Political centralization index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Political centralization index was 0.883 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.883
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
22nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.894
in 2019
All-time low
0.81
in 2022
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Political centralization index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.883 for political centralization index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in Cameroon peaked at 0.894 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.81, in 2022.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Political centralization index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.883 | — |
| 1962 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.873 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.868 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.862 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.851 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.841 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.837 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.839 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.84 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.828 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.83 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.837 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.836 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.834 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.824 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.833 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.883 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.894 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.868 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.874 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.81 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.863 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.849 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.883 | +4.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.883 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.883 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.883 | 0.883 | 0.883 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.883 | 0.883 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.866 | 0.862 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8416 | 0.837 | 0.851 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8309 | 0.828 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8444 | 0.824 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8578 | 0.81 | 0.883 | 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 political centralization index in Cameroon?
- Political centralization index in Cameroon was 0.883 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 2019.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for political centralization index?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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