Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Cameroon
Cameroon: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.2207 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Cameroon, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.2207 for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in 2020.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Cameroon peaked at 0.2316 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0189, in 1890.
Cameroon ranks 147th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.019 | — |
| 1880 | 0.0193 | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0189 | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 0.0223 | +17.8% |
| 1913 | 0.0244 | +9.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0242 | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 0.0248 | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 0.0272 | +9.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0358 | +31.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0624 | +74.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0742 | +18.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0962 | +29.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1012 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1105 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1247 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1437 | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1693 | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1832 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1878 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1948 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2056 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.218 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2316 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2207 | -4.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2207 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.29, 76% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2207 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2455, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +74.5% | 0.0358 | 0.0624 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0193 | 0.0193 | 0.0193 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0189 | 0.0189 | 0.0189 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0223 | 0.0223 | 0.0223 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0244 | 0.0244 | 0.0244 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0245 | 0.0242 | 0.0248 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0315 | 0.0272 | 0.0358 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.0683 | 0.0624 | 0.0742 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.0987 | 0.0962 | 0.1012 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1176 | 0.1105 | 0.1247 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1565 | 0.1437 | 0.1693 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1855 | 0.1832 | 0.1878 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2002 | 0.1948 | 0.2056 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2248 | 0.218 | 0.2316 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2207 | 0.2207 | 0.2207 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Cameroon?
- Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Cameroon was 0.2207 in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2316 in 2015.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0189 in 1890.
- How does Cameroon rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Cameroon ranks 147th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.