Political rights rating fh in Cameroon
Cameroon: Political rights rating fh was 6 in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1976
All-time low
6
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972β2025
Political rights rating fh in Cameroon, 1972β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6 for political rights rating fh in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Cameroon peaked at 7 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1972.
Cameroon ranks 44th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.12 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 44 Algeria 6 compare
- 44 Angola 6 compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 6 compare
- 44 Egypt, Arab Republic of 6 compare
- 44 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 6 compare
- 44 Guinea 6 compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 6 compare
- 44 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 6 compare
- 44 Kuwait 6 compare
- 44 Oman 6 compare
- 44 Palestine, State of 6 compare
- 44 Qatar 6 compare
- 44 Rwanda 6 compare
- 44 Tanzania, United Republic of 6 compare
- 44 Thailand 6 compare
- 44 Togo 6 compare
- 44 Tunisia 6 compare
- 44 Uganda 6 compare
- 44 Zimbabwe 6 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)
- Democracy lexical 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Cameroon?
- Political rights rating fh in Cameroon was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1976.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for political rights rating fh?
- Cameroon ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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