Cameroon vs Ghana

Cameroon vs Ghana: National power

National power in 2022: 0.16% of world capability in Cameroon and 0.17% of world capability in Ghana, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ghana, by 0.01 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Cameroon.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Cameroon vs Ghana: National powerNational power in 2022: 0.16% of world capability in Cameroon and 0.17% of world capability in Ghana, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ghana, by 0.01 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Cameroon.
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What the numbers say

  • Ghana has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Cameroon.
  • In 2022, Cameroon ranked 73 and Ghana ranked 68 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

YearCameroonGhana
20220.160.17
20210.160.17
20200.160.17
20190.150.17
20180.140.17
20170.140.16
20160.140.13
20150.130.13
20140.130.13
20130.120.13
20120.120.12
20110.120.12
20100.120.12
20090.120.12
20080.110.12
20070.110.12
20060.120.11
20050.110.11
20040.110.11
20030.110.1
20020.110.1
20010.10.1
20000.080.1
19990.090.1
19980.090.1
19970.090.1
19960.090.1
19950.090.1
19940.080.09
19930.080.09
19920.080.09
19910.090.09
19900.080.09
19890.080.09
19880.080.09
19870.070.08
19860.070.08
19850.080.09
19840.080.09
19830.070.09
19820.070.09
19810.070.09
19800.060.08
19790.060.09
19780.060.09
19770.060.09
19760.060.09
19750.060.09
19740.050.1
19730.050.1
19720.050.1
19710.050.1
19700.050.09
19690.050.09
19680.050.1
19670.050.09
19660.040.08
19650.040.08
19640.040.08
19630.040.08
19620.040.07
19610.040.07
19600.030.06
1959–0.06
1958–0.06
1957–0.06

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
  • Source: 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 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.

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