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Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Cameroon

Cameroon: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1984
All-time low
4
in 1972
Years of data
54
1972–2025

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Cameroon, 1972–2025

02468197219982025

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 6 for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in 2025.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Cameroon peaked at 7 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1972.

Cameroon ranks 16th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Cameroon, year by year

Year Value Change
1972 4 —
1973 4 +0.0%
1974 4 +0.0%
1975 4 +0.0%
1976 5 +25.0%
1977 5 +0.0%
1978 6 +20.0%
1979 6 +0.0%
1980 6 +0.0%
1981 6 +0.0%
1982 6 +0.0%
1983 6 +0.0%
1984 7 +16.7%
1985 7 +0.0%
1986 6 -14.3%
1987 6 +0.0%
1988 6 +0.0%
1989 6 +0.0%
1990 6 +0.0%
1991 6 +0.0%
1992 5 -16.7%
1993 5 +0.0%
1994 5 +0.0%
1995 5 +0.0%
1996 5 +0.0%
1997 5 +0.0%
1998 5 +0.0%
1999 6 +20.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2001 6 +0.0%
2002 6 +0.0%
2003 6 +0.0%
2004 6 +0.0%
2005 6 +0.0%
2006 6 +0.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 6 +0.0%
2010 6 +0.0%
2011 6 +0.0%
2012 6 +0.0%
2013 6 +0.0%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 6 +0.0%
2016 6 +0.0%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 6 +0.0%
2019 6 +0.0%
2020 6 +0.0%
2021 6 +0.0%
2022 6 +0.0%
2023 6 +0.0%
2024 6 +0.0%
2025 6 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.75 4 6 8
1980s 6.2 6 7 10
1990s 5.3 5 6 10
2000s 6 6 6 10
2010s 6 6 6 10
2020s 6 6 6 6

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  19. 16 Chad 6 compare
  20. 16 Türkiye 6 compare
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  22. 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6 compare
  23. 16 Viet Nam 6 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Cameroon?
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Cameroon was 6 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 7 in 1984.
What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1972.
How does Cameroon rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
Cameroon ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Civil liberties rating, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 10,266 data points, 1972–2025
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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.