Madagascar vs Mauritius: Military spending as a share of GDP

Madagascar
0.5%
in 2019
Mauritius
0.6%
in 2019
Madagascar rank
152nd
Mauritius rank
149th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 152nd and Mauritius ranks 149th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 1.0% 0.1% 1.0% Madagascar
1970s 1.4% 0.1% 1.2% Madagascar
1980s 1.3% 0.2% 1.2% Madagascar
1990s 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Madagascar
2000s 1.0% 0.2% 0.9% Madagascar
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Madagascar or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Madagascar and Mauritius?
0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritius?
52 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Mauritius rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Madagascar ranks 152nd and Mauritius ranks 149th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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

Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).