Human Development Index: males vs. females in Cameroon
Cameroon: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.6187 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Cameroon, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.6187 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Cameroon peaked at 0.6187 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4623, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 147th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4636 | 0.4623 | 0.465 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5062 | 0.4704 | 0.5529 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5987 | 0.567 | 0.6138 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6108 | 0.6027 | 0.6187 | 4 |
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More gender data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 430,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 437,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Cameroon?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Cameroon was 0.6187 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6187 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4623 in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Cameroon ranks 147th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.