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
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.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 141st of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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, published as Armed forces personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.