Cameroon vs Kenya

Cameroon vs Kenya: National power

National power in 2022: 0.16% of world capability in Cameroon and 0.23% of world capability in Kenya, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.07 percentage points, or 1.42 times that in Cameroon.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Cameroon vs Kenya: National powerNational power in 2022: 0.16% of world capability in Cameroon and 0.23% of world capability in Kenya, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.07 percentage points, or 1.42 times that in Cameroon.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1963.
  • In 2022, Cameroon ranked 73 and Kenya ranked 60 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

YearCameroonKenya
20220.160.23
20210.160.22
20200.160.22
20190.150.22
20180.140.22
20170.140.21
20160.140.21
20150.130.2
20140.130.19
20130.120.19
20120.120.19
20110.120.18
20100.120.18
20090.120.18
20080.110.18
20070.110.18
20060.120.17
20050.110.17
20040.110.17
20030.110.17
20020.110.16
20010.10.16
20000.080.15
19990.090.16
19980.090.16
19970.090.16
19960.090.16
19950.090.16
19940.080.15
19930.080.15
19920.080.15
19910.090.15
19900.080.14
19890.080.14
19880.080.14
19870.070.14
19860.070.13
19850.080.13
19840.080.13
19830.070.12
19820.070.12
19810.070.12
19800.060.12
19790.060.12
19780.060.11
19770.060.11
19760.060.1
19750.060.1
19740.050.1
19730.050.1
19720.050.1
19710.050.1
19700.050.09
19690.050.08
19680.050.08
19670.050.08
19660.040.08
19650.040.08
19640.040.08
19630.040.07
19620.04–
19610.04–
19600.03–

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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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