Laos vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Laos
0.0176 units per person
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.0145 units per person
in 2020
Laos rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
9th
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- Laos
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0176 units per person against 0.0145 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0031 units per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 173 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0031 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 Sri Lanka?
- Laos, at 0.0176 units per person against 0.0145 units per person in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0031 units per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Laos ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th 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.