Military Strength: Laos vs Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan (ranked #75 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Laos (#101) on the ATLAS Index. Laos fields 29,100 active troops vs 48,000 for Uzbekistan, backed by 20,000 paramilitary. Uzbekistan's $1.4B defense budget is 63:1 that of Laos ($0.02B).

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LaosWorld #101 14.7

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Uzbekistan leads on 3 of 6 pillars

UzbekistanWorld #75 21.4

35.029K active troops Manpower10 % 34.548K active troops
32.0160 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 38.5470 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
14.24 combat aircraft Air power25 % 27.971 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
7.0$23M budget Defense budget15 % 19.9$1.4B budget

Laos Uzbekistan Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Laos	Uzbekistan	Ratio
Defense budget	$23M	$1.4B	🇺🇿 63×
– share of GDP	0.2%	2.9%	🇺🇿 15×
Active personnel	29,100	48,000	🇺🇿 1.6×
Combat aircraft	4	71	🇺🇿 18×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	160	470	🇺🇿 2.9×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	100,000	20,000	🇱🇦 5.0×
Military aircraft (all types)	32	239	🇺🇿 7.5×
– helicopters	23	137	🇺🇿 6.0×
Budget share of govt spending	0.8%	11.1%	🇺🇿 14×
Budget per capita	$4	$45	🇺🇿 13×
Population	7.9M	37.1M	🇺🇿 4.7×
GDP	$18B	$147B	🇺🇿 8.0×
GDP per capita	$2,325	$3,968	🇺🇿 1.7×
Land area	230,800 km²	425,400 km²	🇺🇿 1.8×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—