Cameroon vs Kenya: Military personnel

Cameroon

25,000 people

in 2022

Kenya

24,000 people

in 2022

Cameroon rank

88th

Kenya rank

91st

Military personnel over time

Cameroon
Kenya

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.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Cameroon
Military personnel in Kenya
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Military personnel
Unit: people
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Troops under the command of the national government, intended for use against foreign adversaries, and held ready for combat as of January 1 of the given year.