What is electoral democracy index in Cameroon?

Electoral democracy index in Cameroon was 0.26 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 0.326 in 2014.

What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 0.157 in 1966.

How does Cameroon rank for electoral democracy index?

Cameroon ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Electoral Democracy Index in Cameroon

Name: Electoral Democracy Index in Cameroon
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Electoral Democracy Index was 0.26 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.26

Change on year

down 6.1%

World rank

124th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.326

in 2014

All-time low

0.157

in 1966

Years of data

1961–2025

Electoral Democracy Index in Cameroon, 1961–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.26 for electoral democracy index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy index in Cameroon peaked at 0.326 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.157, in 1966.

That places Cameroon 124th out of 176 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1593	0.157	0.162	9
1970s	0.1574	0.157	0.158	10
1980s	0.1742	0.162	0.179	10
1990s	0.2819	0.245	0.292	10
2000s	0.3101	0.304	0.315	10
2010s	0.3099	0.28	0.326	10
2020s	0.279	0.26	0.291	6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

121 Mozambique 0.279 compare
122 Zimbabwe 0.268 compare
123 Algeria 0.265 compare
125 Kazakhstan 0.259 compare
125 Morocco 0.259 compare
127 Ethiopia 0.257 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)
Varieties of democracy 0.26 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.114 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.509 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.093 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.509 (2025)
Key features of electoral democracy 0.26 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy index in Cameroon?: Electoral democracy index in Cameroon was 0.26 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 0.326 in 2014.
What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.157 in 1966.
How does Cameroon rank for electoral democracy index?: Cameroon ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.