Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.76 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cameroon, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Cameroon stood at -1.76.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 880.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Cameroon peaked at 0.8141 in 1961 and was at its lowest, -1.83, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8032 | — |
| 1961 | 0.8141 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.8035 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7978 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7742 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.793 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7895 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7446 | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7278 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6703 | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.583 | -13.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5132 | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4787 | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4078 | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3055 | -25.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1515 | -50.4% |
| 1976 | -0.0713 | -147.1% |
| 1977 | -0.1082 | +51.8% |
| 1978 | -0.301 | +178.1% |
| 1979 | -0.4664 | +55.0% |
| 1980 | -0.3095 | -33.6% |
| 1981 | -0.3039 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | -0.2293 | -24.5% |
| 1983 | -0.2601 | +13.4% |
| 1984 | -0.5724 | +120.1% |
| 1985 | -0.4652 | -18.7% |
| 1986 | -0.2056 | -55.8% |
| 1987 | -0.0841 | -59.1% |
| 1988 | -0.1848 | +119.7% |
| 1989 | -0.3815 | +106.5% |
| 1990 | -0.746 | +95.5% |
| 1991 | -1.21 | +62.1% |
| 1992 | -1.23 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | -1.32 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | -1.69 | +28.3% |
| 1995 | -0.9529 | -43.7% |
| 1996 | -0.8723 | -8.5% |
| 1997 | -0.8916 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | -1.03 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | -1.16 | +12.3% |
| 2000 | -1.17 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | -0.9984 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | -0.9495 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | -0.8889 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | -0.7631 | -14.2% |
| 2005 | -0.6903 | -9.5% |
| 2006 | -0.6113 | -11.4% |
| 2007 | -0.49 | -19.8% |
| 2008 | -0.5406 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | -0.1799 | -66.7% |
| 2010 | -0.0919 | -48.9% |
| 2011 | -0.068 | -26.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1147 | +68.6% |
| 2013 | -0.3282 | +186.2% |
| 2014 | -0.6895 | +110.1% |
| 2015 | -1.61 | +133.7% |
| 2016 | -1.48 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | -1.75 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | -1.83 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | -1.76 | -3.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -1.76 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -1.76 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -186.2% | -0.1147 | -0.3282 |
| 1978 | -178.1% | -0.1082 | -0.301 |
| 1976 | -147.1% | 0.1515 | -0.0713 |
| 2015 | -133.7% | -0.6895 | -1.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7718 | 0.6703 | 0.8141 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1493 | -0.4664 | 0.583 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2996 | -0.5724 | -0.0841 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.11 | -1.69 | -0.746 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7277 | -1.17 | -0.1799 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9721 | -1.83 | -0.068 | 10 |
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 physical integrity rights score in Cameroon?
- Physical integrity rights score in Cameroon was -1.76 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8141 in 1961.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.83 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Cameroon ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 880.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.