Central African Republic vs Mauritania: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Central African Republic
0.0161 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Mauritania
0.0204 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Central African Republic rank
159th
Mauritania rank
157th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Mauritania
0.0050.010.0150.02198520022020

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0204 units per square kilometre against 0.0161 units per square kilometre in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0043 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 159th 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 Central African Republic Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 0.0072 units per square kilometre 0.0175 units per square kilometre 0.0103 units per square kilometre Mauritania
2000s 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.0201 units per square kilometre 0.0146 units per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 0.0121 units per square kilometre 0.0203 units per square kilometre 0.0082 units per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 0.0161 units per square kilometre 0.0204 units per square kilometre 0.0043 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, Central African Republic or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0204 units per square kilometre against 0.0161 units per square kilometre in Central African Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Central African Republic and Mauritania?
0.0043 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Central African Republic and Mauritania rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Central African Republic ranks 159th 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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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.