Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.478 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.478
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
117th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.504
in 2024
All-time low
0.333
in 1973
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.478 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Cameroon peaked at 0.504 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.333, in 1973.
Cameroon ranks 117th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.336 | — |
| 1962 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.334 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.333 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.364 | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.378 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.404 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.42 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.413 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.405 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.389 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.418 | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.414 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.412 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.415 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.461 | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.466 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.468 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.467 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.465 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.474 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.47 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.468 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.465 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.471 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.475 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.482 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.492 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.478 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.484 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.492 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.48 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.49 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.491 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.504 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.478 | -5.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.478 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.47, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.478 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.492, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.336 | 0.336 | 0.336 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3333 | 0.333 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3931 | 0.364 | 0.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4146 | 0.412 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4656 | 0.461 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4759 | 0.465 | 0.492 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4892 | 0.478 | 0.504 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 115 Mozambique 0.487 compare
- 115 Thailand 0.487 compare
- 118 Mexico 0.472 compare
- 119 Guinea-Bissau 0.468 compare
- 120 Guinea 0.462 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 egalitarian political institutions index in Cameroon?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Cameroon was 0.478 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.504 in 2024.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.333 in 1973.
- How does Cameroon rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Cameroon ranks 117th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.