Japan vs Lesotho: Country position on nuclear weapons
Japan
0
in 2023
Lesotho
0
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
Lesotho rank
12th
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- Japan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0 against 0 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Lesotho ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 246 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country position on nuclear weapons, Japan or Lesotho?
- Japan, at 0 against 0 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between Japan and Lesotho?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- Japan ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.