2026 military data comparison
Vietnam vs Laos Military Power
Compare Vietnam and Laos across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Vietnam #9 and Laos #85 in the 2026 edition.
Vietnam
20.6Strength Score
13 indicators higher
Laos
1.5Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Vietnam
20.6 vs 1.5
Indicators higher
13–1
3 tied
Global ranks
#9 / #85
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$10.2B
vs $355.6M
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force3 – 2 – 0
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces4 – 0 – 1
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Fighter aircraft: Vietnam
Vietnam 61 · Laos 0
Total naval assets: Vietnam
Vietnam 67 · Laos 0
Reserve troops: Vietnam
Vietnam 5,000,000 · Laos 30,000
Towed artillery: Vietnam
Vietnam 3,250 · Laos 97