Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Cameroon, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Cameroon peaked at -0.9888 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.
Cameroon ranks 185th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9888 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.588 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 35.39 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 35.12 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 39.3 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in Cameroon?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Cameroon was -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9888 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Cameroon ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.