Cameroon (Republic of Cameroon)

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Cameroon Republic of Cameroon
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	157th best
Capital	Yaounde
Land Area	472 710km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	25.2m₂
Life Expectancy	55.96yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$2 894 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	CM, CMR, 120₅
Internet Domain	.cm₆
Currency	Franc (XAF)₇
Telephone	+237₈

1. Overview

#france #UK

“French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Here at the crossroads of West and Central Africa, Cameroon, home to diverse peoples and cultures, spans the spectrum of signature African landscapes, Cameroon is Africa's throbbing heart, a crazed, sultry mosaic of active volcanoes, white-sand beaches, thick rainforest and magnificent parched landscapes broken up by the bizarre rock formations of the Sahel. With both Francophone and Anglophone regions, not to mention some 263 ethnic groups, (speaking around 230 local languages), the country is a vast ethnic and linguistic jigsaw, yet one that, in contrast to so many of its neighbours, enjoys a great deal of stability.
Cameroon's coast is lapped by the languid waters of the Gulf of Guinea and its landscape extends from the steamy tropical beaches of the south and even steamier rainforests of the interior to the semi-deserts of the Sahelian north.
With good infrastructure, travel is a lot easier here than in many parts of Africa. Still, you´ll miss none of those indicators that you´re in the middle of this fascinating continent: everyone seems to be carrying something on their heads, makossa music sets the rhythm, the streets smell like roasting plantains and African bliss is just a piece of grilled fish and a frosty beer away.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Cameroon National and Social Development

#economics #human_development

UN HDI (2016)₁₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₁
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
150	Angola	150
151	Tanzania	151
152	Nigeria	152
153	Cameroon	153
154	Zimbabwe	154
155	Papua New Guinea	154
156	Solomon Islands	156
157	Mauritania	157
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₂
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
152	Kyrgyzstan	$3 097
153	Cambodia	$3 095
154	Sao Tome & Principe	$3 070
155	Cameroon	$2 894
156	Kenya	$2 881
157	Vanuatu	$2 805
158	Papua New Guinea	$2 712
159	Tajikistan	$2 601
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₃_,₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃_,₁₄
1	Taiwan	30.2
2	Denmark	30.5
3	Norway	30.9
	...
154	Djibouti	111.0
155	San Marino	111.0
156	Ethiopia	111.2
157	Cameroon	111.3
158	Pakistan	111.4
159	Gambia	111.4
160	Sierra Leone	111.6
161	Nigeria	111.6
	World Avg	86.4
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Cameroon's Demographics

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Cameroon's population is predicted to rise to 28.81 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 4.33. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)₂
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
50	Nepal	28.1m
51	Madagascar	26.3m
52	N. Korea	25.5m
53	Cameroon	25.2m
54	Ivory Coast	25.1m
55	Australia	24.9m
56	Niger	22.4m
57	Sri Lanka	21.2m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
176	S. Africa	57.66
177	Burundi	57.12
178	S. Sudan	56.13
179	Cameroon	55.96
180	Somalia	55.71
181	Guinea-Bissau	55.49
182	Mozambique	55.48
183	Nigeria	53.06
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
145	Ivory Coast	4.27
146	Eritrea	4.28
147	Palestine	4.31
148	Cameroon	4.33
149	Mauritania	4.40
150	Congo, (Brazzaville)	4.46
151	Central African Rep.	4.46
152	Madagascar	4.52
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₆
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
17	Malawi	05.6
18	Senegal	05.6
19	Yemen	05.7
20	Cameroon	05.8
21	Niger	05.8
22	Congo, DR	05.8
23	Benin	05.8
24	Burundi	05.9
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
120	Mauritius	2.3%
121	Benin	2.3%
122	S. Korea	2.3%
123	Cameroon	2.2%
124	Bulgaria	2.2%
125	Kenya	2.2%
126	Angola	2.1%
127	Liberia	2.1%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
163	Djibouti	1.5%
164	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	1.4%
165	Zambia	1.4%
166	Cameroon	1.4%
167	Malawi	1.4%
168	Congo, DR	1.3%
169	N. Korea	1.3%
170	Thailand	1.2%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Cameroon's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#antisemitism #equality #freedom #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #slavery #tolerance #women

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₉_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉_,₂₀
1	Denmark	9.7
2	Sweden	10.0
3	Norway	16.1
	...
144	Zambia	115.1
145	Bahamas	115.5
146	Dominica	115.8
147	Cameroon	116.1
148	Qatar	117.2
149	St Lucia	117.8
150	Oman	118.7
151	Liberia	119.1
152	Turkmenistan	121.3
	World Avg	89.8
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Denmark, Sweden and Norway₁₉. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Tuvalu, The Solomon Islands and Palestine₁₉.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice and LGBT equality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₉, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Melanesia and Australasia₁₉.

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₁
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₁
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
120	Madagascar	14
121	Syria	14
122	Sudan	14
123	Cameroon	14
124	Uzbekistan	14
125	Mauritania	13
126	Sri Lanka	13
127	Malawi	13
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₂
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
120	Vatican City	11.34
121	Latvia	11.39
122	Angola	11.59
123	Cameroon	11.63
124	Sudan	11.65
125	Kazakhstan	11.67
126	Switzerland	11.71
127	Macedonia	11.71
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₃
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
123	Tunisia	123
124	Mali	124
125	Gambia	125
126	Cameroon	126
127	Guyana	126
128	Vietnam	128
129	Azerbaijan	128
130	Sri Lanka	130
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better₂₄
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
116	Venezuela	3444
117	Nepal	3461
118	Ecuador	3469
119	Cameroon	3478
120	Chad	3487
121	Brunei	3545
122	Tajikistan	3571
123	S. Sudan	3620
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims₂₅
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
	...
121	Niger	0.67
122	Zimbabwe	0.67
123	Togo	0.68
124	Cameroon	0.69
125	Kenya	0.69
126	Albania	0.69
127	Malaysia	0.69
128	Djibouti	0.71
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

Cameroon is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women.

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Gender Inequality (2015)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better₂₆
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
135	Kenya	0.56
136	Egypt	0.57
137	Swaziland	0.57
138	Cameroon	0.57
139	Mozambique	0.57
140	Sudan	0.57
141	Congo, (Brazzaville)	0.59
142	Haiti	0.59
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
59	Liberia	1946
60	Romania	1946
61	Panama	1946
62	Cameroon	1946
63	Macedonia	1946
64	Venezuela	1946
65	Guatemala	1946
66	Vietnam	1946
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

Anti-Semite Opinions (2014)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₂₇
1	Laos	0
2	Philippines	3
3	Sweden	4
	...
56	Botswana	33
57	Nicaragua	34
58	Romania	35
59	Cameroon	35
60	Paraguay	35
61	Kenya	35
62	Lithuania	36
63	Guatemala	36
	World Avg	36.8
q=101.

LGBT Equality (2017)₂₈
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₈
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
184	Algeria	-37
185	Tunisia	-39
186	Guinea	-39
187	Cameroon	-39
188	Senegal	-39
189	Libya	-42
190	Morocco	-42
191	Solomon Islands	-44
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

5. Cameroon's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Health (2020)₂₉_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₉_,₂₀
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
171	Guinea-Bissau	116.5
172	Burkina Faso	117.0
173	Micronesia	117.2
174	Cameroon	118.0
175	Chad	118.6
176	Swaziland	120.0
177	Mali	120.6
178	Namibia	121.1
179	Papua New Guinea	122.0
	World Avg	92.3
q=187.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The Maldives₂₉. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₉.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and Europe₂₉, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₉.

Health:

