Military Strength: Cameroon vs Tanzania

Tanzania (ranked #91 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Cameroon (#132) on the ATLAS Index. Cameroon fields 34,000 active troops vs 28,000 for Tanzania, backed by 9,000 paramilitary. Cameroon allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $1B for Tanzania.

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CameroonWorld #132 9.6

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Tanzania leads on 4 of 6 pillars

TanzaniaWorld #91 16.4

29.734K active troops Manpower10 % 37.228K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 25.662 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
16.86 combat aircraft Air power25 % 18.420 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
15.5$533M budget Defense budget15 % 18.3$1B budget

Cameroon Tanzania 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	Tanzania	Ratio
Defense budget	$533M	$1B	🇹🇿 1.9×
– share of GDP	1.0%	1.3%	🇹🇿 1.3×
Active personnel	34,000	28,000	🇨🇲 1.2×
Combat aircraft	6	20	🇹🇿 3.3×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	62	🇹🇿
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	80,000	🇹🇿
Paramilitary forces	9,000	1,400	🇨🇲 6.4×
Military aircraft (all types)	35	43	🇹🇿 1.2×
– helicopters	21	15	🇨🇲 1.4×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$18	$15	🇨🇲 1.2×
Population	29.1M	68.6M	🇹🇿 2.4×
GDP	$53B	$79B	🇹🇿 1.5×
GDP per capita	$1,830	$1,150	🇨🇲 1.6×
Land area	472,710 km²	885,800 km²	🇹🇿 1.9×
Coastline	402 km	1,424 km	🇹🇿 3.5×