North Korea vs Mauritania: Military spending, per capita

North Korea
60.4 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2018
Mauritania
58.5 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
North Korea rank
106th
Mauritania rank
107th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • North Korea
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 60.4 constant 2022 US$ per person against 58.5 constant 2022 US$ per person in Mauritania, a difference of 1.9 constant 2022 US$ per person.

Across all 59 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 106th and Mauritania ranks 107th of 171 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 191.81 constant 2022 US$ per person 19.05 constant 2022 US$ per person 172.75 constant 2022 US$ per person North Korea
1970s 237.72 constant 2022 US$ per person 54.94 constant 2022 US$ per person 182.77 constant 2022 US$ per person North Korea
1980s 399.78 constant 2022 US$ per person 63.59 constant 2022 US$ per person 336.19 constant 2022 US$ per person North Korea
1990s 341.08 constant 2022 US$ per person 23.76 constant 2022 US$ per person 317.32 constant 2022 US$ per person North Korea
2000s 205.2 constant 2022 US$ per person 17.43 constant 2022 US$ per person 187.77 constant 2022 US$ per person North Korea
2010s 69.85 constant 2022 US$ per person 42.6 constant 2022 US$ per person 27.25 constant 2022 US$ per person North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, North Korea or Mauritania?
North Korea, at 60.4 constant 2022 US$ per person against 58.5 constant 2022 US$ per person in Mauritania as of 2018.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between North Korea and Mauritania?
1.9 constant 2022 US$ per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mauritania?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do North Korea and Mauritania rank globally for military spending, per capita?
North Korea ranks 106th and Mauritania ranks 107th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per capita
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.