Military Strength: Cameroon vs Senegal

Cameroon (ranked #128 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Senegal (#131) on the ARMS Index. Cameroon fields 34,000 active troops vs 19,000 for Senegal, backed by 9,000 paramilitary. Cameroon allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $0.5B for Senegal.

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CameroonWorld #128 14.8

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Cameroon leads on 3 of 6 pillars

SenegalWorld #131 13.7

54.734K active troops Manpower15 % 49.519K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
25.56 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
28.6$533M budget Defense budget10 % 28.5$525M budget

Cameroon Senegal Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.96 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Cameroon	Senegal	Ratio
Defense budget	$533M	$525M	🇨🇲 ≈
– share of GDP	1.0%	1.6%	🇸🇳 1.6×
Active personnel	34,000	19,000	🇨🇲 1.8×
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	40	🇸🇳 1.1×
– helicopters	21	20	🇨🇲 1.1×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$18	$28	🇸🇳 1.6×
Population	29.1M	18.5M	🇨🇲 1.6×
GDP	$53B	$33B	🇨🇲 1.6×
GDP per capita	$1,830	$1,773	🇨🇲 ≈
Land area	472,710 km²	192,530 km²	🇨🇲 2.5×
Coastline	402 km	531 km	🇸🇳 1.3×