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% |
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
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 50.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 260.06 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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.