Statizoid

Jordan vs Laos: Armed forces personnel

Jordan
116,000
in 2020
Laos
129,000
in 2020
Jordan rank
50th
Laos rank
47th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Jordan
  • Laos
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k198520022020

How they compare

Laos currently reports 129,000 against 116,000 in Jordan, a difference of 13,000.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 50th and Laos ranks 47th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed 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.