Justified Political Positions Score in Cameroon

Cameroon: Justified Political Positions Score was -2.76 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
-2.76
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 175 countries
All-time high
-0.797
in 2012
All-time low
-2.79
in 2021
Years of data
65
1961–2025

Justified Political Positions Score in Cameroon, 1961–2025

-3-2.5-2-1.5-1196119932025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, justified political positions score in Cameroon stood at -2.76.

That represents a change of down 95.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, justified political positions score in Cameroon peaked at -0.797 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -2.79, in 2021.

That places Cameroon 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -1.06 -1.06 -1.06 9
1970s -1.06 -1.06 -1.06 10
1980s -0.8944 -1.06 -0.853 10
1990s -1.33 -1.65 -1.23 10
2000s -1.23 -1.25 -1.23 10
2010s -1.67 -2.5 -0.797 10
2020s -2.68 -2.79 -2.48 6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 172 Yemen -2.09 compare
  2. 173 South Sudan -2.41 compare
  3. 174 Venezuela -2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is justified political positions score in Cameroon?
Justified political positions score in Cameroon was -2.76 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest justified political positions score recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was -0.797 in 2012.
What is the lowest justified political positions score recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was -2.79 in 2021.
How does Cameroon rank for justified political positions score?
Cameroon ranks 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is justified political positions score rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.