Laos vs Montenegro: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Laos
1.8%
in 2020
Montenegro
2.0%
in 2020
Laos rank
6th
Montenegro rank
4th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Laos
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Montenegro ahead.
Laos ranks 6th and Montenegro ranks 4th of 173 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.0% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Laos or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Laos as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Laos and Montenegro?
- 0.2%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Montenegro?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Laos and Montenegro rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Laos ranks 6th and Montenegro ranks 4th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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, published as Armed forces personnel as a share of total population. 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 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.