Freedom of Association Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Freedom of Association Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Cameroon, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4 for freedom of association score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Cameroon peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 67th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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 freedom of association score in Cameroon?
- Freedom of association score in Cameroon was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for freedom of association score?
- Cameroon ranks 67th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.