Brunei vs Laos: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Brunei
0.0179 units per person
in 2020
Laos
0.0176 units per person
in 2020
Brunei rank
5th
Laos rank
6th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Brunei
  • Laos
0.010.0150.020.0250.03198520022020

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.0179 units per person against 0.0176 units per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 5th and Laos ranks 6th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Laos Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0174 units per person 0.0139 units per person 0.0036 units per person Brunei
1990s 0.0225 units per person 0.0179 units per person 0.0046 units per person Brunei
2000s 0.0274 units per person 0.0222 units per person 0.0052 units per person Brunei
2010s 0.022 units per person 0.0191 units per person 0.0029 units per person Brunei
2020s 0.0179 units per person 0.0176 units per person 0.0003 units per person Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Brunei or Laos?
Brunei, at 0.0179 units per person against 0.0176 units per person in Laos as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Brunei and Laos?
0.0003 units per person, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Laos?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Brunei and Laos rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Brunei ranks 5th and Laos ranks 6th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.