Estonia vs Mauritania: Military spending as a share of GDP
Estonia
2.2%
in 2019
Mauritania
2.1%
in 2019
Estonia rank
35th
Mauritania rank
38th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Estonia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritania ahead.
Estonia ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Estonia or Mauritania?
- Estonia, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Mauritania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Estonia and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Mauritania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Estonia and Mauritania rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).