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.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon

Name: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.509 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.509

Change on year

down 4.9%

World rank

122nd

of 174 countries

All-time high

0.693

in 2001

All-time low

0.217

in 1971

Years of data

1961–2025

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.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 1961 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1961	0.228	—
1962	0.228	+0.0%
1963	0.228	+0.0%
1964	0.228	+0.0%
1965	0.228	+0.0%
1966	0.221	-3.1%
1967	0.221	+0.0%
1968	0.221	+0.0%
1969	0.221	+0.0%
1970	0.221	+0.0%
1971	0.217	-1.8%
1972	0.234	+7.8%
1973	0.236	+0.9%
1974	0.236	+0.0%
1975	0.238	+0.8%
1976	0.238	+0.0%
1977	0.237	-0.4%
1978	0.237	+0.0%
1979	0.237	+0.0%
1980	0.299	+26.2%
1981	0.299	+0.0%
1982	0.383	+28.1%
1983	0.443	+15.7%
1984	0.458	+3.4%
1985	0.458	+0.0%
1986	0.458	+0.0%
1987	0.458	+0.0%
1988	0.458	+0.0%
1989	0.458	+0.0%
1990	0.543	+18.6%
1991	0.588	+8.3%
1992	0.628	+6.8%
1993	0.671	+6.8%
1994	0.668	-0.4%
1995	0.671	+0.4%
1996	0.671	+0.0%
1997	0.651	-3.0%
1998	0.673	+3.4%
1999	0.673	+0.0%
2000	0.688	+2.2%
2001	0.693	+0.7%
2002	0.669	-3.5%
2003	0.669	+0.0%
2004	0.67	+0.1%
2005	0.692	+3.3%
2006	0.692	+0.0%
2007	0.691	-0.1%
2008	0.679	-1.7%
2009	0.69	+1.6%
2010	0.679	-1.6%
2011	0.679	+0.0%
2012	0.673	-0.9%
2013	0.652	-3.1%
2014	0.654	+0.3%
2015	0.65	-0.6%
2016	0.586	-9.8%
2017	0.539	-8.0%
2018	0.533	-1.1%
2019	0.553	+3.8%
2020	0.554	+0.2%
2021	0.568	+2.5%
2022	0.57	+0.4%
2023	0.542	-4.9%
2024	0.535	-1.3%
2025	0.509	-4.9%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

Cameroon's 0.509 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Cameroon's 0.509 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1982	+28.1%	0.299	0.383
1980	+26.2%	0.237	0.299

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

See the full ranking of 174 places →

More economy & growth data for Cameroon

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for Cameroon →

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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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.