State Capacity Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: State Capacity Index was -0.4069 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Cameroon, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, state capacity index in Cameroon stood at -0.4069.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Cameroon peaked at -0.0151 in 1989 and was at its lowest, -1.11, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 143rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.11 | — |
| 1961 | -0.4954 | -55.3% |
| 1962 | -0.4581 | -7.5% |
| 1963 | -0.4148 | -9.5% |
| 1964 | -0.4303 | +3.7% |
| 1965 | -0.4296 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | -0.4276 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | -0.3975 | -7.0% |
| 1968 | -0.402 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | -0.4003 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | -0.4051 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | -0.4505 | +11.2% |
| 1972 | -0.3713 | -17.6% |
| 1973 | -0.5203 | +40.1% |
| 1974 | -0.4334 | -16.7% |
| 1975 | -0.6087 | +40.4% |
| 1976 | -0.5241 | -13.9% |
| 1977 | -0.5755 | +9.8% |
| 1978 | -0.5539 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | -0.4864 | -12.2% |
| 1980 | -0.4882 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | -0.3285 | -32.7% |
| 1982 | -0.3147 | -4.2% |
| 1983 | -0.1326 | -57.9% |
| 1984 | -0.1223 | -7.8% |
| 1985 | -0.0692 | -43.4% |
| 1986 | -0.0811 | +17.3% |
| 1987 | -0.1361 | +67.8% |
| 1988 | -0.0304 | -77.7% |
| 1989 | -0.0151 | -50.4% |
| 1990 | -0.233 | +1444.1% |
| 1991 | -0.2934 | +25.9% |
| 1992 | -0.4299 | +46.5% |
| 1993 | -0.5129 | +19.3% |
| 1994 | -0.5145 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | -0.4619 | -10.2% |
| 1996 | -0.4022 | -12.9% |
| 1997 | -0.429 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | -0.4733 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | -0.4109 | -13.2% |
| 2000 | -0.5019 | +22.1% |
| 2001 | -0.5039 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | -0.4665 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4767 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | -0.5727 | +20.1% |
| 2005 | -0.4855 | -15.2% |
| 2006 | -0.315 | -35.1% |
| 2007 | -0.2984 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2361 | -20.9% |
| 2009 | -0.3017 | +27.8% |
| 2010 | -0.2979 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | -0.3115 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | -0.3344 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4355 | +30.2% |
| 2014 | -0.4139 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | -0.4069 | -1.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -0.4069 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -0.4069 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1444.1% | -0.0151 | -0.233 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4965 | -1.11 | -0.3975 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4929 | -0.6087 | -0.3713 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1718 | -0.4882 | -0.0151 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4161 | -0.5145 | -0.233 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4158 | -0.5727 | -0.2361 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3667 | -0.4355 | -0.2979 | 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 state capacity index in Cameroon?
- State capacity index in Cameroon was -0.4069 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0151 in 1989.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.11 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for state capacity index?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.