Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.509 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.509 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Cameroon peaked at 0.693 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.217, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 122nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2249 | 0.221 | 0.228 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2331 | 0.217 | 0.238 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4172 | 0.299 | 0.458 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6437 | 0.543 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6833 | 0.669 | 0.693 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6198 | 0.533 | 0.679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5463 | 0.509 | 0.57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 119 Kazakhstan 0.513 compare
- 119 Mauritania 0.513 compare
- 121 El Salvador 0.511 compare
- 123 Kuwait 0.488 compare
- 124 Mozambique 0.483 compare
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 0.478 compare
- 125 Thailand 0.478 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)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.114 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.26 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.336 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.532 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.093 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.26 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Cameroon?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Cameroon was 0.509 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.693 in 2001.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.217 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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