Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0058 units per person
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0176 units per person
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
6th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
6th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03198520022020

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.0176 units per person against 0.0058 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0118 units per person.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th of 43 groups.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0089 units per person 0.0193 units per person 0.0103 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.0076 units per person 0.0222 units per person 0.0146 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.0059 units per person 0.0191 units per person 0.0132 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.0058 units per person 0.0176 units per person 0.0118 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.0176 units per person against 0.0058 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.0118 units per person, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th of 43 groups.
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.