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
02468187819502022

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

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

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