Social Development in Cameroon 144 indicators covering social development for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 37,991 2025 up 416.4% 37th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0013 units per person 2025 up 293.4% 53rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 182.2% 37th Political Rights Score 6 2025 down 33.3% 150th Freedom Score 15 2025 down 37.5% 168th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 18,553 2025 up 246.4% 42nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 163.9% 58th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 89.3% 33rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -36.29 % change on previous year 2025 down 177.6% 129th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 5 2018 unchanged 145th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 15.71 % change on previous year 2025 up 128.9% 34th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.699 2025 down 0.1% 74th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.435 2025 down 20.2% 130th Political Corruption Index 0.939 2025 up 0.1% 4th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.939 2025 up 0.1% 4th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.75 2024 down 11.8% 58th Number of armed conflicts 3 conflicts 2025 unchanged 9th Number of state-based conflicts 2 conflicts 2025 unchanged 2nd Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.1076 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,106.2% 58th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0218 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.6% 80th LGBT+ Rights Index -1.41 2019 down 227.7% 174th Forcibly displaced people 1.38 million 2025 up 192.4% 26th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st Corruption Perceptions Index 26 2024 down 3.7% 139th Internally displaced people due to conflict 1.04 million people 2024 — 14th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 12.94 2024 up 1.3% 11th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 5.85 2024 up 6.2% 66th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 7.08 2024 down 2.4% 2nd Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0.0095 2024 down 1.4% 32nd Self-reported life satisfaction 5.08 2025 up 12.6% 101st Happiness vs. life satisfaction 5.08 2025 up 12.6% 101st Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 44.1% 2024 down 19.7% 77th Homicide rate 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 up 59.9% 49th Homicides 1,868 homicides 2022 up 112.3% 25th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 up 59.9% 49th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 up 59.9% 49th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy -0.5305 2020 down 1,429.8% 84th Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.7314 2020 down 14.4% 103rd Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Homicides 1,640 deaths 2021 down 9.6% 47th Homicide rate 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 32.0% 75th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 6.01 2021 down 32.2% 71st Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 716,000 2030 down 9.5% 95th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 10.11 2030 up 4.4% 33rd States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Freedom of Association Score 4 2025 down 20.0% 67th Freedom of Expression Score 2 2025 down 33.3% 98th Civil Rights Score 3 2025 down 25.0% 82nd Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 4.5% 2030 down 32.8% 160th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 775,000 2030 down 9.6% 94th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 40.3% 2020 up 9.7% 92nd Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 49.8% 2020 up 8.0% 112th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →