Military Strength: Burundi vs Cameroon

Cameroon (ranked #128 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Burundi (#130) on the ARMS Index. Burundi fields 31,000 active troops vs 34,000 for Cameroon, backed by 9,000 paramilitary. Cameroon's $0.5B defense budget is 4.9:1 that of Burundi ($0.1B).

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BurundiWorld #130 14.3

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Cameroon leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

CameroonWorld #128 14.8

56.931K active troops Manpower15 % 54.734K active troops
26.610 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
14.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 25.56 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
17.9$108M budget Defense budget10 % 28.6$533M budget

Burundi Cameroon Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.84 vs ×0.96 · Methodology

Key figures

	Burundi	Cameroon	Ratio
Defense budget	$108M	$533M	🇨🇲 4.9×
– share of GDP	3.5%	1.0%	🇧🇮 3.5×
Active personnel	31,000	34,000	🇨🇲 1.1×
Combat aircraft	0	6	🇨🇲
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	10	0	🇧🇮
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	21,000	9,000	🇧🇮 2.3×
Military aircraft (all types)	13	35	🇨🇲 2.7×
– helicopters	13	21	🇨🇲 1.6×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$8	$18	🇨🇲 2.4×
Population	14M	29.1M	🇨🇲 2.1×
GDP	$3.1B	$53B	🇨🇲 17×
GDP per capita	$219	$1,830	🇨🇲 8.3×
Land area	25,680 km²	472,710 km²	🇨🇲 18×
Coastline	0 km	402 km	🇨🇲