Women political participation index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Women political participation index was 0.982 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.982
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.982
in 2024
All-time low
0.219
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Women political participation index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.982 for women political participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women political participation index in Cameroon peaked at 0.982 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.219, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 57th 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 participation index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.219 | — |
| 1962 | 0.234 | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.266 | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.297 | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.296 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.372 | +25.7% |
| 1979 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.453 | +21.8% |
| 1984 | 0.563 | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.453 | -19.5% |
| 1989 | 0.452 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.65 | +43.8% |
| 1991 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.609 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.478 | -21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.479 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.478 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.617 | +29.1% |
| 2001 | 0.674 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.732 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.807 | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.831 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.965 | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.969 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.977 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.965 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.969 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.978 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.978 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.976 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.975 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.982 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2323 | 0.219 | 0.234 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3023 | 0.266 | 0.372 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4726 | 0.372 | 0.563 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.578 | 0.478 | 0.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7372 | 0.617 | 0.807 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9276 | 0.831 | 0.977 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9785 | 0.975 | 0.982 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 54 Armenia 0.984 compare
- 54 Guyana 0.984 compare
- 54 North Macedonia 0.984 compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 0.982 compare
- 59 Burundi 0.981 compare
- 60 Uzbekistan 0.98 compare
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 participation index in Cameroon?
- Women political participation index in Cameroon was 0.982 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women political participation index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.982 in 2024.
- What is the lowest women political participation index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.219 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for women political participation index?
- Cameroon ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women political participation index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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