Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Stateness Index

Burkina Faso

5.25

in 2025

Cameroon

5.5

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

112th

Cameroon rank

109th

Stateness Index over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 5.5 against 5.25 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.25.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 112th and Cameroon ranks 109th of 128 countries.

Individual pages

Stateness Index in Burkina Faso
Stateness Index in Cameroon
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Stateness Index
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force, provides basic public services across the country, citizens accept the state as legitimate, religious dogmas do not interfere, and citizenship is accessible.