Mauritania vs Trinidad and Tobago: Military personnel as a share of total population

Mauritania
0.3281
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
0.3342
in 2022
Mauritania rank
72nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
69th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Mauritania
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.3342 against 0.3281 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0061.

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 0.1431 0.1027 0.0404 Mauritania
1970s 0.4985 0.0989 0.3996 Mauritania
1980s 0.8338 0.1637 0.6701 Mauritania
1990s 0.721 0.1591 0.562 Mauritania
2000s 0.5212 0.239 0.2821 Mauritania
2010s 0.3958 0.2898 0.106 Mauritania
2020s 0.338 0.3134 0.0245 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 0.3342 against 0.3281 in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Mauritania and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.0061, 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?
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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed