El Salvador vs Mauritania: Military spending per military personnel
El Salvador
18,356 constant 2022 US$
in 2022
Mauritania
17,971 constant 2022 US$
in 2022
El Salvador rank
122nd
Mauritania rank
124th
Military spending per military personnel over time
- El Salvador
- Mauritania
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 18,356 constant 2022 US$ against 17,971 constant 2022 US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 385 constant 2022 US$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 122nd and Mauritania ranks 124th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,940 constant 2022 US$ | 9,171 constant 2022 US$ | 7,769 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 13,102 constant 2022 US$ | 10,277 constant 2022 US$ | 2,825 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 10,387 constant 2022 US$ | 7,857 constant 2022 US$ | 2,530 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 9,278 constant 2022 US$ | 3,245 constant 2022 US$ | 6,033 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 10,729 constant 2022 US$ | 3,259 constant 2022 US$ | 7,471 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10,997 constant 2022 US$ | 10,624 constant 2022 US$ | 372.92 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16,026 constant 2022 US$ | 16,861 constant 2022 US$ | 835.67 constant 2022 US$ | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per military personnel, El Salvador or Mauritania?
- El Salvador, at 18,356 constant 2022 US$ against 17,971 constant 2022 US$ in Mauritania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military spending per military personnel between El Salvador and Mauritania?
- 385 constant 2022 US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritania?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Mauritania rank globally for military spending per military personnel?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd and Mauritania ranks 124th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending per military personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.