Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) was 38.97 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Rule of Law - Governance score in Cameroon, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 38.97 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Cameroon peaked at 41.89 0-100 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.54 0-100, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 34.54 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 38.4 0-100 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 36.31 0-100 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 36.44 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 37.8 0-100 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 41.89 0-100 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 38.32 0-100 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 39.13 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 40.51 0-100 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 41.71 0-100 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 41.17 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 41.7 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 41.05 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 40.36 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 39.35 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 41.21 0-100 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 40.84 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 40.85 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.43 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 39.93 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 39.44 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 38.88 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 38.78 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 38.77 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.51 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 38.15 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 38.97 0-100 | +2.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 38.97 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.29 0-100, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 38.97 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.06 0-100, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.47 0-100 | 34.54 0-100 | 38.4 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.25 0-100 | 36.31 0-100 | 41.89 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.51 0-100 | 39.35 0-100 | 41.7 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.68 0-100 | 38.15 0-100 | 38.97 0-100 | 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 rule of law - governance score in Cameroon?
- Rule of law - governance score in Cameroon was 38.97 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 41.89 0-100 in 2004.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.54 0-100 in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Cameroon ranks 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).