Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Mauritania or Russian Federation?

Mauritania, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Russian Federation as of 2019.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.

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.

Mauritania vs Russian Federation: Military spending as a share of GDP

Mauritania

2.1%

in 2019

Russian Federation

2.1%

in 2019

Mauritania rank

38th

Russian Federation rank

40th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

Mauritania
Russian Federation

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Mauritania ranks 38th and Russian Federation ranks 40th of 172 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.0%	17.0%	16.0%	Russian Federation
1970s	2.4%	15.3%	12.9%	Russian Federation
1980s	3.1%	14.1%	10.9%	Russian Federation
1990s	1.2%	6.0%	4.8%	Russian Federation
2000s	0.8%	2.7%	1.9%	Russian Federation
2010s	1.9%	2.0%	0.2%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Mauritania or Russian Federation?: Mauritania, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Russian Federation as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Mauritania and Russian Federation?: 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Russian Federation?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Russian Federation rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?: Mauritania ranks 38th and Russian Federation ranks 40th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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