Freedom of Expression Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Freedom of Expression Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Expression Score in Cameroon, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2 for freedom of expression score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score in Cameroon peaked at 4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2019.
Cameroon ranks 98th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.67 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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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)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.114 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.509 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.093 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.509 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score in Cameroon?
- Freedom of expression score in Cameroon was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for freedom of expression score?
- Cameroon ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Expression Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which individuals, groups, and the press can express their views free from government interference.