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

Jordan
116,000
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
129,000
in 2020
Jordan rank
50th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
47th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 129,000 against 116,000 in Jordan, a difference of 13,000.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 50th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 130,150 54,850 75,300 Jordan
1990s 115,940 88,820 27,120 Jordan
2000s 114,430 129,050 14,620 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 113,200 129,080 15,880 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 116,000 129,000 13,000 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Jordan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 129,000 against 116,000 in Jordan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Jordan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
13,000, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Jordan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Jordan ranks 50th 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.