Equal Rights Protection Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.699 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.699
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
74th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.708
in 2016
All-time low
0.513
in 1973
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Equal Rights Protection Index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Cameroon is 0.699, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Cameroon peaked at 0.708 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.513, in 1973.
That places Cameroon 74th 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.
Equal Rights Protection Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.528 | — |
| 1962 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.513 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.605 | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.689 | +13.9% |
| 1984 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.695 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.691 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.69 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.685 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.699 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.695 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.687 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.702 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.704 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.708 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.684 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.672 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.686 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.687 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.691 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.694 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.68 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.692 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.699 | +1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.699 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.534, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.699 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6335, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.528 | 0.528 | 0.528 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5175 | 0.513 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6638 | 0.605 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6932 | 0.689 | 0.695 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6921 | 0.685 | 0.695 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6937 | 0.672 | 0.708 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6905 | 0.68 | 0.699 | 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 equal rights protection index in Cameroon?
- Equal rights protection index in Cameroon was 0.699 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.708 in 2016.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.513 in 1973.
- How does Cameroon rank for equal rights protection index?
- Cameroon ranks 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.