What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Mauritania and Paraguay?

1.37 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?

38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.

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.

Mauritania vs Paraguay: Military spending, per capita

Mauritania

59.23 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Paraguay

57.86 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Mauritania rank

97th

Paraguay rank

100th

Military spending, per capita over time

Mauritania
Paraguay

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 59.23 constant 2024 US$ per person against 57.86 constant 2024 US$ per person in Paraguay, a difference of 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Paraguay ahead.

Mauritania ranks 97th and Paraguay ranks 100th of 161 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	31.88 constant 2024 US$ per person	76.27 constant 2024 US$ per person	44.39 constant 2024 US$ per person	Paraguay
1990s	20.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	62.62 constant 2024 US$ per person	42.13 constant 2024 US$ per person	Paraguay
2000s	36.77 constant 2024 US$ per person	33.72 constant 2024 US$ per person	3.06 constant 2024 US$ per person	Mauritania
2010s	41.27 constant 2024 US$ per person	57.82 constant 2024 US$ per person	16.55 constant 2024 US$ per person	Paraguay
2020s	52.06 constant 2024 US$ per person	58.39 constant 2024 US$ per person	6.33 constant 2024 US$ per person	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Mauritania or Paraguay?: Mauritania, at 59.23 constant 2024 US$ per person against 57.86 constant 2024 US$ per person in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Mauritania and Paraguay?: 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Paraguay rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Mauritania ranks 97th and Paraguay ranks 100th of 161 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 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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.