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