Mauritania vs Trinidad and Tobago: Military personnel as a share of total population
Mauritania
0.3%
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
0.3%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
72nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
69th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Mauritania
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Mauritania ranks 72nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Mauritania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Mauritania and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.0%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Mauritania ranks 72nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 69th 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.