Egalitarian Democracy Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.178 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.178 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Cameroon peaked at 0.201 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.106, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 122nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.107 | — |
| 1962 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.108 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.107 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.106 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.115 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.122 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.13 | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.135 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.134 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.131 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.127 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.155 | +22.0% |
| 1991 | 0.16 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.168 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.167 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.166 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.168 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.17 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.188 | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.189 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.191 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.193 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.194 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.195 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.196 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.195 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.193 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.197 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.197 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.199 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.196 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.201 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.197 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.197 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.19 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.187 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.191 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.187 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.193 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.19 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.192 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.178 | -7.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.178 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2285, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.178 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.201, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1072 | 0.107 | 0.108 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.106 | 0.106 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1267 | 0.115 | 0.135 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1659 | 0.155 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1927 | 0.188 | 0.196 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1962 | 0.187 | 0.201 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1885 | 0.178 | 0.193 | 6 |
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 egalitarian democracy index in Cameroon?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Cameroon was 0.178 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.201 in 2014.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.106 in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.