Centralization of Political Power Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Centralization of Political Power 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
Centralization of Political Power Index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.883 for centralization of political power 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, centralization of political power 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.
Centralization of Political Power 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 centralization of political power index in Cameroon?
- Centralization of political power index in Cameroon was 0.883 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 2019.
- What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for centralization of political power index?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is centralization of political power 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.