France vs Mauritania: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

France
0.0045 units per person
in 2020
Mauritania
0.0046 units per person
in 2020
France rank
70th
Mauritania rank
69th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • France
  • Mauritania
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01198520022020

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0046 units per person against 0.0045 units per person in France, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was France ahead.

France ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 69th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0089 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0022 units per person France
1990s 0.0084 units per person 0.008 units per person 0.0004 units per person France
2000s 0.0057 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0014 units per person Mauritania
2010s 0.0048 units per person 0.0054 units per person 0.0006 units per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0045 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0001 units per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, France or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0046 units per person against 0.0045 units per person in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between France and Mauritania?
0.0001 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mauritania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do France and Mauritania rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
France ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 69th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.