What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Cameroon and Egypt?

0.33 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Egypt?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Cameroon vs Egypt: Military spending, per capita

Cameroon

19.42 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Egypt

19.09 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Cameroon rank

128th

Egypt rank

129th

Military spending, per capita over time

Cameroon
Egypt

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 19.42 constant 2024 US$ per person against 19.09 constant 2024 US$ per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.33 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.

Cameroon ranks 128th and Egypt ranks 129th of 161 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26.15 constant 2024 US$ per person	113.92 constant 2024 US$ per person	87.78 constant 2024 US$ per person	Egypt
1980s	32.57 constant 2024 US$ per person	83.62 constant 2024 US$ per person	51.05 constant 2024 US$ per person	Egypt
1990s	18.98 constant 2024 US$ per person	39.04 constant 2024 US$ per person	20.06 constant 2024 US$ per person	Egypt
2000s	19.95 constant 2024 US$ per person	44.43 constant 2024 US$ per person	24.48 constant 2024 US$ per person	Egypt
2010s	20.41 constant 2024 US$ per person	33.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	12.95 constant 2024 US$ per person	Egypt
2020s	17.89 constant 2024 US$ per person	25.81 constant 2024 US$ per person	7.91 constant 2024 US$ per person	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Cameroon or Egypt?: Cameroon, at 19.42 constant 2024 US$ per person against 19.09 constant 2024 US$ per person in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Cameroon and Egypt?: 0.33 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Egypt?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Egypt rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Cameroon ranks 128th and Egypt ranks 129th 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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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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.