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Topic 11 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Cameroon: Risk & Resilience
How exposed is a country to crisis, and how ready is it to cope?
Cameroon is placed joint 160th of 193 countries on risk & resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: World Risk Index 11.19 (2025); INFORM Risk Index 6.8 (2025).
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joint160th
of 193 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 11.19World Risk Index, 2025WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
- 6.8INFORM Risk Index, 2025INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
- 0.478Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 2024ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
- 52.38Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, 2024Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Cameroon on risk & resilience — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
World Risk Index
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
11.19
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Lower is better
Cameroon: 11.19. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.18 (Monaco) to 46.56 (Philippines); the world median is 4.17.
- World median
- 4.17
- Best in Middle Africa
- 0.61 São Tomé and Príncipe
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 3.41 · Republic of the Congo 4.28 · Gabon 6.18 · Equatorial Guinea 3.36 · Nigeria 9.19 · Chad 2.91
Key 2 of 4
INFORM Risk Index
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee
2026 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)
6.8
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Lower is better
Cameroon: 6.8. Across the 191 countries in this edition, values run from 0.7 (Singapore) to 8.5 (South Sudan); the world median is 3.7.
- World median
- 3.7
- Best in Middle Africa
- 2.5 São Tomé and Príncipe
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 7.6 · Republic of the Congo 5.8 · Gabon 3.7 · Equatorial Guinea 3.5 · Nigeria 7.1 · Chad 7.9
Key 3 of 4
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 Unported
0.478
ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
Lower is better
Ranked 120th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
Cameroon: 0.478. Across the 190 countries in this edition, values run from 0.263 (Norway) to 0.655 (Mauritania); the world median is 0.45.
- World median
- 0.45
- Best in Middle Africa
- 0.45 Gabon
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 0.588 · Republic of the Congo 0.549 · Gabon 0.45 · Equatorial Guinea 0.45 · Nigeria 0.49 · Chad 0.638
Key 4 of 4
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2021–2024 · Cameroon’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
52.38
Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Cameroon: 52.38. Across the 142 countries at their latest reading, values run from 16.49 (South Sudan) to 93.69 (Sweden); the world median is 53.85.
- World median
- 53.85
- Best in Middle Africa
- 52.38 Cameroon
- Land neighbours
- Republic of the Congo 42.34 · Gabon 42.58 · Nigeria 28.52 · Chad 42.45
02Over time
Which way Cameroon is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
World Risk Index
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk) · lower is better
CameroonWorld median
Cameroon rose from 10.63 in 2000 to 11.19 in 2025; the world median went from 4.55 to 4.17.
Every year’s figures
Year Cameroon World median 2025 11.19 4.17 2024 11.19 4.17 2023 11.17 4.27 2022 11.20 4.08 2021 11.06 4.23 2020 11.22 4.12 2019 11.24 4.23 2018 10.28 4.14 2017 10.05 4.24 2016 10.12 4.23 2015 11.24 4.04 2014 11.12 4.07 2013 7.86 4.08 2012 7.88 4.07 2011 7.12 3.99 2010 7.74 3.86 2009 7.18 3.94 2008 8.58 4.11 2007 8.43 4.41 2006 7.67 4.51 2005 8.42 4.54 2004 8.17 4.42 2003 8.36 4.50 2002 8.59 4.65 2001 8.61 4.37 2000 10.63 4.55 INFORM Risk Index
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) · lower is better
CameroonWorld median
Cameroon rose from 6.4 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2025; the world median went from 3.6 to 3.7.
Every year’s figures
Year Cameroon World median 2025 6.8 3.7 2024 6.9 3.5 2023 7.0 3.6 2022 7.1 3.6 2021 6.9 3.6 2020 6.9 3.6 2019 6.9 3.6 2018 6.8 3.5 2017 6.5 3.5 2016 6.4 3.6 Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)
ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable) · lower is better
CameroonWorld median
Cameroon fell from 0.493 in 2000 to 0.478 in 2024; the world median went from 0.476 to 0.45.
Every year’s figures
Year Cameroon World median 2024 0.47761 0.449649 2023 0.47780 0.449167 2022 0.47914 0.447422 2021 0.48030 0.447831 2020 0.47485 0.447902 2019 0.47681 0.447883 2018 0.47810 0.449652 2017 0.47480 0.450532 2016 0.47717 0.451843 2015 0.47838 0.451496 2014 0.48097 0.451502 2013 0.48047 0.454946 2012 0.47942 0.454269 2011 0.48939 0.458012 2010 0.48361 0.460715 2009 0.48707 0.464712 2008 0.48767 0.463801 2007 0.48547 0.466738 2006 0.48510 0.468701 2005 0.48641 0.470646 2004 0.48617 0.472029 2003 0.48714 0.471635 2002 0.49006 0.472031 2001 0.48802 0.476366 2000 0.49309 0.475585
03In context
Cameroon beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 193 countries on risk & resilience, never a place within the region.
