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Cameroon Human Development Index

0.588as of 2023Modelled+1.2% vs 2022

UNDP composite index of life expectancy, education and income on a 0-1 scale (higher is better). Source: UNDP Human Development Report. Retrieved 26 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2023 · UNDP

History

most recent 12 periods · UNDP
PeriodHuman Development Index
20230.588
20220.581
20210.574
20200.579
20190.582
20180.582
20170.581
20160.579
20150.575
20140.566
20130.558
20120.549

Human Development Index across Africa

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CountryHuman Development IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.562023
Kenya0.6282023
South Africa0.7412023
Egypt0.7542023
Ghana0.6282023
Ethiopia0.4972023

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