Cameroon vs Uganda: Military personnel as a share of total population
Cameroon
0.1%
in 2022
Uganda
0.1%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
148th
Uganda rank
146th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 148th and Uganda ranks 146th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, 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 Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Cameroon ranks 148th and Uganda ranks 146th 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.