Cameroon: Clean elections index

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 Cameroon

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.148
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1961 - 2023
 Average 0.123
 Min - Max 0.001 - 0.192
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.148 index points, an increase from 0.143 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Cameroon from 1961 to 2023 is 0.123 index points. The minimum value, 0.001 index points, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 0.192 index points was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Cameroon - Clean elections index - Recent values chart

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Cameroon - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1961-2023




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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