Women political empowerment index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Women political empowerment index was 0.76 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.76
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
93rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.793
in 2024
All-time low
0.309
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Women political empowerment index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.76 for women political empowerment index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women political empowerment index in Cameroon peaked at 0.793 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.309, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Women political empowerment index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.309 | — |
| 1962 | 0.314 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.324 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.352 | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.351 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.376 | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.401 | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.427 | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.466 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.501 | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.466 | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.58 | +24.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.587 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.592 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.549 | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.661 | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 0.68 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.696 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.723 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.725 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.719 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.746 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.744 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.747 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.784 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.782 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.786 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.767 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.751 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.748 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.756 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.777 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.783 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.786 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.789 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.793 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.76 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3134 | 0.309 | 0.314 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.348 | 0.324 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4631 | 0.401 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5782 | 0.549 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7004 | 0.661 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7611 | 0.744 | 0.786 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7813 | 0.76 | 0.793 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women political empowerment index in Cameroon?
- Women political empowerment index in Cameroon was 0.76 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women political empowerment index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.793 in 2024.
- What is the lowest women political empowerment index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.309 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for women political empowerment index?
- Cameroon ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women political empowerment index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women political empowerment index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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