Mauritius vs Sierra Leone: Military spending

Mauritius
28.93 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Sierra Leone
28.24 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Mauritius rank
164th
Sierra Leone rank
165th

Military spending over time

  • Mauritius
  • Sierra Leone
050.0M100.0M150.0M196119922023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 28.93 million constant 2022 US$ against 28.24 million constant 2022 US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 698,400 constant 2022 US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Mauritius ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 1.84 million constant 2022 US$ 15.38 million constant 2022 US$ 13.54 million constant 2022 US$ Sierra Leone
1970s 3.81 million constant 2022 US$ 22.91 million constant 2022 US$ 19.10 million constant 2022 US$ Sierra Leone
1980s 7.17 million constant 2022 US$ 15.99 million constant 2022 US$ 8.81 million constant 2022 US$ Sierra Leone
1990s 31.17 million constant 2022 US$ 33.60 million constant 2022 US$ 2.43 million constant 2022 US$ Sierra Leone
2000s 20.02 million constant 2022 US$ 29.77 million constant 2022 US$ 9.75 million constant 2022 US$ Sierra Leone
2010s 96.63 million constant 2022 US$ 20.77 million constant 2022 US$ 75.85 million constant 2022 US$ Mauritius
2020s 39.81 million constant 2022 US$ 25.91 million constant 2022 US$ 13.90 million constant 2022 US$ Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Mauritius or Sierra Leone?
Mauritius, at 28.93 million constant 2022 US$ against 28.24 million constant 2022 US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Mauritius and Sierra Leone?
698,400 constant 2022 US$, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sierra Leone?
56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Sierra Leone rank globally for military spending?
Mauritius ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending
Unit
constant 2022 US$
Source
Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.