Burundi vs Cameroon: Democracy
Burundi
3
in 2025
Cameroon
3
in 2025
Burundi rank
94th
Cameroon rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Burundi
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3 against 3 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 94th and Cameroon ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 2.44 | 2.44 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 3 | 2.4 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burundi or Cameroon?
- Burundi, at 3 against 3 in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burundi and Cameroon?
- 0, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for democracy?
- Burundi ranks 94th and Cameroon ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.