Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
64.80 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 34/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Yaounde
Rank #170 of scored countries.
Survival
58.0
Living
31.6
Governance
21.3
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.14 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 1/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
37.70 %(2021)
Normalized: 43/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
4.80 %(2023)
Normalized: 93/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.60 %(2025)
Normalized: 87/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
6.55 %(2025)
Normalized: 89/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
2.84 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 23/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
5,589 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 3/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
4.55 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 18/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
4.53 %(2024)
Normalized: 91/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
63.97 years(2024)
Normalized: 23/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
42.20 0–100 index(2021)
Normalized: 36/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.22 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 10/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.80 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 26/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.25 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 17/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.24 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 18/100 · higher is better
History
Cameroon — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: +2.4 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 15.5 | 23.7 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 16.5 | 24.5 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 17.6 | 26.1 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 18.6 | 27.5 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 19.7 | 62.4 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 20.8 | 47.0 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 21.5 | 45.8 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 21.7 | 40.4 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 21.8 | 39.5 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 21.4 | 38.8 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 21.4 | 44.3 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 21.1 | 49.8 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 20.7 | 48.0 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 20.9 | 48.5 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 20.7 | 52.5 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 20.3 | 50.1 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 20.8 | 50.0 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 21.4 | 48.2 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 22.3 | 52.1 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 23.2 | 52.9 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 24.2 | 55.3 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 24.7 | 52.9 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 25.1 | 52.4 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 25.1 | 54.0 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 25.0 | 53.6 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 24.3 | 43.6 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 45.0 | 43.3 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 45.2 | 40.8 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 44.6 | 39.8 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 44.5 | 38.1 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 44.4 | 38.5 | — |
| 1996 | 36.9 | 170 | 45.3 | 38.4 | 21.5 |
| 1997 | 36.8 | 170 | 45.3 | 38.0 | 21.7 |
| 1998 | 36.7 | 172 | 45.1 | 37.5 | 22.2 |
| 1999 | 36.3 | 174 | 45.0 | 36.5 | 22.0 |
| 2000 | 34.3 | 176 | 45.2 | 31.4 | 21.0 |
| 2001 | 35.1 | 175 | 46.9 | 30.9 | 22.3 |
| 2002 | 35.6 | 174 | 49.1 | 30.1 | 21.8 |
| 2003 | 37.3 | 169 | 51.2 | 31.5 | 23.3 |
| 2004 | 38.8 | 170 | 54.0 | 31.1 | 25.4 |
| 2005 | 38.3 | 168 | 55.6 | 29.3 | 23.2 |
| 2006 | 38.2 | 170 | 57.2 | 25.7 | 25.5 |
| 2007 | 40.4 | 162 | 58.6 | 30.3 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 39.1 | 162 | 58.5 | 26.6 | 25.6 |
| 2009 | 39.6 | 164 | 58.4 | 28.5 | 25.1 |
| 2010 | 39.8 | 168 | 58.6 | 29.7 | 23.7 |
| 2011 | 39.4 | 168 | 59.3 | 28.9 | 22.2 |
| 2012 | 39.1 | 164 | 59.8 | 29.0 | 20.1 |
| 2013 | 39.0 | 169 | 60.2 | 28.5 | 20.1 |
| 2014 | 39.9 | 166 | 60.6 | 30.5 | 20.0 |
| 2015 | 39.5 | 170 | 60.7 | 29.1 | 20.1 |
| 2016 | 39.7 | 169 | 60.7 | 29.8 | 19.9 |
| 2017 | 39.8 | 167 | 60.5 | 31.0 | 19.0 |
| 2018 | 39.4 | 170 | 60.7 | 30.4 | 17.9 |
| 2019 | 38.8 | 171 | 60.5 | 29.6 | 17.0 |
| 2020 | 38.9 | 168 | 60.3 | 30.3 | 16.8 |
| 2021 | 37.5 | 174 | 55.5 | 29.5 | 19.6 |
| 2022 | 38.1 | 170 | 57.1 | 28.9 | 20.8 |
| 2023 | 38.7 | 170 | 57.2 | 30.1 | 21.2 |
| 2024 | 39.4 | 170 | 57.9 | 31.4 | 21.0 |
| 2025 | 39.6 | 170 | 58.0 | 31.6 | 21.3 |
| 2026 | 39.4 | 171 | 57.2 | 31.7 | 21.5 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Cameroon.