Cameroon vs Mali: Military personnel as a share of total population

Cameroon
0.1%
in 2022
Mali
0.1%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
148th
Mali rank
147th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mali
00.050.10.150.2196019912022

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.

Cameroon ranks 148th and Mali ranks 147th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Mali
1970s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Cameroon
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cameroon
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Cameroon
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Cameroon
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Cameroon
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Cameroon or Mali?
Mali, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Cameroon and Mali?
0.0%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Cameroon ranks 148th and Mali ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.