Laos vs World: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Laos
0.0176 units per person
in 2020
World
0.0035 units per person
in 2020
Laos rank
6th
World rank
3rd
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- Laos
- World
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0176 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0141 units per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 5.0 times World's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 6th and World ranks 3rd of 173 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0141 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 World?
- Laos, at 0.0176 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in World as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Laos and World?
- 0.0141 units per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and World?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Laos and World rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Laos ranks 6th and World ranks 3rd 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.