Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Romania: Military personnel as a share of total population
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.4%
in 2022
Romania
0.4%
in 2022
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
58th
Romania rank
60th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Romania
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Romania ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 58th and Romania ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 7 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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 Romania?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Romania?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2022.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Romania rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 58th and Romania ranks 60th 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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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.