Iran vs Japan: States involved in interstate conflicts
Iran
1
in 2014
Japan
1
in 2014
Iran rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
States involved in interstate conflicts over time
- Iran
- Japan
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 149 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Japan ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 189 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Japan |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Iran |
| 1920s | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.125 | 0.5 | 0.375 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Iran |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher states involved in interstate conflicts, Iran or Japan?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in states involved in interstate conflicts between Iran and Japan?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Japan?
- 149 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2014.
- How do Iran and Japan rank globally for states involved in interstate conflicts?
- Iran ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 189 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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About this data
State participated in at least one conflict with another state where force was threatened, displayed, or used that year.