Cameroon vs South Africa: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Cameroon
0.0719 units per square kilometre
in 2020
South Africa
0.0734 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Cameroon rank
133rd
South Africa rank
130th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0734 units per square kilometre against 0.0719 units per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0015 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Africa ahead.

Cameroon ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 130th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0299 units per square kilometre 0.0851 units per square kilometre 0.0551 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0413 units per square kilometre 0.1197 units per square kilometre 0.0785 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0546 units per square kilometre 0.0519 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 0.054 units per square kilometre 0.0659 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0719 units per square kilometre 0.0734 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Cameroon or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0734 units per square kilometre against 0.0719 units per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Cameroon and South Africa?
0.0015 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 130th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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