Comparison of Japan and France Military Strengths (2024)

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

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COUNTRIES

Japan

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

France

PwrIndx: 0.1878
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 11 of 145)

COMPARISON BRIEF

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Manpower

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Airpower ✕ France national flag image

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Land Power ✕ France national flag image

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Naval Power ✓ France national flag image

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Nat.Resources ✕ France national flag image

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Financials ✕ France national flag image

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Logistics ✓ France national flag image

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Geography ✕ France national flag image

MANPOWER

Total Population (Rnk 11)
123,719,238
(Diff: 55,197,264)

Total Population (Rnk 21)
68,521,974
(Diff: -55,197,264)

Available Manpower (Rnk 13)
53,199,272
(Diff: 23,049,603)

Available Manpower (Rnk 23)
30,149,669
(Diff: -23,049,603)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 12)
43,054,295
(Diff: 19,208,648)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 22)
23,845,647
(Diff: -19,208,648)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 20)
1,113,473
(Diff: 359,731)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 29)
753,742
(Diff: -359,731)

Active Personnel (Rnk 20)
247,150
(Diff: 47,150)

Active Personnel (Rnk 25)
200,000
(Diff: -47,150)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 48)
56,000
(Diff: 30,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 63)
26,000
(Diff: -30,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 28)
25,000
(Diff: -125,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 12)
150,000
(Diff: 125,000)

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 8)
$53,000,000,000
(Diff: $3,270,000,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 10)
$49,730,000,000
(Diff: $-3,270,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 111)
$4,254,271,000,000
(Diff: $-2,102,188,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 115)
$6,356,459,000,000
(Diff: $2,102,188,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 2)
$1,406,000,000,000
(Diff: $1,181,720,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 14)
$224,280,000,000
(Diff: $-1,181,720,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 4)
$5,126,000,000,000
(Diff: $2,078,000,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 10)
$3,048,000,000,000
(Diff: $-2,078,000,000,000)

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 6)
1,459
(Diff: 487)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 10)
972
(Diff: -487)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 13)
217
(Diff: -7)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 12)
224
(Diff: 7)

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

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

Transports (Rnk 14)
56
(Diff: -62)

Transports (Rnk 5)
118
(Diff: 62)

Trainers (Rnk 4)
420
(Diff: 280)

Trainers (Rnk 22)
140
(Diff: -280)

Special-Mission (Rnk 3)
145
(Diff: 101)

Special-Mission (Rnk 6)
44
(Diff: -101)

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

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 4)
17
(Diff: 9)

Helicopters (Rnk 6)
577
(Diff: 130)

Helicopters (Rnk 8)
447
(Diff: -130)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 4)
119
(Diff: 50)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 10)
69
(Diff: -50)

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 29)
518
(Diff: 296)

Tank Strength (Rnk 52)
222
(Diff: -296)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 17)
37,662
(Diff: -47,361)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 5)
85,023
(Diff: 47,361)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 27)
173
(Diff: 77)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 34)
96
(Diff: -77)

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

Towed Artillery (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -480)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 49)
54
(Diff: 45)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 72)
9
(Diff: -45)

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 21)
155
(Diff: 27)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 26)
128
(Diff: -27)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -1)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 3)
1
(Diff: 1)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 2)
4
(Diff: 1)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 3)
3
(Diff: -1)

Submarines (Rnk 5)
23
(Diff: 14)

Submarines (Rnk 12)
9
(Diff: -14)

Destroyers (Rnk 3)
36
(Diff: 26)

Destroyers (Rnk 7)
10
(Diff: -26)

Frigates (Rnk 13)
4
(Diff: -7)

Frigates (Rnk 7)
11
(Diff: 7)

Corvettes (Rnk 11)
6
(Diff: 6)

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

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 55)
6
(Diff: -9)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 46)
15
(Diff: 9)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 4)
22
(Diff: 5)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 7)
17
(Diff: -5)

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 31)
175
(Diff: -289)

Airports (Rnk 14)
464
(Diff: 289)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 4)
5,590
(Diff: 5,041)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 33)
549
(Diff: -5,041)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 1)
44
(Diff: 27)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 5)
17
(Diff: -27)

Labor Force (Rnk 9)
68,629,000
(Diff: 37,497,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 20)
31,132,000
(Diff: -37,497,000)

Roadways (Rnk 6)
1,218,772km
(Diff: 165,557km)

Roadways (Rnk 7)
1,053,215km
(Diff: -165,557km)

Roadways (Rnk 10)
27,311km
(Diff: -549km)

Roadways (Rnk 9)
27,860km
(Diff: 549km)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil Production (Rnk 74)
10,200bbl
(Diff: -71,800bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 45)
82,000bbl
(Diff: 71,800bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 111)
3,740,000bbl
(Diff: 2,040,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 102)
1,700,000bbl
(Diff: -2,040,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 62)
44,100,000bbl
(Diff: -17,900,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 61)
62,000,000bbl
(Diff: 17,900,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 54)
1,928,431,000bbl
(Diff: 1,912,205,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 85)
16,226,000bbl
(Diff: -1,912,205,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 103)
102,108,738,000bbl
(Diff: 63,916,482,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 83)
38,192,256,000bbl
(Diff: -63,916,482,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 69)
20,898,000,000bbl
(Diff: 13,111,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 75)
7,787,000,000bbl
(Diff: -13,111,000,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 18)
29,840,000bbl
(Diff: 27,528,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 44)
2,312,000bbl
(Diff: -27,528,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 111)
210,882,000bbl
(Diff: 200,170,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 87)
10,712,000bbl
(Diff: -200,170,000bbl)

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

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 145)
0bbl
(Diff: -350,000,000bbl)

GEOGRAPHY

Square Land Area (Rnk 60)
377,915km
(Diff: -265,886km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 43)
643,801km
(Diff: 265,886km)

Shared Border
NONE: ISLAND
(Diff: -4,072km)

Shared Border (Rnk 83)
4,072km
(Diff: 4,072km)

Coastline (Rnk 103)
29,751km
(Diff: 24,898km)

Coastline (Rnk 84)
4,853km
(Diff: -24,898km)

Waterways (Rnk 46)
1,770km
(Diff: -6,731km)

Waterways (Rnk 18)
8,501km
(Diff: 6,731km)

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