Cameroon vs Turkey: Democracy

Cameroon
3
in 2025
Turkey
3
in 2025
Cameroon rank
116th
Turkey rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Turkey
0246188419542025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Turkey ahead.

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

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Turkey Difference Ahead
1920s 0 1 1 Turkey
1930s 0 1 1 Turkey
1940s 0 1.8 1.8 Turkey
1950s 0 3 3 Turkey
1960s 2 5.4 3.4 Turkey
1970s 1 5.2 4.2 Turkey
1980s 1 4.2 3.2 Turkey
1990s 3 6 3 Turkey
2000s 3 6 3 Turkey
2010s 3 5.4 2.4 Turkey
2020s 3 3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cameroon or Turkey?
Cameroon, at 3 against 3 in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cameroon and Turkey?
0, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Turkey?
105 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Turkey rank globally for democracy?
Cameroon ranks 116th and Turkey 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).