Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic under a dictatorship
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 26/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 42.8/100 #131
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.260
- HDI
- 0.588
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic under a dictatorship
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Cameroon | Paul Biya |
| Prime Minister of Cameroon | Joseph Ngute |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 6.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 30.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.0% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
11th pct
Rule of law (2023)
17th pct
Corruption control (2023)
13th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
17th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
19th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
20th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 26 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.260
- Liberal
- 0.114
- Participatory
- 0.093
- Deliberative
- 0.097
- Egalitarian
- 0.178
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 42.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #131 / 180
- Rank change
- -1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #107
- 41.1
- Economic #141
- 32.8
- Legal #121
- 49.4
- Social #99
- 57.4
- Safety #153
- 33.0
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.8 | 131 | 41.1 | 32.8 | 49.4 | 57.4 | 33.0 |
| 2024 | 45.0 | 130 | 43.7 | 34.1 | 52.7 | 59.3 | 35.0 |
| 2023 | 45.6 | 138 | 42.5 | 36.0 | 44.1 | 58.8 | 46.6 |
| 2022 | 49.1 | 118 | 48.1 | 35.7 | 56.9 | 67.6 | 37.3 |
| 2021 | 56.2 | 135 | - | - | - | - | 56.4 |
| 2020 | 56.7 | 134 | - | - | - | - | 63.4 |
| 2019 | 56.7 | 131 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 59.1 | 129 | - | - | - | - | 65.3 |
| 2017 | 58.4 | 130 | - | - | - | - | 69.1 |
| 2016 | 59.5 | 126 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 60.4 | 133 | - | - | - | - | 72.9 |
| 2014 | 61.9 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 65.2 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 35.0 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 44.3 | 129 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 30.5 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 36.9 | 129 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 36.0 | 111 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 28.3 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 20.5 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - |