Lao PDR

East Asia & Pacific · Vientiane

Rank #130 of 173

27.2Strength score

Photos

Soldier figurines at the Lao People's Army Historical Museum at Vientiane, Laos 13 — Soldier figurines at the Lao People's Army Historical Museum at Vientiane, Laos 13Zongalez · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Sailor learns how to pass messages during a general quarters drill. — Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Sailor learns how to pass messages during a general quarters drill.Official Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Scott Pittman/U.S. Navy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Damaged Laotian North American T-28D aircraft at Luang Prabang, Laos, in 1967 (110329-F-XN622-002) — Damaged Laotian North American T-28D aircraft at Luang Prabang, Laos, in 1967 (110329-F-XN622-002)U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance61
Air power—
Manpower79
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $23M #161
Budget as % of GDP: 0.19% #161
Spending per person: $3 #164
GDP: $18.3B #136
Population: 7,873,046 #102

Manpower

Active personnel: 129,000 (World Bank figure) #46
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 129,000 #51

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

3China93.9 VS
6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.79.4 VS
7Korea, Rep.77.9 VS
11Japan73.7 VS
17Viet Nam69.4 VS
22Thailand67.5 VS
23Indonesia67.4 VS
25Myanmar66.4 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2013)