million–118 million | 69.8 million66 million–73.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 112 million107 million–118 million | 69.5 million65.5 million–73.3 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 111 million106 million–118 million | 69.3 million64.9 million–73.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 111 million105 million–117 million | 69 million64.4 million–73.3 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 110 million104 million–117 million | 68.8 million63.8 million–73.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 109 million103 million–117 million | 68.5 million63.2 million–73.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 109 million102 million–116 million | 68.2 million62.5 million–73.4 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 108 million101 million–116 million | 67.8 million61.9 million–73.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 107 million99.6 million–116 million | 67.5 million61.3 million–73.2 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 107 million98.5 million–115 million | 67.1 million60.5 million–73.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 106 million97.5 million–115 million | 66.8 million59.8 million–73 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 105 million96.4 million–115 million | 66.4 million59.1 million–72.8 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 105 million95.3 million–115 million | 66 million58.4 million–72.7 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 104 million94.1 million–114 million | 65.6 million57.8 million–72.6 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 103 million93 million–114 million | 65.2 million57 million–72.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 102 million91.9 million–114 million | 64.7 million56.2 million–72.4 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 102 million90.9 million–114 million | 64.3 million55.3 million–72.3 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 101 million89.8 million–113 million | 63.8 million54.5 million–72.2 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 100 million88.6 million–113 million | 63.4 million53.7 million–72 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 99.6 million87.5 million–113 million | 62.9 million53 million–71.9 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 98.9 million86.3 million–113 million | 62.4 million52.3 million–71.8 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 98.1 million85.1 million–113 million | 62 million51.6 million–71.6 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 97.4 million84 million–112 million | 61.5 million51 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 96.6 million82.9 million–112 million | 61.1 million50.2 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 95.8 million81.7 million–111 million | 60.6 million49.4 million–71.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 95.1 million80.7 million–111 million | 60.1 million48.7 million–71.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 94.3 million79.4 million–111 million | 59.7 million47.9 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 93.6 million78 million–111 million | 59.2 million47.2 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 92.8 million76.7 million–111 million | 58.8 million46.5 million–70.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 92.1 million75.5 million–110 million | 58.3 million45.8 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 91.3 million74.4 million–110 million | 57.9 million45.1 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 90.6 million73.3 million–110 million | 57.4 million44.3 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 89.9 million72.2 million–110 million | 57 million43.4 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 89.2 million71.2 million–110 million | 56.5 million42.6 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 88.6 million70.2 million–110 million | 56.1 million41.9 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 88 million69.2 million–109 million | 55.7 million41.2 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 87.4 million68.2 million–110 million | 55.3 million40.4 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 86.8 million67.2 million–110 million | 54.8 million39.6 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 86.2 million66.3 million–110 million | 54.4 million38.8 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 85.7 million65.3 million–110 million | 54 million37.9 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 85.2 million64.5 million–110 million | 53.6 million37.1 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 84.7 million63.6 million–110 million | 53.2 million36.3 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 84.3 million62.8 million–110 million | 52.8 million35.6 million–70.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 83.8 million62.1 million–110 million | 52.4 million34.8 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 83.4 million61.4 million–110 million | 52 million34.2 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 83 million60.7 million–110 million | 51.5 million33.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 82.6 million59.9 million–110 million | 51.1 million33 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 82.2 million59.2 million–110 million | 50.8 million32.3 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 81.8 million58.5 million–110 million | 50.4 million31.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 81.4 million57.7 million–111 million | 50 million31.1 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 81 million56.9 million–111 million | 49.6 million30.3 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 80.6 million56.1 million–111 million | 49.2 million29.6 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 80.3 million55.3 million–111 million | 48.8 million29 million–70.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 79.9 million54.5 million–111 million | 48.4 million28.2 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 79.5 million53.6 million–112 million | 48.1 million27.6 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 79.1 million52.6 million–112 million | 47.7 million26.9 million–70.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 78.8 million51.8 million–112 million | 47.3 million26.3 million–70.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 78.4 million51 million–112 million | 47 million25.8 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 78 million50.1 million–112 million | 46.6 million25.3 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 77.6 million49.4 million–113 million | 46.3 million24.8 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 77.2 million48.6 million–113 million | 45.9 million24.3 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 76.9 million47.8 million–113 million | 45.6 million23.7 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Japan vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024