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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
129,000
in 2020
Malaysia
136,000
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
47th
Malaysia rank
45th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Malaysia
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k198520022020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 136,000 against 129,000 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 7,000.

That makes Malaysia'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 Malaysia ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 54,850 112,500 57,650 Malaysia
1990s 88,820 128,340 39,520 Malaysia
2000s 129,050 128,150 900 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 129,080 134,320 5,240 Malaysia
2020s 129,000 136,000 7,000 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 136,000 against 129,000 in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?
7,000, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 45th 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.