Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0204 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Mauritania 157th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +88.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +88.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0204 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0204 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +88.2% | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +88.2% | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | 0.0201 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -31.2% | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 154 Somalia 0.0223 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Zambia 0.0215 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Liberia 0.0208 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Namibia 0.0194 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Central African Republic 0.0161 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Botswana 0.0159 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Mauritania
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -87.5 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 157th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
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.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.