Honduras vs Japan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Honduras
1.5%
in 2025
Japan
1.4%
in 2025
Honduras rank
99th
Japan rank
101st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Honduras
- Japan
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Japan ahead.
Honduras ranks 99th and Japan ranks 101st of 166 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Honduras |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Honduras |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.6% | Honduras |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Honduras |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Honduras or Japan?
- Honduras, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Honduras and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Japan?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and Japan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Honduras ranks 99th and Japan ranks 101st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.