What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?

0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?

31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Latvia: Military personnel as a share of total population

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.4%

in 2022

Latvia

0.4%

in 2022

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

58th

Latvia rank

61st

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 58th and Latvia ranks 61st of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Latvia?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 58th and Latvia ranks 61st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military 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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Indicator: Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit: %
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.