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