Mauritania vs Paraguay: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Mauritania
0.5%
in 2020
Paraguay
0.4%
in 2020
Mauritania rank
70th
Paraguay rank
71st
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Mauritania
- Paraguay
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 70th and Paraguay ranks 71st of 173 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
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 Paraguay?
- Mauritania, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Paraguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Mauritania and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Paraguay rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Mauritania ranks 70th and Paraguay ranks 71st 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.