Cameroon vs Central African Republic
Cameroon vs Central African Republic: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 34,000 people in Cameroon and 10,000 people in Central African Republic, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 24,000 people, or 3.4 times that in Central African Republic.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Cameroon | Central African Republic | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34,000 | 10,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 34,000 | 10,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 34,400 | 10,150 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 24,000 | 8,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 23,400 | 8,150 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 23,400 | 8,150 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 23,200 | 8,150 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 23,200 | 8,150 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 23,200 | 8,150 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 23,100 | 3,150 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 23,200 | 3,150 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 23,100 | 3,150 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 23,000 | 3,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 23,000 | 3,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | – | – | 27 million |
| 2005 | 23,000 | 3,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 23,000 | 2,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 32,100 | 3,600 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 32,100 | 3,550 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 31,100 | 4,200 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 22,100 | 5,400 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 22,100 | 5,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 22,100 | 4,950 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 22,100 | 5,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 22,100 | 5,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 23,600 | 5,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 12,000 | 4,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 12,000 | 4,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 12,000 | 4,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 24,000 | 4,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 23,000 | 4,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 21,000 | 5,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 7,300 | 2,300 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 15,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1983 | 15,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1982 | 14,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1981 | 14,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1980 | 11,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1979 | 11,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1978 | 11,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1977 | 11,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1976 | 10,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1975 | 10,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1974 | 10,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1973 | 8,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1972 | 8,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1971 | 8,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1970 | 8,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1969 | 8,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1968 | 7,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1967 | 8,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1966 | 8,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1965 | 8,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1964 | 6,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1963 | 8,000 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5,000 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 4,000 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,000 | 0 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Central African Republic
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Central African Republic: 57.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Central African Republic: 9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Central African Republic: 68.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Central African Republic: 4.21% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Central African Republic: 16.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Central African Republic: 5.15 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Central African Republic: 3.41% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Central African Republic: 6.01 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Central African Republic: 44.6% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Central African Republic: 14.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Central African Republic: 2.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Central African Republic: -2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCameroon: $1,489 in 2025Central African Republic: $394 in 2025
- GDP growthCameroon: 3.5% a year in 2025Central African Republic: 1.9% a year in 2022
- InflationCameroon: 3.5% a year in 2025Central African Republic: 1% a year in 2025
- Government debtCameroon: 40.5% of GDP in 2025Central African Republic: 42.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Central African Republic: 2.33% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Central African Republic: $68M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Central African Republic: $14 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Central African Republic: 12.5% of government spending in 2025
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Central African Republic: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Central African Republic: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Central African Republic: 43 million TIV in 2023
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personCameroon: 0.35 tonnes in 2024Central African Republic: 0.06 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersCameroon: 46.3% in 2024Central African Republic: 13.8% in 2024
- Access to electricityCameroon: 72% in 2024Central African Republic: 18.2% in 2024
- Forest areaCameroon: 40.7% in 2024Central African Republic: 72.5% in 2024