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Cameroon

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Cameroon
Published: 2026

Region: Central Africa
Capital: Yaoundé
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Density: 57 / km²

WRI Score 2026

47.68

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 184th
In Africa: 36th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 35%· KPMG / EY
30.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 57 / km²· UN WPP
77.7
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,195· IMF WEO 2026
3.4
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 61 years· WHO / UN
5.0
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4%· ILO / SECO
91.4
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.9% of GDP· SIPRI
95.8
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
32.9
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Cameroon holds 184th of 211 with a WRI Score of 47.68 — holds a position in the index's lower tier. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (95.8); tourism and lifestyle appeal remains its clearest structural constraint.