Mauritania vs South Asia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Mauritania
24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
South Asia
0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
28th
South Asia rank
30th

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

  • Mauritania
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in South Asia, a difference of 23.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 32.5 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 28th and South Asia ranks 30th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.7899 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Mauritania
1970s 11.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Mauritania
1980s 5.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Mauritania
1990s 4.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Mauritania
2000s 8.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Mauritania
2010s 3.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Mauritania
2020s 8.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Mauritania

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 South Asia?
Mauritania, at 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Mauritania and South Asia?
23.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Asia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and South Asia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Mauritania ranks 28th and South Asia ranks 30th 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.