Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Cameroon
Cameroon: Happiness vs. life satisfaction was 5.08 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Cameroon, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 5.08 for happiness vs. life satisfaction in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness vs. life satisfaction in Cameroon peaked at 5.14 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.25, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 101st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.67 | 4.25 | 5.08 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5 | 4.87 | 5.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 98 Iran 5.15 compare
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- 103 South Africa 5.01 compare
- 104 Azerbaijan 4.99 compare
More social development data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.336 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.509 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.114 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.093 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.509 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness vs. life satisfaction in Cameroon?
- Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Cameroon was 5.08 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 in 2020.
- What is the lowest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.25 in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for happiness vs. life satisfaction?
- Cameroon ranks 101st out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness vs. life satisfaction rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness vs. life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.