Cameroon vs Eritrea: Stateness Index

Cameroon

5.5

in 2025

Eritrea

5.75

in 2025

Cameroon rank

109th

Eritrea rank

106th

Stateness Index over time

Cameroon
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 5.75 against 5.5 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.25.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Eritrea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 109th and Eritrea ranks 106th of 128 countries.

Individual pages

Stateness Index in Cameroon
Stateness Index in Eritrea
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.