Comparison of Japan and New Zealand Military Strengths (2024)

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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of Japan and New Zealand for the year 2024.

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COUNTRIES

Japan

PwrIndx: 0.1601
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 7 of 145)

New Zealand

PwrIndx: 1.1844
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 67 of 145)

COMPARISON BRIEF

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Manpower

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Airpower ✕ New Zealand national flag image

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Land Power ✕ New Zealand national flag image

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Naval Power ✕ New Zealand national flag image

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Nat.Resources ✓ New Zealand national flag image

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Financials ✕ New Zealand national flag image

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Logistics ✕ New Zealand national flag image

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Geography ✕ New Zealand national flag image

MANPOWER

Total Population (Rnk 11)
123,719,238
(Diff: 118,609,536)

Total Population (Rnk 116)
5,109,702
(Diff: -118,609,536)

Available Manpower (Rnk 13)
53,199,272
(Diff: 51,002,100)

Available Manpower (Rnk 113)
2,197,172
(Diff: -51,002,100)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 12)
43,054,295
(Diff: 41,296,558)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 112)
1,757,737
(Diff: -41,296,558)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 20)
1,113,473
(Diff: 1,052,157)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 117)
61,316
(Diff: -1,052,157)

Active Personnel (Rnk 20)
247,150
(Diff: 238,480)

Active Personnel (Rnk 112)
8,670
(Diff: -238,480)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 48)
56,000
(Diff: 52,750)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 78)
3,250
(Diff: -52,750)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 28)
25,000
(Diff: 24,700)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 54)
300
(Diff: -24,700)

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 8)
$53,000,000,000
(Diff: $49,700,000,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 60)
$3,300,000,000
(Diff: $-49,700,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 111)
$4,254,271,000,000
(Diff: $4,063,650,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 82)
$190,621,000,000
(Diff: $-4,063,650,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 2)
$1,406,000,000,000
(Diff: $1,389,886,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 69)
$16,114,000,000
(Diff: $-1,389,886,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 4)
$5,126,000,000,000
(Diff: $4,906,161,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 63)
$219,839,000,000
(Diff: $-4,906,161,000,000)

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 6)
1,459
(Diff: 1,412)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 84)
47
(Diff: -1,412)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 13)
217
(Diff: 217)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -217)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 20)
36
(Diff: 36)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -36)

Transports (Rnk 14)
56
(Diff: 50)

Transports (Rnk 46)
6
(Diff: -50)

Trainers (Rnk 4)
420
(Diff: 407)

Trainers (Rnk 68)
13
(Diff: -407)

Special-Mission (Rnk 3)
145
(Diff: 139)

Special-Mission (Rnk 29)
6
(Diff: -139)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 9)
8
(Diff: 8)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -8)

Helicopters (Rnk 6)
577
(Diff: 555)

Helicopters (Rnk 76)
22
(Diff: -555)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 4)
119
(Diff: 119)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -119)

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 29)
518
(Diff: 518)

Tank Strength (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -518)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 17)
37,662
(Diff: 33,622)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 78)
4,040
(Diff: -33,622)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 27)
173
(Diff: 173)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -173)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 26)
480
(Diff: 449)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 82)
31
(Diff: -449)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 49)
54
(Diff: 54)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -54)

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 21)
155
(Diff: 146)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 77)
9
(Diff: -146)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 2)
4
(Diff: 4)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -4)

Submarines (Rnk 5)
23
(Diff: 23)

Submarines (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -23)

Destroyers (Rnk 3)
36
(Diff: 36)

Destroyers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -36)

Frigates (Rnk 13)
4
(Diff: 2)

Frigates (Rnk 15)
2
(Diff: -2)

Corvettes (Rnk 11)
6
(Diff: 6)

Corvettes (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -6)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 55)
6
(Diff: 2)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 57)
4
(Diff: -2)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 4)
22
(Diff: 22)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -22)

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 31)
175
(Diff: 52)

Airports (Rnk 44)
123
(Diff: -52)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 4)
5,590
(Diff: 5,474)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 64)
116
(Diff: -5,474)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 1)
44
(Diff: 38)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 15)
6
(Diff: -38)

Labor Force (Rnk 9)
68,629,000
(Diff: 65,718,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 101)
2,911,000
(Diff: -65,718,000)

Roadways (Rnk 6)
1,218,772km
(Diff: 1,124,772km)

Roadways (Rnk 52)
94,000km
(Diff: -1,124,772km)

Roadways (Rnk 10)
27,311km
(Diff: 23,183km)

Roadways (Rnk 42)
4,128km
(Diff: -23,183km)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil Production (Rnk 74)
10,200bbl
(Diff: -3,800bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 67)
14,000bbl
(Diff: 3,800bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 111)
3,740,000bbl
(Diff: 3,555,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 62)
185,000bbl
(Diff: -3,555,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 62)
44,100,000bbl
(Diff: 3,100,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 63)
41,000,000bbl
(Diff: -3,100,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 54)
1,928,431,000bbl
(Diff: -2,842,695,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 47)
4,771,126,000bbl
(Diff: 2,842,695,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 103)
102,108,738,000bbl
(Diff: 97,162,501,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 49)
4,946,237,000bbl
(Diff: -97,162,501,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 69)
20,898,000,000bbl
(Diff: -10,250,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 59)
31,148,000,000bbl
(Diff: 10,250,000,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 18)
29,840,000bbl
(Diff: 26,614,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 39)
3,226,000bbl
(Diff: -26,614,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 111)
210,882,000bbl
(Diff: 207,881,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 62)
3,001,000bbl
(Diff: -207,881,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 46)
350,000,000bbl
(Diff: -7,225,000,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 13)
7,575,000,000bbl
(Diff: 7,225,000,000bbl)

GEOGRAPHY

Square Land Area (Rnk 60)
377,915km
(Diff: 110,205km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 74)
267,710km
(Diff: -110,205km)

Shared Border
NONE: ISLAND
(Diff: 0km)

Coastline (Rnk 103)
29,751km
(Diff: 14,617km)

Coastline (Rnk 99)
15,134km
(Diff: -14,617km)

Waterways (Rnk 46)
1,770km
(Diff: 1,770km)

Waterways (Rnk 145)
0km
(Diff: -1,770km)

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