Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Cameroon, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic electoral institutions score in Cameroon is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Cameroon peaked at 3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 152nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 22% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 152 Burundi 1 compare
- 152 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 152 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 1 compare
- 152 Haiti 1 compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 1 compare
- 152 Libya 1 compare
- 152 Togo 1 compare
- 152 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 152 Uzbekistan 1 compare
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 democratic electoral institutions score in Cameroon?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Cameroon was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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 Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.