Japan vs Switzerland: Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force
Japan
0.4%
in 2020
Switzerland
0.4%
in 2020
Japan rank
135th
Switzerland rank
133rd
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 135th and Switzerland ranks 133rd of 171 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force?
- Japan ranks 135th and Switzerland ranks 133rd of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.