Military Strength: Cameroon vs Senegal

Cameroon (ranked #132 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Senegal (#133) on the ATLAS Index. Cameroon fields 25,400 active troops vs 13,600 for Senegal, backed by 9,000 paramilitary. Cameroon allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $0.5B for Senegal.

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CameroonWorld #132 9.6

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Dead heat on the ATLAS Index

SenegalWorld #133 9.6

29.725K active troops Manpower10 % 26.613K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
16.76 combat aircraft Air power25 % 14.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
15.5$533M budget Defense budget15 % 20.5$525M budget

Cameroon Senegal Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Cameroon	Senegal	Ratio
Defense budget	$533M	$525M	🇨🇲 ≈
– share of GDP	1.0%	1.6%	🇸🇳 1.6×
Active personnel	25,400	13,600	🇨🇲 1.9×
Combat aircraft	6	0	🇨🇲
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	9,000	5,000	🇨🇲 1.8×
Military aircraft (all types)	35	27	🇨🇲 1.3×
– helicopters	21	11	🇨🇲 1.9×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$18	$28	🇸🇳 1.6×
Population	29.9M	18.9M	🇨🇲 1.6×
GDP	$59B	$37B	🇨🇲 1.6×
GDP per capita	$1,972	$1,955	🇨🇲 ≈
Land area	472,710 km²	192,530 km²	🇨🇲 2.5×
Coastline	402 km	531 km	🇸🇳 1.3×