Cameroon is a pretty unhealthy country. Cameroon does better than average when it comes to its smoking rate₃₀ and in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₁. But unfortunately Cameroon gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average when it comes to its alcohol consumption rate₃₂, its immunizations take-up₃₃, its fertility rate₁₅ and in its adolescent birth rate₂₆. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in its average life expectancy₁₂. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
176	S. Africa	57.66
177	Burundi	57.12
178	S. Sudan	56.13
179	Cameroon	55.96
180	Somalia	55.71
181	Guinea-Bissau	55.49
182	Mozambique	55.48
183	Nigeria	53.06
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₂
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
130	Ukraine	8.6
131	Netherlands	8.7
132	Croatia	8.9
133	Cameroon	8.9
134	Canada	8.9
135	Rwanda	9.0
136	Iceland	9.1
137	Sweden	9.2
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
145	Ivory Coast	4.27
146	Eritrea	4.28
147	Palestine	4.31
148	Cameroon	4.33
149	Mauritania	4.40
150	Congo, (Brazzaville)	4.46
151	Central African Rep.	4.46
152	Madagascar	4.52
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₀
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₀
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
44	Myanmar (Burma)	206
43	Ecuador	191
42	Guatemala	190
41	Cameroon	184
40	Central African Rep.	178
39	Guinea-Bissau	175
38	Nigeria	173
37	Paraguay	166
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
72	Kazakhstan	72
73	Egypt	73
74	Burundi	74
75	Cameroon	74
76	Malta	76
77	Guatemala	77
78	Sri Lanka	78
79	Poland	79
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₄
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
54	Mauritius	32.3
55	N. Korea	32.4
56	Thailand	32.6
57	Cameroon	33.6
58	Mauritania	34.4
59	Cape Verde	34.8
60	Sao Tome & Principe	35.4
61	Seychelles	36.8
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₆
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
162	Dominican Rep.	97.9
163	Gabon	99.9
164	Somalia	103.9
165	Cameroon	104.6
166	Burkina Faso	108.5
167	Equatorial Guinea	108.7
168	Liberia	108.8
169	Zimbabwe	109.7
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₃
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₃
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
144	Togo	84.3
145	Zambia	84.2
146	Congo, (Brazzaville)	83.6
147	Cameroon	83.3
148	Laos	83.3
149	Djibouti	82.6
150	Uganda	82.5
151	Comoros	81.8
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Cameroon's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #religion #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₅
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
111	Libya	81.3
112	Indonesia	82.8
113	Dominica	83.3
114	Cameroon	83.3
115	Ethiopia	83.5
116	Zimbabwe	83.8
117	Ghana	84.1
118	Nepal	84.5
119	Tajikistan	84.5
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education (2018)₃₆
Pos.		Higher is better₃₆
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
129	Algeria	38.9%
130	Guatemala	37.8%
131	Pakistan	37.2%
132	Cameroon	37.2%
133	Gambia	36.8%
134	Nepal	35.9%
135	Kenya	35.2%
136	Honduras	33.5%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₃₇
Pos.		Higher is better Years₃₇
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
105	Bahamas	12.8
106	Venezuela	12.8
107	Libya	12.8
108	Cameroon	12.7
109	Philippines	12.7
110	Botswana	12.7
111	Vietnam	12.7
112	Paraguay	12.7
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
98	Zimbabwe	98
99	Panama	99
100	Laos	100
101	Cameroon	101
102	Peru	102
103	Cape Verde	103
104	Swaziland	104
105	Albania	105
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity (2009)₃₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₈
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
95	Senegal	96
96	Philippines	96
97	Nigeria	96
98	Cameroon	96
99	Malaysia	96
100	Afghanistan	97
101	Comoros	97
102	Egypt	97
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better₃₉
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
131	Zimbabwe	66
132	Senegal	66
133	Sierra Leone	64
134	Mozambique	64
135	Ethiopia	64
136	Central African Rep.	64
137	Congo, (Brazzaville)	64
138	Cameroon	64
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better₄₀
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
155	Uganda	19%
156	Zambia	19%
157	Tajikistan	19%
158	Cameroon	18%
159	Pakistan	18%
160	Nepal	17%
161	Mauritania	17%
162	S. Sudan	17%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better₄₁
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
	...
30	Moldova	0.71
31	Zambia	0.76
32	Kenya	0.77
33	Cameroon	0.77
34	Burkina Faso	0.79
35	Ivory Coast	0.82
36	Ethiopia	0.84
37	Iran	0.85
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₂
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
89	Botswana	0.0
90	El Salvador	0.0
91	Kenya	0.0
92	Cameroon	0.0
93	Kyrgyzstan	0.0
94	Cambodia	0.0
95	Belarus	0.0
96	Azerbaijan	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₃
Pos.		Lower is better₄₃
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
76	Sudan	64
77	Tajikistan	64.5
78	Guinea	65.75
79	Cameroon	66
80	Suriname	66
81	S. Korea	66.33
82	Tanzania	69
83	Afghanistan	69
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₄
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
140	Nigeria	26.6
141	Ukraine	26.6
142	Comoros	26.4
143	Cameroon	26.2
144	Uganda	26.2
145	Kyrgyzstan	26.2
146	Paraguay	26.0
147	Kenya	26.0
