Compare two countries
Lao PDR
27.2
leads in 0 of 17 categories
VS
Viet Nam
69.4
leads in 17 of 17 categories
Strength by area
Overall
Strength score
27.2
69.4
Finance
Defence budget
$23M
$10.5B
Budget as % of GDP
0.19%
2.15%
Spending per person
$3
$103
Manpower
Active personnel
129,000
450,000
Reserve personnel
—
5,000,000
Paramilitary
—
40,000
Land forces
Tanks
—
1,379
Armoured vehicles
—
1,960
Artillery (all)
—
3,480
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
—
750
Air power
Total aircraft
—
216
Fighter jets
—
70
Attack aircraft & bombers
—
—
Helicopters
—
42
Attack helicopters
—
—
Naval power
Total naval vessels
—
50
Aircraft carriers
—
0
Submarines
—
6
Destroyers
—
—
Frigates
—
9
Corvettes
—
17
Nuclear
Nuclear warheads
—
0
Country
Population
7,873,046
101,598,527
GDP
$18.3B
$514.7B
All figures are public estimates and may differ between sources. Real military capability depends on much more than numbers.