Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cameroon, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0013 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0021 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1985.
Cameroon ranks 143rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0019 units per person | +155.2% |
| 1990 | 0.002 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.001 units per person | -51.4% |
| 1993 | 0.001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 units per person | +91.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per person | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 units per person | -30.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0013 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 units per person, 59% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +155.2% | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
| 1995 | +91.3% | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0018 units per person |
| 1992 | -51.4% | 0.0021 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
| 2018 | +39.4% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0014 units per person |
| 2001 | +37.1% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.002 units per person |
| 2004 | -30.3% | 0.002 units per person | 0.0014 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 140 Philippines 0.0014 units per person compare
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0014 units per person compare
- 142 Bangladesh 0.0014 units per person compare
- 144 Togo 0.0013 units per person compare
- 145 Ethiopia 0.0012 units per person compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 0.0011 units per person compare
More public sector data for Cameroon
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0705 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cameroon?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0013 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1985.
- How does Cameroon rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.