Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.5589 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 0.5589 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.5936 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1603 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 53rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2327 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.2426 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2383 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2296 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1603 units per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1603 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.195 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5936 units per square kilometre | +204.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5936 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2377 units per square kilometre | 0.2327 units per square kilometre | 0.2426 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3848 units per square kilometre | 0.1603 units per square kilometre | 0.5936 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5591 units per square kilometre | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5593 units per square kilometre | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 50 Portugal 0.5677 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 France 0.5641 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Djibouti 0.5608 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Romania 0.5563 units per square kilometre compare
- 55 Jamaica 0.554 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Morocco 0.5512 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 3.43 current USD per person (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.56 % change on previous year (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.68 million current USD (2013)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.5589 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5936 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1603 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 53rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.