Statizoid

Belarus vs Laos: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Belarus
1.7%
in 2020
Laos
1.8%
in 2020
Belarus rank
7th
Laos rank
6th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Belarus
  • Laos
0.511.522.53198520022020

How they compare

Laos currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 7th and Laos ranks 6th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.