Political Rights Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Political Rights Score was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Cameroon, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Cameroon stood at 6. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Cameroon peaked at 11 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 150th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 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 below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.9 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.17 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
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 political rights score in Cameroon?
- Political rights score in Cameroon was 6 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2004.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for political rights score?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.