Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP

Laos
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Laos rank
9th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
9th

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

  • Laos
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
000000198520022020

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 5.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Laos ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th of 172 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 Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Laos
1990s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp, Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Laos, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.