Cameroon vs Zambia: Military spending, per capita

Cameroon
19.21 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Zambia
20.33 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Cameroon rank
141st
Zambia rank
139th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 20.33 constant 2022 US$ per person against 19.21 constant 2022 US$ per person in Cameroon, a difference of 1.12 constant 2022 US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 141st and Zambia ranks 139th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 20.2 constant 2022 US$ per person 35.65 constant 2022 US$ per person 15.45 constant 2022 US$ per person Zambia
1970s 21.23 constant 2022 US$ per person 73.84 constant 2022 US$ per person 52.61 constant 2022 US$ per person Zambia
1980s 30.67 constant 2022 US$ per person 50.24 constant 2022 US$ per person 19.57 constant 2022 US$ per person Zambia
1990s 19.94 constant 2022 US$ per person 13.68 constant 2022 US$ per person 6.26 constant 2022 US$ per person Cameroon
2000s 18.55 constant 2022 US$ per person 13.95 constant 2022 US$ per person 4.61 constant 2022 US$ per person Cameroon
2010s 20.5 constant 2022 US$ per person 24.66 constant 2022 US$ per person 4.16 constant 2022 US$ per person Zambia
2020s 19.48 constant 2022 US$ per person 19.99 constant 2022 US$ per person 0.5168 constant 2022 US$ per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Cameroon or Zambia?
Zambia, at 20.33 constant 2022 US$ per person against 19.21 constant 2022 US$ per person in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Cameroon and Zambia?
1.12 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 141st and Zambia ranks 139th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per capita
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.