Cameroon vs Kenya: Military personnel, gaps filled

Cameroon
25,000 people
in 2022
Kenya
24,000 people
in 2022
Cameroon rank
88th
Kenya rank
91st

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196019912022

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 25,000 people against 24,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 88th and Kenya ranks 91st of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 7,571 people 11,714 people 4,143 people Kenya
1970s 9,500 people 9,500 people 0 people
1980s 15,600 people 18,600 people 3,000 people Kenya
1990s 16,300 people 22,900 people 6,600 people Kenya
2000s 18,600 people 23,800 people 5,200 people Kenya
2010s 14,100 people 24,000 people 9,900 people Kenya
2020s 25,000 people 24,000 people 1,000 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Cameroon or Kenya?
Cameroon, at 25,000 people against 24,000 people in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Cameroon and Kenya?
1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Cameroon ranks 88th and Kenya ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.