Ethiopia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Ethiopia
138,000
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
129,000
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
44th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
47th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 138,000 against 129,000 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 9,000.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 44th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th of 173 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 233,500 54,850 178,650 Ethiopia
1990s 153,550 88,820 64,730 Ethiopia
2000s 195,940 129,050 66,890 Ethiopia
2010s 138,000 129,080 8,920 Ethiopia
2020s 138,000 129,000 9,000 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Ethiopia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Ethiopia, at 138,000 against 129,000 in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
9,000, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 44th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 7,420 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.