2026 military data comparison
Japan vs Laos Military Power
Compare Japan and Laos across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Japan #16 and Laos #85 in the 2026 edition.
Japan
12.7Strength Score
15 indicators higher
Laos
1.5Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
12.7 vs 1.5
Indicators higher
15–1
1 tied
Global ranks
#16 / #85
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$58.0B
vs $355.6M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Fighter aircraft: Japan
Japan 217 · Laos 0
Attack aircraft: Japan
Japan 47 · Laos 0
Attack helicopters: Japan
Japan 118 · Laos 0
Total naval assets: Japan
Japan 100 · Laos 0