Effective Power to Govern Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Effective Power to Govern Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective Power to Govern Score in Cameroon, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2 for effective power to govern score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Cameroon peaked at 3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2007.
That places Cameroon 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 81 Algeria 2 compare
- 81 Angola 2 compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 81 Belarus 2 compare
- 81 China 2 compare
- 81 Congo 2 compare
- 81 Egypt 2 compare
- 81 Iran 2 compare
- 81 Jordan 2 compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 2 compare
- 81 Mauritania 2 compare
- 81 Morocco 2 compare
- 81 Russia 2 compare
- 81 Rwanda 2 compare
- 81 Somalia 2 compare
- 81 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 81 Tunisia 2 compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 2 compare
- 81 Venezuela 2 compare
- 81 Vietnam 2 compare
- 81 Zimbabwe 2 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 effective power to govern score in Cameroon?
- Effective power to govern score in Cameroon was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for effective power to govern score?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.