Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Cameroon
Cameroon: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.7314 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Cameroon, 2013–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Cameroon is -0.7314, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 103rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -0.6395 | — |
| 2014 | -0.5677 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | -0.6215 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | -0.6758 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | -0.7301 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | -0.7314 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.7311 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.7314 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -0.7314 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.2275, 3.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -0.7314 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1972, 3.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.671 | -0.7314 | -0.5677 | 7 |
| 2020s | -0.7314 | -0.7314 | -0.7314 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More social development data for Cameroon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0137 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Cameroon?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Cameroon was -0.7314 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5677 in 2014.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7314 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Cameroon ranks 103rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.