Ireland vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Military spending as a share of GDP
Ireland
0.2%
in 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.2%
in 2016
Ireland rank
167th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
169th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Ireland
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 167th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 13.5% | 12.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 7.1% | 6.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 4.3% | 3.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 3.7% | 3.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Ireland or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Ireland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Ireland and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2016.
- How do Ireland and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 167th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).