Hdi vs augmented hdi in Cameroon

Cameroon: Hdi vs augmented hdi was 0.588 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.588
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
155th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.588
in 2023
All-time low
0.432
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Hdi vs augmented hdi in Cameroon, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.4481991: 0.4451992: 0.4421993: 0.4361994: 0.4341995: 0.4331996: 0.4321997: 0.4321998: 0.4331999: 0.4342000: 0.4392001: 0.4582002: 0.4582003: 0.4652004: 0.472005: 0.4722006: 0.4732007: 0.4852008: 0.5012009: 0.5162010: 0.5292011: 0.5382012: 0.5492013: 0.5582014: 0.5662015: 0.5752016: 0.5792017: 0.5812018: 0.5822019: 0.5822020: 0.5792021: 0.5742022: 0.5812023: 0.588

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.588 for hdi vs augmented hdi in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hdi vs augmented hdi in Cameroon peaked at 0.588 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.432, in 1996.

Cameroon ranks 155th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Hdi vs augmented hdi in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Hdi vs augmented hdi in Cameroon, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 0.448 —
1991 0.445 -0.7%
1992 0.442 -0.7%
1993 0.436 -1.4%
1994 0.434 -0.5%
1995 0.433 -0.2%
1996 0.432 -0.2%
1997 0.432 +0.0%
1998 0.433 +0.2%
1999 0.434 +0.2%
2000 0.439 +1.2%
2001 0.458 +4.3%
2002 0.458 +0.0%
2003 0.465 +1.5%
2004 0.47 +1.1%
2005 0.472 +0.4%
2006 0.473 +0.2%
2007 0.485 +2.5%
2008 0.501 +3.3%
2009 0.516 +3.0%
2010 0.529 +2.5%
2011 0.538 +1.7%
2012 0.549 +2.0%
2013 0.558 +1.6%
2014 0.566 +1.4%
2015 0.575 +1.6%
2016 0.579 +0.7%
2017 0.581 +0.3%
2018 0.582 +0.2%
2019 0.582 +0.0%
2020 0.579 -0.5%
2021 0.574 -0.9%
2022 0.581 +1.2%
2023 0.588 +1.2%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 0.588 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 0.588 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4369 0.432 0.448 10
2000s 0.4737 0.439 0.516 10
2010s 0.5639 0.529 0.582 10
2020s 0.5805 0.574 0.588 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 152 Comoros 0.603 compare
  2. 153 Zimbabwe 0.598 compare
  3. 154 Zambia 0.595 compare
  4. 156 Solomon Islands 0.584 compare
  5. 157 Cote d'Ivoire 0.582 compare
  6. 157 Uganda 0.582 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hdi vs augmented hdi in Cameroon?
Hdi vs augmented hdi in Cameroon was 0.588 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hdi vs augmented hdi recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.588 in 2023.
What is the lowest hdi vs augmented hdi recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.432 in 1996.
How does Cameroon rank for hdi vs augmented hdi?
Cameroon ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is hdi vs augmented hdi rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hdi vs augmented hdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hdi vs augmented hdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
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