Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.509 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.509.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.693 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.217, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 122nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2249 | 0.221 | 0.228 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2331 | 0.217 | 0.238 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4172 | 0.299 | 0.458 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6437 | 0.543 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6833 | 0.669 | 0.693 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6198 | 0.533 | 0.679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5463 | 0.509 | 0.57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 119 Kazakhstan 0.513 compare
- 119 Mauritania 0.513 compare
- 121 El Salvador 0.511 compare
- 123 Kuwait 0.488 compare
- 124 Mozambique 0.483 compare
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 0.478 compare
- 125 Thailand 0.478 compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -7.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,489 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 14.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 44.50 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,489 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 0.509 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.693 in 2001.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.217 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.