Mauritania vs Netherlands: Military spending, annual growth rate
Mauritania
14.32 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands
14.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
46th
Netherlands rank
45th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 14.5 % change on previous year against 14.32 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.18 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Netherlands ahead.
Mauritania ranks 46th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 159 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -6.33 % change on previous year | 0.949 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.48 % change on previous year | -1.64 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 13.2 % change on previous year | 0.9708 % change on previous year | 12.23 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 0.6833 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 9.62 % change on previous year | 11.94 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Mauritania or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 14.5 % change on previous year against 14.32 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Netherlands?
- 0.18 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Netherlands rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 46th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.