High income vs Laos: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

High income
0.005 units per person
in 2020
Laos
0.0176 units per person
in 2020
High income rank
9th
Laos rank
6th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • High income
  • Laos
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03198520022020

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0176 units per person against 0.005 units per person in High income, a difference of 0.0126 units per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 3.5 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 9th and Laos ranks 6th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Laos Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0068 units per person 0.0139 units per person 0.0071 units per person Laos
1990s 0.0073 units per person 0.0179 units per person 0.0106 units per person Laos
2000s 0.0062 units per person 0.0222 units per person 0.016 units per person Laos
2010s 0.0053 units per person 0.0191 units per person 0.0138 units per person Laos
2020s 0.005 units per person 0.0176 units per person 0.0125 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, High income or Laos?
Laos, at 0.0176 units per person against 0.005 units per person in High income as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between High income and Laos?
0.0126 units per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Laos?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do High income and Laos rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
High income ranks 9th 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.