Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- Laos
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0176 units per person against 0.0061 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0115 units per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 173 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0115 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, Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Laos, at 0.0176 units per person against 0.0061 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 0.0115 units per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Laos ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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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About this data
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.