Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Cameroon

Cameroon: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 34.68 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
34.68 0-100
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
172nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
41.3 0-100
in 2007
All-time low
30.62 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Cameroon, 1996–2025

0102030401996201020251996: 32 0-1001998: 30.6 0-1002000: 30.7 0-1002002: 33.7 0-1002003: 34.4 0-1002004: 37.8 0-1002005: 38.4 0-1002006: 40.6 0-1002007: 41.3 0-1002008: 39.9 0-1002009: 39.5 0-1002010: 38.8 0-1002011: 39.3 0-1002012: 38.2 0-1002013: 38.3 0-1002014: 40.3 0-1002015: 40 0-1002016: 38.6 0-1002017: 38 0-1002018: 35.7 0-1002019: 35 0-1002020: 35.8 0-1002021: 34.9 0-1002022: 34.9 0-1002023: 35.3 0-1002024: 35.1 0-1002025: 34.7 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in Cameroon stood at 34.68 0-100.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Cameroon peaked at 41.3 0-100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30.62 0-100, in 1998.

Cameroon ranks 172nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Cameroon, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 32.05 0-100 —
1998 30.62 0-100 -4.4%
2000 30.68 0-100 +0.2%
2002 33.72 0-100 +9.9%
2003 34.44 0-100 +2.1%
2004 37.8 0-100 +9.7%
2005 38.4 0-100 +1.6%
2006 40.64 0-100 +5.8%
2007 41.3 0-100 +1.6%
2008 39.91 0-100 -3.4%
2009 39.49 0-100 -1.1%
2010 38.76 0-100 -1.8%
2011 39.27 0-100 +1.3%
2012 38.21 0-100 -2.7%
2013 38.31 0-100 +0.3%
2014 40.28 0-100 +5.2%
2015 40.04 0-100 -0.6%
2016 38.58 0-100 -3.6%
2017 38 0-100 -1.5%
2018 35.65 0-100 -6.2%
2019 35.04 0-100 -1.7%
2020 35.82 0-100 +2.2%
2021 34.89 0-100 -2.6%
2022 34.88 0-100 -0.1%
2023 35.29 0-100 +1.2%
2024 35.13 0-100 -0.4%
2025 34.68 0-100 -1.3%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 34.68 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.49 0-100, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 34.68 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.18 0-100, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.33 0-100 30.62 0-100 32.05 0-100 2
2000s 37.38 0-100 30.68 0-100 41.3 0-100 9
2010s 38.21 0-100 35.04 0-100 40.28 0-100 10
2020s 35.12 0-100 34.68 0-100 35.82 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 169 Haiti 35.06 0-100 compare
  2. 170 Uzbekistan 34.8 0-100 compare
  3. 171 Mali 34.74 0-100 compare
  4. 173 Vietnam 34.48 0-100 compare
  5. 174 Central African Republic 34.47 0-100 compare
  6. 175 Ethiopia 34.31 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Cameroon?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Cameroon was 34.68 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 voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 41.3 0-100 in 2007.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 30.62 0-100 in 1998.
How does Cameroon rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Cameroon ranks 172nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. 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).