Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate was -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Voice and Accountability - 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
In 2024, voice and accountability - governance estimate in Cameroon stood at -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance estimate in Cameroon peaked at -0.9276 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.
That places Cameroon 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9276 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9633 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 167 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 168 Mali -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 169 Comoros -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 171 Ethiopia -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 172 Djibouti -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 173 Zimbabwe -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
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)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.25 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 voice and accountability - governance estimate in Cameroon?
- Voice and accountability - governance estimate in Cameroon was -1.24 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 voice and accountability - governance estimate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9276 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance estimate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Cameroon ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is voice and accountability - governance estimate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 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.