Cameroon vs Sudan: Academic Freedom Index

Cameroon
0.207
in 2025
Sudan
0.206
in 2025
Cameroon rank
139th
Sudan rank
140th

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sudan
0.10.20.30.4191219682025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.207 against 0.206 in Sudan, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sudan ahead.

Cameroon ranks 139th and Sudan ranks 140th of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.