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Bulgaria vs Cameroon: Armed forces personnel

Bulgaria
37,000
in 2020
Cameroon
34,000
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
82nd
Cameroon rank
85th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Cameroon
050.0k100.0k150.0k198520022020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 37,000 against 34,000 in Cameroon, a difference of 3,000.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Cameroon ranks 85th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed 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.