Civil Liberties Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Civil Liberties Score was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Liberties Score in Cameroon, 2003–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 9 for civil liberties score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score in Cameroon peaked at 16 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2020.
Cameroon ranks 177th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Civil Liberties Score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14 | — |
| 2004 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.5, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.57 | 14 | 16 | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.6 | 11 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
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 civil liberties score in Cameroon?
- Civil liberties score in Cameroon was 9 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2004.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for civil liberties score?
- Cameroon ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Liberties Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the fine-grained extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more liberties.