Cameroon
Cameroon ranks #108 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (0.5/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 79.1/100 (#18 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-08-04.
What drives the instability score
Capability and economy · click a metric to compare
CINC is a composite index (already contains military spending, personnel, energy & population) — shown for reference; it is not added into the Composite Power Index to avoid double-counting. Each figure carries its own source year; vintages can differ.
Capability profile
Trajectory
Governance
Energy
Strategic Relationships
Allies (18)
- DR Congodefense 2000
- Congo Republicdefense 2000
- Gabondefense 2000
- Equatorial Guineadefense 2000
- Rwandadefense 2000
- Sao Tome and Principedefense 2000
- Chaddefense 2000
- Angoladefense 2000
- Burundidefense 2000
- Central African Republicdefense 2000
- Togodefense 1963
- Madagascardefense 1961
- Mauritaniadefense 1961
- Nigerdefense 1961
COW alliance ties — includes historical pacts; defense first.
Neighbours (8)
Disputes (10)
COW Dyadic MID, 1816–2014 — historical register, not live rivalries. Count = militarized disputes; year = most recent; ● = peak intensity.
- Central African Republic2× · 2011
- Nigeria7× · 2005
- Gabon1× · 1976
Signals
Conflict forecast (ViEWS, 2029-04-01): 91% risk
Arms imports (SIPRI Arms Transfers, 2023): 2 transfers
50% of imports from South Africa — supplier dependence
Displacement (UNHCR): 140.4K refugees originated · 1M IDPs · 408.6K hosted
Compare Cameroon with
Central African Republic
Congo Republic
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
NigerNeighbours and leading powers — each links to its own sourced dossier.