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% |
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 18.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 534.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (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.