Military Strength: Cambodia vs Laos
Overview
Cambodia (ranked #58 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Laos (#94) on the Global Military Index. Cambodia fields 191,000 active troops vs 129,000 for Laos, backed by 67,000 paramilitary. Cambodia's $0.7B defense budget is 32:1 that of Laos ($0.02B).
In the air, Cambodia operates 25 aircraft including 0 combat jets, while Laos fields 32 with 4 fighters.
Cambodia operates a 21-ship naval fleet; Laos has no navy. On the ground, Cambodia deploys 644 main battle tanks vs 160 for Laos.
Neither Cambodia nor Laos possesses nuclear weapons.
🇰🇭 Cambodia Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 73.7 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 144400 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 62.4 | Main battle tanks: 644 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 36.3 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 33.8 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 44.0 | $0.7B annual military spending |
🇱🇦 Laos Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 68.2 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 59100 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 49.0 | Main battle tanks: 160 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 0.0 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 37.5 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 21.1 | $0.0B annual military spending |
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