Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Cameroon
0.0013 units per person
in 2020
Ethiopia
0.0012 units per person
in 2020
Cameroon rank
143rd
Ethiopia rank
145th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005198520022020

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0013 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 143rd and Ethiopia ranks 145th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0013 units per person 0.0054 units per person 0.0041 units per person Ethiopia
1990s 0.0015 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0012 units per person Ethiopia
2000s 0.0016 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0011 units per person Ethiopia
2010s 0.0011 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0002 units per person Ethiopia
2020s 0.0013 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0001 units per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
Cameroon, at 0.0013 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Ethiopia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
0.0001 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 143rd and Ethiopia ranks 145th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.