Gabon vs Mauritania: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Gabon
0.0194 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Mauritania
0.0155 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Gabon rank
153rd
Mauritania rank
156th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Gabon
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0194 people per square kilometre against 0.0155 people per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0039 people per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Gabon ranks 153rd and Mauritania ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.003 people per square kilometre 0.0014 people per square kilometre 0.0016 people per square kilometre Gabon
1970s 0.0105 people per square kilometre 0.0068 people per square kilometre 0.0037 people per square kilometre Gabon
1980s 0.0295 people per square kilometre 0.0142 people per square kilometre 0.0153 people per square kilometre Gabon
1990s 0.0299 people per square kilometre 0.0157 people per square kilometre 0.0142 people per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 0.0194 people per square kilometre 0.0155 people per square kilometre 0.0039 people per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 0.0194 people per square kilometre 0.0155 people per square kilometre 0.0039 people per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 0.0194 people per square kilometre 0.0155 people per square kilometre 0.0039 people per square kilometre Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Gabon or Mauritania?
Gabon, at 0.0194 people per square kilometre against 0.0155 people per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Gabon and Mauritania?
0.0039 people per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 153rd and Mauritania ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.