Cameroon is a unitary presidential republic whose president Paul Biya, in office since 1982, was declared winner of an eighth term in October 2025 with about 54 percent amid disputes and protests. The state faces an Anglophone separatist conflict and Boko Haram attacks.
In the 12 Axes register, Cameroon leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Cameroon sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state, president appoints regional governors
Oligarchy
Biya in office since 1982, eighth term
Statist
Protest crackdowns after October 2025 election
Non-Interventionist
Francophonie and Commonwealth member
Neutral
Military fighting Boko Haram, Anglophone separatists
Centrist
Bilingual state, Anglophone region grievances
Mixed Economic
State oil and agro-industry, mixed economy
Balanced
State firms in oil, rail and ports
Moderate
CEMAC member, regional trade bloc
Spiritual
Secular state, large Christian and Muslim groups
Traditionalist
Same-sex acts criminalised
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Cameroon is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Cameroon is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: MSClaudiu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
