Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Military spending, per capita
Cameroon
19.42 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
22.04 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Cameroon rank
128th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
125th
Military spending, per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 22.04 constant 2024 US$ per person against 19.42 constant 2024 US$ per person in Cameroon, a difference of 2.62 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 128th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 125th of 161 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Cote d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 29.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 32.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 21.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 19.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 20.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 18.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 20.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | 21.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 17.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 22.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per capita, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 22.04 constant 2024 US$ per person against 19.42 constant 2024 US$ per person in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 2.62 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 128th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 125th of 161 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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About this data
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.