Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Mauritania
24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
25th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Mauritania, a difference of 7.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 172 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 11.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 106.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 95.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 5.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 202.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 196.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 4.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 135.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 130.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 8.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 3.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 78.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 75.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 8.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 41.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 32.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Mauritania or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
7.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Mauritania ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.