Citizen support for democracy in Cameroon
Cameroon: Citizen support for democracy was -0.5305 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Cameroon, 2013–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Cameroon is -0.5305, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1,429.8% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 84th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.2905 | -0.5346 | -0.0347 | 7 |
| 2020s | -0.5305 | -0.5305 | -0.5305 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More social development data for Cameroon
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 140,366 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.26 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.532 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.336 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.26 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.093 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.114 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Cameroon?
- Citizen support for democracy in Cameroon was -0.5305 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0347 in 2013.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5346 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Cameroon ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,429.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.