Europe & Central Asia vs Laos: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Europe & Central Asia
0.0054 units per person
in 2020
Laos
0.0176 units per person
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia rank
7th
Laos rank
6th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Laos
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03198520022020

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0176 units per person against 0.0054 units per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0122 units per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 3.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Laos ranks 6th of 43 groups.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0083 units per person 0.0193 units per person 0.011 units per person Laos
2000s 0.0067 units per person 0.0222 units per person 0.0155 units per person Laos
2010s 0.0055 units per person 0.0191 units per person 0.0136 units per person Laos
2020s 0.0054 units per person 0.0176 units per person 0.0121 units per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Europe & Central Asia or Laos?
Laos, at 0.0176 units per person against 0.0054 units per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Europe & Central Asia and Laos?
0.0122 units per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Laos?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Laos rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Laos 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.