Cameroon vs Pakistan: Democracy

Cameroon
3
in 2025
Pakistan
3
in 2025
Cameroon rank
116th
Pakistan rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Pakistan
0246188419542025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 3 against 3 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Pakistan ahead.

Cameroon ranks 116th and Pakistan ranks 116th of 197 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Pakistan Difference Ahead
1940s 0 4 4 Pakistan
1950s 0 3 3 Pakistan
1960s 2 1.8 0.2 Cameroon
1970s 1 2.7 1.7 Pakistan
1980s 1 2.2 1.2 Pakistan
1990s 3 5.4 2.4 Pakistan
2000s 3 2.2 0.8 Cameroon
2010s 3 6 3 Pakistan
2020s 3 5 2 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cameroon or Pakistan?
Cameroon, at 3 against 3 in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cameroon and Pakistan?
0, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Pakistan?
79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Pakistan rank globally for democracy?
Cameroon ranks 116th and Pakistan ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).