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better₄₅
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
96	Indonesia	5.1
97	Bhutan	5.1
98	Somalia	5.0
99	Cameroon	5.0
100	Bulgaria	4.9
101	Nepal	4.9
102	Venezuela	4.8
103	Gabon	4.8
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
141	Sri Lanka	141
142	Malawi	142
143	Benin	143
144	Cameroon	144
145	Laos	145
146	Nigeria	146
147	Equatorial Guinea	147
148	Angola	148
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
147	Syria	147
148	Iran	148
149	India	149
150	Cameroon	150
151	Suriname	151
152	Gabon	152
153	Iraq	153
154	Paraguay	154
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index (2012)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better₄₆
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
93	Papua New Guinea	2.08
94	Trinidad & Tobago	2.08
95	Angola	2.11
96	Cameroon	2.11
97	Uganda	2.12
98	Tajikistan	2.12
99	Madagascar	2.12
100	Liberia	2.13
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
10	Morocco	10
11	Oman	11
12	Tanzania	12
13	Cameroon	13
14	Singapore	14
15	Colombia	15
16	Costa Rica	16
17	Hungary	17
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
87	Nicaragua	87
88	Niger	88
89	India	89
90	Cameroon	90
91	Venezuela	91
92	Belarus	92
93	Ghana	93
94	Qatar	94
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better Score₄₇
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
133	Thailand	6.03
134	S. Sudan	6.32
135	Turkey	6.53
136	Cameroon	6.62
137	Central African Rep.	6.62
138	Mali	6.65
139	Libya	6.77
140	Egypt	6.79
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better %₄₈
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
156	Namibia	-21.0
157	Burkina Faso	-21.9
158	Argentina	-22.1
159	Cameroon	-22.6
160	Somalia	-23.2
161	Indonesia	-23.2
162	Kyrgyzstan	-23.8
163	Comoros	-24.5
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better₄₉
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
158	Bosnia & Herzegovina	41.8
159	Togo	41.8
160	Liberia	41.6
161	Cameroon	40.8
162	Swaziland	40.3
163	Djibouti	40.0
164	Papua New Guinea	39.4
165	Eritrea	39.3
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₀
Pos.		Higher is better₅₀
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
63	Belgium	08.47
64	Guatemala	08.47
65	India	08.40
66	Cameroon	08.33
67	Australia	08.20
68	UAE	08.13
69	Jamaica	08.06
70	Senegal	08.06
	World Avg	09.29
q=119.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
91	S. Korea	1995 Jan 01
92	Bolivia	1995 Jan 01
93	Senegal	1995 Jan 15
94	Cameroon	1995 Jan 17
95	N. Korea	1995 Jan 24
96	San Marino	1995 Jan 26
97	Swaziland	1995 Feb 07
98	Zimbabwe	1995 Feb 09
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₁
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
66	Serbia	41.1%
67	Ghana	40.4%
68	Moldova	40.4%
69	Cameroon	39.0%
70	Uganda	38.6%
71	Sierra Leone	38.6%
72	France	38.4%
73	Mongolia	38.4%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₂
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
177	Congo, DR	36.10
176	Benin	34.90
175	Equatorial Guinea	34.60
174	Cameroon	33.50
173	Ivory Coast	33.30
172	Lesotho	33.10
171	Guinea-Bissau	32.30
170	Haiti	32.20
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₃
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
127	Dominican Rep.	45.7
128	Nicaragua	46.2
129	S. Sudan	46.3
130	Cameroon	46.6
131	Chile	46.6
132	Seychelles	46.8
133	Cape Verde	47.2
134	Benin	47.8
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₅₄
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₅₄
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
69	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	.210
70	Ivory Coast	.236
71	Yemen	.241
72	Cameroon	.243
73	Malawi	.243
74	Togo	.249
75	Rwanda	.259
76	Mauritania	.261
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion

Religiosity (2009)₃₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₈
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
95	Senegal	96
96	Philippines	96
97	Nigeria	96
98	Cameroon	96
99	Malaysia	96
100	Afghanistan	97
101	Comoros	97
102	Egypt	97
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₅
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₅
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
122	Niger	0
123	Saudi Arabia	0
124	Rwanda	0
125	Cameroon	0
126	Philippines	0
127	Kuwait	0
128	Madagascar	0
129	Nigeria	0
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₅₆:

Christian	70.3%
Muslim	18.3%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	3.3%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	5.3%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%₅₇.

The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)₅₈, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for Cameroon states:

“The constitution mandates a secular state, and the constitution and other laws and policies protect freedom of religion or belief. However, there are widespread government privileges for religion, especially Christianity and Islam, and routine bias against the nonreligious. The government gives an annual subsidy to all private primary and secondary education institutions, including those operated by religious denominations. State-sponsored television station and radio stations broadcast Christian and Islamic religious services on a regular basis₅₉, as well as religious ceremonies on national holidays and during national events.”
"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)₅₈

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