Mauritius

Sub-Saharan Africa · Port Louis

Rank #158 of 173

23.4Strength score

Photos

ASELC25 - AFRICOM Bilateral Engagement with Mauritius (9108697) — ASELC25 - AFRICOM Bilateral Engagement with Mauritius (9108697)U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

HMS Mauritius moored — HMS Mauritius mooredRoyal Navy official photographer · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Cutlass Express 2017 170204-N-XT273-283 — Cutlass Express 2017 170204-N-XT273-283Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Stumberg · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

Finance62
Air power—
Manpower54
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $24M #160
Budget as % of GDP: 0.15% #162
Spending per person: $19 #133
GDP: $16.2B #142
Population: 1,243,741 #157

Manpower

Active personnel: 3,000 (World Bank figure) #156
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 3,000 #156

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 Mauritius uses (2)

MCGS Victory

MCGS VictoryPatrol vessels

CG-33 Valiant

CG-33 ValiantPatrol 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)