Cameroon vs Kenya: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Cameroon
0.0529 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Kenya
0.0413 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Cameroon rank
133rd
Kenya rank
135th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0529 people per square kilometre against 0.0413 people per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0116 people per square kilometre.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 133rd and Kenya ranks 135th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.016 people per square kilometre 0.0206 people per square kilometre 0.0046 people per square kilometre Kenya
1970s 0.0201 people per square kilometre 0.0167 people per square kilometre 0.0034 people per square kilometre Cameroon
1980s 0.033 people per square kilometre 0.0327 people per square kilometre 0.0003 people per square kilometre Cameroon
1990s 0.0345 people per square kilometre 0.0402 people per square kilometre 0.0058 people per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 0.0393 people per square kilometre 0.0418 people per square kilometre 0.0025 people per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.0298 people per square kilometre 0.042 people per square kilometre 0.0121 people per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.0529 people per square kilometre 0.0413 people per square kilometre 0.0116 people per square kilometre Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Kenya?
Cameroon, at 0.0529 people per square kilometre against 0.0413 people per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Kenya?
0.0116 people per square kilometre, 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, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 133rd and Kenya ranks 135th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.