Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score was 1.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.22
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.66
in 2020
All-time low
0.864
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.22 for foreign policy free from interference of other states score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Cameroon peaked at 1.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.864, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 90th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.864 | — |
| 1962 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.44 | +66.1% |
| 2001 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.22 | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 1.22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.66 | +36.2% |
| 2021 | 1.66 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.66 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.66 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.22 | -26.5% |
| 2025 | 1.22 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.22 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.13, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.22 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.21, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.864 | 0.864 | 0.864 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.864 | 0.864 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.864 | 0.864 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.864 | 0.864 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 1.22 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 1.22 | 1.66 | 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 foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Cameroon?
- Foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Cameroon was 1.22 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.864 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
- Cameroon ranks 90th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign policy free from interference of other states score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.