What is political rights rating in Cameroon?

Political rights rating in Cameroon was 6 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 7 in 1976.

What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1972.

How does Cameroon rank for political rights rating?

Cameroon ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is political rights rating 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 Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political Rights Rating in Cameroon

Name: Political Rights Rating in Cameroon
Creator: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Political Rights Rating was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

44th

of 199 countries

All-time high

in 1976

All-time low

in 1972

Years of data

1972–2025

Political Rights Rating in Cameroon, 1972–2025

Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 6 for political rights rating 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 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.

Political Rights Rating in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Political Rights Rating in Cameroon, 1972 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1972	6	—
1973	6	+0.0%
1974	6	+0.0%
1975	6	+0.0%
1976	7	+16.7%
1977	6	-14.3%
1978	6	+0.0%
1979	6	+0.0%
1980	6	+0.0%
1982	6	+0.0%
1983	6	+0.0%
1984	6	+0.0%
1985	6	+0.0%
1986	6	+0.0%
1987	6	+0.0%
1988	6	+0.0%
1989	6	+0.0%
1990	6	+0.0%
1991	6	+0.0%
1992	6	+0.0%
1993	6	+0.0%
1994	6	+0.0%
1995	7	+16.7%
1996	7	+0.0%
1997	7	+0.0%
1998	7	+0.0%
1999	7	+0.0%
2000	7	+0.0%
2001	6	-14.3%
2002	6	+0.0%
2003	6	+0.0%
2004	6	+0.0%
2005	6	+0.0%
2006	6	+0.0%
2007	6	+0.0%
2008	6	+0.0%
2009	6	+0.0%
2010	6	+0.0%
2011	6	+0.0%
2012	6	+0.0%
2013	6	+0.0%
2014	6	+0.0%
2015	6	+0.0%
2016	6	+0.0%
2017	6	+0.0%
2018	6	+0.0%
2019	6	+0.0%
2020	6	+0.0%
2021	6	+0.0%
2022	6	+0.0%
2023	6	+0.0%
2024	6	+0.0%
2025	6	+0.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

Cameroon's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Cameroon's 6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

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

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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)
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)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.46 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political rights rating in Cameroon?: Political rights rating in Cameroon was 6 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 7 in 1976.
What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1972.
How does Cameroon rank for political rights rating?: Cameroon ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is political rights rating 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 Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political Rights Rating
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,083 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.