Cameroon vs Tajikistan: Democracy

Cameroon
3
in 2025
Tajikistan
3
in 2025
Cameroon rank
116th
Tajikistan rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Tajikistan
0123186819462025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Tajikistan ahead.

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

Across the 15 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0.4 0.4 Tajikistan
1910s 0 1 1 Tajikistan
1920s 0 1 1 Tajikistan
1930s 0 1 1 Tajikistan
1940s 0 1 1 Tajikistan
1950s 0 1 1 Tajikistan
1960s 2 1 1 Cameroon
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 3 2.8 0.2 Cameroon
2000s 3 3 0
2010s 3 3 0
2020s 3 3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cameroon or Tajikistan?
Cameroon, at 3 against 3 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cameroon and Tajikistan?
0, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tajikistan?
142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Tajikistan rank globally for democracy?
Cameroon ranks 116th and Tajikistan 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).