Statizoid

Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Cameroon
0.1%
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
143rd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
141st

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Cameroon
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
0.050.10.150.20.25198520022020

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 143rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 141st of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.