Afghanistan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
7th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
9th

Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
000000198520022020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Afghanistan, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 6,738 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.