Mauritania vs Zambia: Military spending, gaps filled

Mauritania
314.82 million constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Zambia
342.74 million constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Mauritania rank
119th
Zambia rank
117th

Military spending, gaps filled over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 342.74 million constant 2024 US$ against 314.82 million constant 2024 US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 27.91 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 119th and Zambia ranks 117th of 162 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 57.21 million constant 2024 US$ 301.46 million constant 2024 US$ 244.25 million constant 2024 US$ Zambia
1990s 46.14 million constant 2024 US$ 149.93 million constant 2024 US$ 103.80 million constant 2024 US$ Zambia
2000s 122.19 million constant 2024 US$ 185.95 million constant 2024 US$ 63.76 million constant 2024 US$ Zambia
2010s 162.85 million constant 2024 US$ 287.70 million constant 2024 US$ 124.85 million constant 2024 US$ Zambia
2020s 258.54 million constant 2024 US$ 296.58 million constant 2024 US$ 38.03 million constant 2024 US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Mauritania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 342.74 million constant 2024 US$ against 314.82 million constant 2024 US$ in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Mauritania and Zambia?
27.91 million constant 2024 US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
Mauritania ranks 119th and Zambia ranks 117th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, gaps filled
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
162 places, 8,449 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed

Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.