However, to compare the comprehensive national strength of the two countries, we can't just compare economic, military, scientific and technological education, but politics is also a very important link. Judging from the current data, the gap between Japan and Germany is not big, and Japan has a slight advantage. However, considering the political and heavy dependence on the United States, Japan's comprehensive strength is not stable, and strictly speaking, it should be inferior to Germany.
Japan is superior to Germany in economic, military and scientific and technological strength, and should be among the winners from the data point of view.
To compare, it is necessary to conduct a comprehensive comparative analysis from the aspects of resource reserves, economic aggregate, social welfare, scientific and technological level, military strength and political influence, rather than simply focusing on one aspect.
Economic strength: In 20 18, Japan's total economic output was US$ 5 trillion, Germany's US$ 4 trillion, Japan's per capita GDP was US$ 38,000, and Germany's was US$ 44,000. Germany was ahead of Japan.
Japan has no army in name, but it maintains a strong self-defense force. At present, it has 250,000 troops, 4 helicopter carriers and a large number of surface ships. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's combat effectiveness is even considered to be second only to that of the US Navy.
In 20 18, American global firepower website ranked the military strength of 36 countries and regions in the world: Japan ranked eighth in the world and Germany ranked tenth in the world.
Well-known companies in Japan's science and technology field include Toyota, Honda, Panasonic and Sony. Germany has Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Siemens and Bosch. The two are neck and neck in top technology companies.
Japan and Germany have formed their own scientific and technological advantages, and both have mastered the core technology of the upstream. Although Germany has an early development history and a deep foundation, Japan has risen rapidly since World War II and gradually caught up. Judging from the current overall scientific and technological strength, Germany seems to be slightly better.
In the past five years, Japan's annual investment in scientific research has averaged about 654.38+04 billion euros, accounting for about 3.6% of its GDP, and the average annual investment per person is about 654.38+065.438+000 euros. From 2007 to 20 17, the number of papers published and cited in Japan was 8 100 and 9.72 million respectively. Eight universities in Japan rank among the top 200 universities in the world, among which the highest ranking ranks 34th in the world. There are as many as 224,000 patented invention projects in Japan in the last five years, which is second only to the United States in the number of patents.
From the basic data, Japan is slightly better than Germany, but the gap between the two is not too big.
The United States has plundered Japanese wealth once, and the next plunder may be in the near future.
Japan has great advantages over Germany in terms of population and economic aggregate. Japan also has an innate advantage over Germany in shipbuilding. In the aerospace field, Germany abandoned independent research and development and moved towards international cooperation. Although not a person, but can master all the core technologies. Although Japan wants to develop space products alone, it cannot be independent due to the constraints of the United States, and its core technology is controlled by the United States.
In terms of military industry, Germany's submarines, tanks and artillery are in the forefront of the world. Although Japan can also manufacture advanced equipment in these industries, its core technology is controlled by Europe and America.
But Japan's wealth is a bit floating, the root cause is that it is always ready to be plundered by the United States, and it is extremely difficult to get rid of it.
Japan has been hacked once, and whenever the United States is in trouble, it wants to fatten Japan.
Japan's GDP reached $5.45 trillion in 1995, but after 25 years, Japan's GDP in 20 19 was only $ 5. 1 trillion, less than 25 years.
1On September 22nd, 985, the finance ministers and central bank governors of the United States, Japan, the Federal Republic of Germany, France and the United Kingdom (hereinafter referred to as G5) held a meeting in new york Plaza Hotel, and reached an agreement that the five governments would jointly intervene in the foreign exchange market and induce the orderly depreciation of the US dollar against major currencies, so as to solve the huge trade deficit of the United States.
Just after Japan signed the Plaza Agreement, countries began to let the yen gradually enter the appreciation channel.
Due to the appreciation of the yen, it not only affected Japan's exports, but also inflated Japan's domestic asset bubble, which eventually led to the bursting of Japan's asset bubble and the long-term recession of Japan's economy.
The United States plundered Japan's wealth accumulated in recent years 10 through the Plaza Agreement, thus continuing to maintain its super position in the world.
When is the next plunder? In fact, soon, because of the COVID-19 epidemic, the United States is in a recession, and the consumption of a large number of world deterrent military operations is bound to be shared by the next family.
US President Trump asked Japan to share about $8 billion in Japanese military spending each year, which is equivalent to more than four times the current US military spending in Japan.
Therefore, if this kind of passive debt that happens from time to time is included, the comprehensive strength of Japan, which has insatiable demand for money, will be greatly reduced.