Freedom Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Freedom Score was 15 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Cameroon, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Cameroon stood at 15. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Cameroon peaked at 27 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 168th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22 | — |
| 2003 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 27 | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 15 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 15 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5 | 21 | 27 | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.5 | 18 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.17 | 15 | 16 | 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 freedom score in Cameroon?
- Freedom score in Cameroon was 15 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2004.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for freedom score?
- Cameroon ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.