2026 military data comparison

Cameroon vs Uganda Military Power

Compare Cameroon and Uganda across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Cameroon #113 and Uganda #97 in the 2026 edition.

Cameroon flag

Cameroon

0.7Strength Score

4 indicators higher

Uganda flag

Uganda

1.0Strength Score

10 indicators higher

Comparison at a glance

Higher MSS score

Uganda

0.7 vs 1.0

Indicators higher

4–10

3 tied

Global ranks

#113 / #97

of 145 profiles

Defense budgets

$835.7M

vs $1.5B

Category scorecard

Manpower0 – 1 – 2
Air force0 – 1 – 4
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces3 – 0 – 2
Financial and strategic0 – 1 – 2

Largest reported differences

Fighter aircraft: Uganda

Cameroon 0 · Uganda 6

Attack helicopters: Uganda

Cameroon 0 · Uganda 6

Total naval assets: Cameroon

Cameroon 19 · Uganda 0

Tanks: Uganda

Cameroon 0 · Uganda 259

Manpower

Active troops

38.0K
VS
45.0K

Reserve troops

0
VS
0

Paramilitary

9.0K
VS
10.0K

Air force

Total aircraft

35
VS
51

Fighter aircraft

0
VS
6

Attack aircraft

0
VS
0

Helicopters

21
VS
30

Attack helicopters

0
VS
6

Navy

Total naval assets

19
VS
0

Aircraft carriers

0
VS
N/A

Destroyers

0
VS
N/A

Submarines

0
VS
N/A

Frigates

0
VS
N/A

Army and ground forces

Tanks

0
VS
259

Armored vehicles

860
VS
9.7K

Self-propelled artillery

18
VS
6

Towed artillery

52
VS
26

Multiple-launch rocket systems

20
VS
12

Financial and strategic

Defense budget

$835.7M
VS
$1.5B

Defense budget share of GDP

0.6%
VS
1.0%

Estimated nuclear warheads

0
VS
0

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