Germany vs Japan: States involved in interstate conflicts

Germany
1
in 2014
Japan
1
in 2014
Germany rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

States involved in interstate conflicts over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 193 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1860s 0.3 0.4 0.1 Japan
1870s 0.4 0.6 0.2 Japan
1880s 0.5 0.3 0.2 Germany
1890s 0.3 0.3 0
1900s 0.6 0.7 0.1 Japan
1910s 0.8 0.6 0.2 Germany
1920s 0.4 0.7 0.3 Japan
1930s 0.5 0.9 0.4 Japan
1940s 1 1 0
1990s 0.5 0.8 0.3 Japan
2000s 0.2 0.8 0.6 Japan
2010s 0.6 1 0.4 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher states involved in interstate conflicts, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2014.
What is the difference in states involved in interstate conflicts between Germany and Japan?
0, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
111 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2014.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for states involved in interstate conflicts?
Germany ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gibler and Miller – Militarized Interstate Events (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as States involved in interstate conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
States involved in interstate conflicts
Source
Gibler and Miller – Militarized Interstate Events (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 14,631 data points, 1816–2014
Last refreshed

State participated in at least one conflict with another state where force was threatened, displayed, or used that year.