Cameroon vs Central African Republic: Institutionalized democracy

Cameroon
1
in 2011
Central African Republic
1
in 2011
Cameroon rank
34th
Central African Republic rank
34th

Institutionalized democracy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1 against 1 in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Cameroon ranks 34th and Central African Republic ranks 34th of 51 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Institutionalized democracy
Source
Center for Systemic Peace, www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,427 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Democracy is conceived as three essential, interdependent elements. One is the presence of institutions and procedures through which citizens can express effective preferences about alternative policies and leaders. Second is the existence of institutionalized constraints on the exercise of power by the executive. Third is the guarantee of civil liberties to all citizens in their daily lives and in acts of political participation. Other aspects of plural democracy, such as the rule of law, systems of checks and balances, freedom of the press, and so on are means to, or specific manifestations of, these general principles. We do not include coded data on civil liberties.