Political rights score fh in Cameroon
Cameroon: Political rights score fh was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 197 countries
All-time high
11
in 2004
All-time low
6
in 2021
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Cameroon, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh 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 fh 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.
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 asy 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 140,366 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.509 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.114 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.26 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.336 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.532 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.093 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Cameroon?
- Political rights score fh in Cameroon was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2004.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for political rights score fh?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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