Mauritania

Sub-Saharan Africa · Nouakchott

Rank #119 of 173

27.8Strength score

Photos

U S Army Advisors, Civil Affairs train with Mauritanian Army (8622709) — U S Army Advisors, Civil Affairs train with Mauritanian Army (8622709)U.S. Army photo by Maj. Richard Dickson · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Poseidón (A12) — Poseidón (A12)Eugenio Castillo Pert, Málaga · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Sahara Desert, Mauritania, from a Mauritanian Air Force plane, 1967 (1569860422) — The Sahara Desert, Mauritania, from a Mauritanian Air Force plane, 1967 (1569860422)John Atherton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance71
Air power—
Manpower67
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $322M #121
Budget as % of GDP: 2.75% #43
Spending per person: $61 #100
GDP: $11.7B #152
Population: 5,315,065 #124

Manpower

Active personnel: 21,000 (World Bank figure) #106
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 21,000 #107

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Weapons Mauritania uses (2)

Elorn-class patrol vessel

Elorn-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels

Neustadt-class patrol boat

Neustadt-class patrol boatPatrol vessels

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)