Botswana vs Mauritania: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0159 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Mauritania
0.0204 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Botswana rank
160th
Mauritania rank
157th
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0204 units per square kilometre against 0.0159 units per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0045 units per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.
Botswana ranks 160th and Mauritania ranks 157th of 173 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0204 units per square kilometre against 0.0159 units per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.0045 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 160th and Mauritania ranks 157th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.