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

Mauritania
0.0046 units per person
in 2020
Norway
0.0046 units per person
in 2020
Mauritania rank
69th
Norway rank
67th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Norway
0.0040.0060.0080.010.012198520022020

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0046 units per person against 0.0046 units per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Norway ahead.

Mauritania ranks 69th and Norway ranks 67th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0067 units per person 0.0095 units per person 0.0028 units per person Norway
1990s 0.008 units per person 0.008 units per person 0.0001 units per person Norway
2000s 0.0071 units per person 0.0056 units per person 0.0015 units per person Mauritania
2010s 0.0054 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0006 units per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0046 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0001 units per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Mauritania or Norway?
Norway, at 0.0046 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 Mauritania and Norway?
0 units per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Norway?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and Norway rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 69th and Norway ranks 67th 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.