Elite Consultations Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Elite Consultations Score was -1.18 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Elite Consultations Score in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, elite consultations score in Cameroon stood at -1.18.
The figure is down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elite consultations score in Cameroon peaked at -0.698 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.41, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 163rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.41 | -1.41 | -1.41 | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.41 | -1.41 | -1.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.01 | -1.41 | -0.911 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.75 | -0.75 | -0.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7484 | -0.75 | -0.734 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7973 | -0.979 | -0.698 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.12 | -1.18 | -0.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 160 Turkey -1.08 compare
- 161 El Salvador -1.16 compare
- 162 Equatorial Guinea -1.17 compare
- 164 Burundi -1.2 compare
- 165 Afghanistan -1.42 compare
- 166 Myanmar -1.46 compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.282 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3209 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4712 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.29 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elite consultations score in Cameroon?
- Elite consultations score in Cameroon was -1.18 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elite consultations score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.698 in 2012.
- What is the lowest elite consultations score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.41 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for elite consultations score?
- Cameroon ranks 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is elite consultations score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. 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 Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.