Cameroon vs Kenya
Cameroon vs Kenya: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 660 deaths in Cameroon and 81 deaths in Kenya, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 579 deaths, or 8.15 times that in Kenya.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Kenya.
- In 2022, Cameroon ranked 20 and Kenya ranked 37 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Cameroon | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 660 | 81 |
| 2021 | 833 | 102 |
| 2020 | 781 | 99 |
| 2019 | 833 | 158 |
| 2018 | 939 | 103 |
| 2017 | 374 | 144 |
| 2016 | 501 | 88 |
| 2015 | 1,856 | 350 |
| 2014 | 1,378 | 244 |
| 2013 | 52 | 212 |
| 2012 | 1 | 265 |
| 2011 | 0 | 98 |
| 2010 | 0 | 55 |
| 2009 | 0 | 124 |
| 2008 | 0 | 733 |
| 2007 | 0 | 169 |
| 2006 | 0 | 111 |
| 2005 | 0 | 126 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 13 |
| 2001 | 0 | 171 |
| 2000 | 0 | 218 |
| 1999 | 0 | 208 |
| 1998 | 51 | 321 |
| 1997 | 0 | 185 |
| 1996 | 56 | 145 |
| 1995 | 0 | 44 |
| 1994 | 89 | 28 |
| 1993 | 47 | 279 |
| 1992 | 25 | 151 |
| 1991 | 50 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 60 |
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
Cameroon vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Kenya: $1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025