Mauritania vs Nepal: Military personnel as a share of total population
Mauritania
0.3%
in 2022
Nepal
0.3%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
72nd
Nepal rank
73rd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Mauritania
- Nepal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Nepal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 72nd and Nepal ranks 73rd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Mauritania or Nepal?
- Mauritania, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Nepal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Mauritania and Nepal?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nepal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Nepal rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Mauritania ranks 72nd and Nepal ranks 73rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.