Stateness Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Stateness Index was 5.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Stateness Index in Cameroon, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, stateness index in Cameroon stood at 5.5. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stateness index in Cameroon peaked at 6.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.5, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 109th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Stateness Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.5 | — |
| 2007 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.25 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 6.25 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 5.75 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.25, 76% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.25, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.15 | 5.75 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3 |
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 stateness index in Cameroon?
- Stateness index in Cameroon was 5.5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stateness index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest stateness index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for stateness index?
- Cameroon ranks 109th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stateness index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stateness Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force, provides basic public services across the country, citizens accept the state as legitimate, religious dogmas do not interfere, and citizenship is accessible.