Cameroon vs China (People’s Republic of): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Cameroon
0.0705 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of)
0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
159th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
160th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • China (People’s Republic of)
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0705 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.0194 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

Cameroon ranks 159th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 160th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and China (People’s Republic of) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2931 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.5558 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.2628 SIPRI trend indicator values per person China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 2.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0169 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Cameroon
1980s 3.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0592 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Cameroon
1990s 0.446 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.8221 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.3761 SIPRI trend indicator values per person China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 0.3091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 1.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.9666 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.7003 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Cameroon
2020s 0.0919 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.4495 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.3575 SIPRI trend indicator values per person China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Cameroon or China (People’s Republic of)?
Cameroon, at 0.0705 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Cameroon and China (People’s Republic of)?
0.0194 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China (People’s Republic of)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 159th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 160th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.