Cameroon vs Egypt: Liberal Democracy Index

Cameroon
0.114
in 2025
Egypt
0.115
in 2025
Cameroon rank
134th
Egypt rank
131st

Liberal Democracy Index over time

  • Cameroon
  • Egypt
0.050.10.150.2178919072025

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.115 against 0.114 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Cameroon ranks 134th and Egypt ranks 131st of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0706 0.127 0.0564 Egypt
1970s 0.0704 0.159 0.0886 Egypt
1980s 0.095 0.165 0.07 Egypt
1990s 0.143 0.1567 0.0137 Egypt
2000s 0.1554 0.1519 0.0035 Cameroon
2010s 0.1428 0.1169 0.0259 Cameroon
2020s 0.124 0.1195 0.0045 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Cameroon or Egypt?
Egypt, at 0.115 against 0.114 in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Cameroon and Egypt?
0.001, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Egypt?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Egypt rank globally for liberal democracy index?
Cameroon ranks 134th and Egypt ranks 131st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.