Mauritania vs Zambia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.0204 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Zambia
0.0215 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Mauritania rank
157th
Zambia rank
155th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
0.010.0150.020.0250.03198520022020

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0215 units per square kilometre against 0.0204 units per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0011 units per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 155th of 173 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0223 units per square kilometre 0.0104 units per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.0175 units per square kilometre 0.0262 units per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.0201 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 0.0203 units per square kilometre 0.022 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.0204 units per square kilometre 0.0215 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0215 units per square kilometre against 0.0204 units per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Zambia?
0.0011 units per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 155th 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
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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.