Mauritania's homicide rate fell from 1.2 /100k in 2018 to 1.0 /100k in 2020.
Mauritania · Security & governance
Homicide, military spending, refugees, displacement and institutions.
15 indicators · 8 with data
Crime
Revenue & spending
Mauritania's military spending fell from 2.7 % in 1992 to 2.2 % in 2024.
Defence
Mauritania's military expenditure (current us$) rose from US$32M in 1995 to US$260M in 2024.
Mauritania's armed forces personnel, total rose from 17,000 in 1991 to 21,000 in 2020.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labour force)
% of labour force
27th of 168 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritania's armed forces personnel (% of total labour force) fell from 3.3 % in 1991 to 2.0 % in 2020.
Displacement
Mauritania's refugees hosted rose from 34,392 in 1995 to 155,193 in 2024.
Mauritania's refugee population by country of origin fell from 84,310 in 1995 to 38,111 in 2024.
Conflict
Mauritania's battle-related deaths rose from 1 in 2010 to 3 in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Mauritania.