Democratic change in Cameroon
Cameroon: Democratic change was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1990
All-time low
1
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Democratic change in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic change in Cameroon is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Cameroon peaked at 2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 23rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.282 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3209 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4712 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.29 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic change in Cameroon?
- Democratic change in Cameroon was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1990.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for democratic change?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic change rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.