Countries where armed conflicts took place in Cameroon
Cameroon: Countries where armed conflicts took place was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Cameroon, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1 for countries where armed conflicts took place in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Cameroon peaked at 1 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
Cameroon ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 1 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 1 Angola 1 compare
- 1 Argentina 1 compare
- 1 Benin 1 compare
- 1 Bolivia 1 compare
- 1 Brazil 1 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 1 Burundi 1 compare
- 1 Cambodia 1 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 1 Chad 1 compare
- 1 Colombia 1 compare
- 1 Congo 1 compare
- 1 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 1 Ecuador 1 compare
- 1 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 1 Ghana 1 compare
- 1 Guatemala 1 compare
- 1 Haiti 1 compare
- 1 India 1 compare
- 1 Indonesia 1 compare
- 1 Iran 1 compare
- 1 Iraq 1 compare
- 1 Israel 1 compare
- 1 Kenya 1 compare
- 1 Lebanon 1 compare
- 1 Mali 1 compare
- 1 Mexico 1 compare
- 1 Mozambique 1 compare
- 1 Myanmar 1 compare
- 1 Niger 1 compare
- 1 Nigeria 1 compare
- 1 Pakistan 1 compare
- 1 Palestine 1 compare
- 1 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 1 Philippines 1 compare
- 1 Qatar 1 compare
- 1 Russia 1 compare
- 1 Rwanda 1 compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 1 Somalia 1 compare
- 1 South Africa 1 compare
- 1 South Sudan 1 compare
- 1 Sudan 1 compare
- 1 Syria 1 compare
- 1 Tanzania 1 compare
- 1 Thailand 1 compare
- 1 Togo 1 compare
- 1 Turkey 1 compare
- 1 Uganda 1 compare
- 1 Ukraine 1 compare
- 1 Venezuela 1 compare
- 1 Yemen 1 compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Cameroon?
- Countries where armed conflicts took place in Cameroon was 1 in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1991.
- What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Cameroon rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
- Cameroon ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is countries where armed conflicts took place rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Countries where armed conflicts took place. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
At least one all conflict event took place in this country in a given year.