Cameroon vs Egypt: Participatory Democracy Index
Cameroon
0.093
in 2025
Egypt
0.076
in 2025
Cameroon rank
148th
Egypt rank
151st
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Cameroon
- Egypt
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.093 against 0.076 in Egypt, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 148th and Egypt ranks 151st of 176 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0876 | 0.0374 | 0.0501 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.0997 | 0.0773 | 0.0224 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.1059 | 0.0871 | 0.0188 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.1475 | 0.0828 | 0.0647 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.1558 | 0.0793 | 0.0765 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.1446 | 0.0716 | 0.073 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.1088 | 0.0765 | 0.0323 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Cameroon or Egypt?
- Cameroon, at 0.093 against 0.076 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Cameroon and Egypt?
- 0.017, with Cameroon 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 participatory democracy index?
- Cameroon ranks 148th and Egypt ranks 151st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.