Cameroon vs El Salvador: Military spending gmsd

Cameroon
545.00 million
in 2023
El Salvador
509.92 million
in 2023
Cameroon rank
108th
El Salvador rank
111th

Military spending gmsd over time

  • Cameroon
  • El Salvador
0200.0M400.0M600.0M187519492023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 545.00 million against 509.92 million in El Salvador, a difference of 35.08 million.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 111th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 108.52 million 61.89 million 46.63 million Cameroon
1970s 155.96 million 109.40 million 46.55 million Cameroon
1980s 298.76 million 377.48 million 78.72 million El Salvador
1990s 254.88 million 243.42 million 11.46 million Cameroon
2000s 316.55 million 175.37 million 141.18 million Cameroon
2010s 461.54 million 204.74 million 256.80 million Cameroon
2020s 531.05 million 427.96 million 103.08 million Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, Cameroon or El Salvador?
Cameroon, at 545.00 million against 509.92 million in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between Cameroon and El Salvador?
35.08 million, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and El Salvador?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and El Salvador rank globally for military spending gmsd?
Cameroon ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 111th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military spending gmsd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending gmsd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed