Burkina Faso vs Cameroon
Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 2,595 deaths in Burkina Faso and 660 deaths in Cameroon, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 1,935 deaths, or 3.93 times that in Cameroon.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2022, Burkina Faso ranked 10 and Cameroon ranked 20 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Burkina Faso | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,595 | 660 |
| 2021 | 1,458 | 833 |
| 2020 | 1,131 | 781 |
| 2019 | 1,245 | 833 |
| 2018 | 171 | 939 |
| 2017 | 34 | 374 |
| 2016 | 25 | 501 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1,856 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1,378 |
| 2013 | 0 | 52 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 51 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 56 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 89 |
| 1993 | 0 | 47 |
| 1992 | 0 | 25 |
| 1991 | 0 | 50 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Cameroon
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Cameroon: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Cameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Cameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Cameroon: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Cameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Cameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Cameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Cameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Cameroon: 55.7% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Cameroon: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Cameroon: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Cameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Cameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Cameroon: $580M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Cameroon: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Cameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Cameroon: 34,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Cameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Cameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Cameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023