Mauritania vs Senegal
Mauritania vs Senegal: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 21,000 people in Mauritania and 19,000 people in Senegal, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Mauritania, by 2,000 people, or 1.11 times that in Senegal.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Mauritania has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Senegal.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Mauritania | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21,000 | 19,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 21,000 | 19,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 20,850 | 18,600 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 21,000 | 19,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 20,850 | 18,600 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 20,850 | 18,600 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 20,850 | 18,600 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 20,850 | 18,600 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 20,850 | 18,600 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 20,850 | 18,600 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 20,870 | 18,620 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 20,870 | 18,620 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 21,000 | 19,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 21,000 | 19,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 21,000 | 19,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 21,000 | 19,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 20,000 | 18,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 20,700 | 18,600 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 20,700 | 15,200 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 20,600 | 15,600 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 20,700 | 15,400 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 20,650 | 17,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 20,650 | 17,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 20,650 | 17,350 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 20,700 | 17,400 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 20,700 | 17,400 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 11,000 | 14,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 16,000 | 18,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 16,000 | 18,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 8,500 | 10,100 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 16,000 | 18,000 | – |
| 1983 | 16,000 | 18,000 | – |
| 1982 | 16,000 | 18,000 | – |
| 1981 | 12,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1980 | 8,000 | 8,000 | – |
| 1979 | 8,000 | 8,000 | – |
| 1978 | 12,000 | 13,000 | – |
| 1977 | 17,000 | 13,000 | – |
| 1976 | 15,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1975 | 3,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1974 | 3,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1973 | 3,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1972 | 3,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1971 | 3,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1970 | 3,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1969 | 3,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1968 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1967 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1966 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1965 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1964 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | 9,000 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | 4,000 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | 4,000 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | 1,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mauritania vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyMauritania: 68.5 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMauritania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMauritania: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMauritania: 3.09% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateMauritania: 6.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMauritania: 5.02 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMauritania: 2.95% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMauritania: 4.7 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMauritania: 61.5% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageMauritania: 17.1 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMauritania: 3.2% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMauritania: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMauritania: 2.75% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMauritania: $315M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personMauritania: $61 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMauritania: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- National powerMauritania: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMauritania: 2% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMauritania: 126 million TIV in 2024Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024