Mauritania vs Norway: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Mauritania
0.5%
in 2020
Norway
0.5%
in 2020
Mauritania rank
70th
Norway rank
67th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Mauritania
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Norway ahead.
Mauritania ranks 70th and Norway ranks 67th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Mauritania or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Mauritania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Mauritania and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Norway?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Norway rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Mauritania ranks 70th and Norway ranks 67th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Armed forces 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
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.