What is key features of human rights in Cameroon?

Key features of human rights in Cameroon was 0.509 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 0.693 in 2001.

What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 0.217 in 1971.

How does Cameroon rank for key features of human rights?

Cameroon ranks 122nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of human rights 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of human rights in Cameroon

Name: Key features of human rights in Cameroon
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Key features of human rights was 0.509 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.509

Change on year

down 4.9%

World rank

122nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.693

in 2001

All-time low

0.217

in 1971

Years of data

1961–2025

Key features of human rights in Cameroon, 1961–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.509 for key features of human rights in 2025.

That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Cameroon peaked at 0.693 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.217, in 1971.

Cameroon ranks 122nd of 176 countries on this measure, 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

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)
Key features of democracy 0.26 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.532 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.336 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.26 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.093 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.114 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Cameroon?: Key features of human rights in Cameroon was 0.509 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 0.693 in 2001.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.217 in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for key features of human rights?: Cameroon ranks 122nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.