Rule of Law - Number of sources in Cameroon

Cameroon: Rule of Law - Number of sources was 16 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
3rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
16
in 2011
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Cameroon, 1996–2024

0510151996201020241996: 61998: 62000: 62002: 72003: 82004: 102005: 122006: 132007: 142008: 142009: 142010: 142011: 162012: 162013: 162014: 162015: 162016: 162017: 162018: 152019: 152020: 142021: 142022: 152023: 152024: 16

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - number of sources in Cameroon is 16, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Cameroon peaked at 16 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

That places Cameroon 3rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 10.89 6 14 9
2010s 15.6 14 16 10
2020s 14.8 14 16 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 1 Ghana 17 compare
  2. 1 Kenya 17 compare
  3. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16 compare
  4. 3 Côte d'Ivoire 16 compare
  5. 3 Gambia, The 16 compare
  6. 3 Liberia 16 compare
  7. 3 Mali 16 compare
  8. 3 Mozambique, Republic of 16 compare
  9. 3 Nigeria 16 compare
  10. 3 Senegal 16 compare
  11. 3 Sierra Leone 16 compare
  12. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 16 compare
  13. 3 Zimbabwe 16 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Cameroon?
Rule of law - number of sources in Cameroon was 16 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 16 in 2011.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Cameroon rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Cameroon ranks 3rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,296 data points, 1996–2024
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