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

Latvia
0.0047 units per person
in 2020
Mauritania
0.0046 units per person
in 2020
Latvia rank
66th
Mauritania rank
69th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Latvia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.0047 units per person against 0.0046 units per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Mauritania ahead.

Latvia ranks 66th and Mauritania ranks 69th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0033 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.0045 units per person Mauritania
2000s 0.004 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0031 units per person Mauritania
2010s 0.0028 units per person 0.0054 units per person 0.0026 units per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0047 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0002 units per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Latvia or Mauritania?
Latvia, at 0.0047 units per person against 0.0046 units per person in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Latvia and Mauritania?
0.0001 units per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Mauritania?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Latvia and Mauritania rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Latvia ranks 66th 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.