Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 6.5% of government spending in Cameroon and 4.7% of government spending in Equatorial Guinea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 1.8 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in Equatorial Guinea.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Equatorial Guinea.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 50 and Equatorial Guinea ranked 84 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 7.7 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 10.5 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 10.2 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 5.5 | 2.4 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | – |
| 2012 | 6.9 | – |
| 2011 | 6.4 | – |
| 2010 | 8.5 | – |
| 2009 | 8.4 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 9.2 | 7.6 |
| 2006 | 9.8 | – |
| 2005 | 9.2 | – |
| 2004 | 8.8 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | – |
| 2002 | 8.5 | – |
| 2001 | 7.8 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | – |
| 1995 | – | 1.4 |
| 1994 | – | 0.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Equatorial Guinea: 6.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 52.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Equatorial Guinea: 4.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Equatorial Guinea: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 1.85 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 4.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Equatorial Guinea: 71.6% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 21 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 2.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCameroon: $1,489 in 2025Equatorial Guinea: $4,498 in 2025
- GDP growthCameroon: 3.5% a year in 2025Equatorial Guinea: -5.8% a year in 2025
- InflationCameroon: 3.5% a year in 2025Equatorial Guinea: 2.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtCameroon: 40.5% of GDP in 2025Equatorial Guinea: 35% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Equatorial Guinea: 0.9% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Equatorial Guinea: $113M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Equatorial Guinea: $63 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Equatorial Guinea: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Equatorial Guinea: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Equatorial Guinea: 0.16% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Equatorial Guinea: 12 million TIV in 2024