Cameroon and the countries it borders
Standing among all 193; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | World Risk IndexWorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk) | INFORM Risk IndexINFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) | Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable) | Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 DaysAdults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Equatorial Guinea | 85th | 3.36 | 3.5 | 0.4499 | — |
 Gabon | 124th | 6.18 | 3.7 | 0.4495 | 42.58 |
| Cameroon | =160th | 11.19 | 6.8 | 0.4776 | 52.38 |
 Republic of the Congo | 168th | 4.28 | 5.8 | 0.5489 | 42.34 |
 Central African Republic | =170th | 3.41 | 7.6 | 0.5883 | — |
 Chad | 173rd | 2.91 | 7.9 | 0.6378 | 42.45 |
 Nigeria | 181st | 9.19 | 7.1 | 0.4896 | 28.52 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 193.
Placed either side on risk & resilience
The countries immediately above and below Cameroon in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Cameroon is ahead of the world, and behind
23 more statistics filed under risk & resilience, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Cameroon does better than the middle country measured.
Drought Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.6231.3982.623No earlier reading
Cameroon: 1.398 · world median 2.623 · Drought risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.553 to 4.081; lower is better.
Ranked 131st of 138 by WRI (1st = worst).
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6630.0081.663No earlier reading
Cameroon: 0.008 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 221122▲ Improved since 2016
Cameroon: 11 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 38th of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water StressFAO · 2023 · world median 101.5610No real change since 2013
Cameroon: 1.56 · world median 10 · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.03 to 3,851; lower is better.
Position 151st of 177 · derived, 1st = worst.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,5289,8802,528No real change since 2012
Cameroon: 9,880 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 45th of 181 · derived.
Per Capita Food Supply VariabilityFAO · 2024 · world median 292129▼ Worsened since 2014
Cameroon: 21 · world median 29 · Year-to-year variability of the food supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4 to 227; lower is better.
Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe WeatherWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 20.4616.520.46No earlier reading
Cameroon: 16.5 · world median 20.46 · Adults who experienced a natural disaster or severe weather in the past three years (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.738 to 77.54; lower is better.
Position 59th of 98 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median9
Statistics on which Cameroon does worse than the middle country measured.
Riverine Flood Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.4032.7732.403No earlier reading
Cameroon: 2.773 · world median 2.403 · Riverine flood risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Ranked 74th of 163 by WRI (1st = worst).
Firms Whose Assets Were Damaged by Extreme WeatherWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 9.48511.69.485No earlier reading
Cameroon: 11.6 · world median 9.485 · Firms whose physical assets were damaged by extreme weather (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 59.21; lower is better.
Position 63rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4439.947.44No real change since 2014
Cameroon: 39.9 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 144th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
World Risk Poll Resilience IndexLloyd's Register Foundation · 2023 · world median 534653No earlier reading
Cameroon: 46 · world median 53 · Resilience Index, 0–100 (higher = more reported capacity to cope with a shock; the mean of individual, household, community and societal sub-indices). Lloyd's Register Foundation, 2024 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 29 to 74; higher is better.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4845.233.48▼ Worsened since 2015
Cameroon: 45.23 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.143.1▼ Worsened since 2020
Cameroon: 4 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 16th of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.3870.2760.387▲ Improved since 2014
Cameroon: 0.276 · world median 0.387 · ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.137 to 0.749; higher is better.
Ranked 159th of 192 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Political Stability and Absence of ViolenceWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.171-1.6920.171▼ Worsened since 2015
Cameroon: -1.692 · world median 0.171 · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.506 to 1.563; higher is better.
Position 194th of 211 · derived.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 57.95No earlier reading
Cameroon: 7.9 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 10th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Refugees by Country of OriginUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,272140,3661,272Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 140,366 · world median 1,272 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5,224,131.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,269408,61312,269Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 408,613 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,8242,181,42613,824Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 2,181,426 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,83618,5531,836Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 18,553 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCRUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 489,6501,004,257489,650Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 1,004,257 · world median 489,650 · Internally displaced people protected or assisted by UNHCR, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4,099 to 9,139,309.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9542.2912.954Moved since 1990
Cameroon: 2.291 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.151.474No real change since 2015
Cameroon: 1.15 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
No current reading for Cameroon
Stateless Persons by Country of Residence. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Risk & Resilience among Cameroon’s 16 topics
Risk & Resilience is Cameroon’s 10th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability42nd of 1864/4 keys
- Energy71st of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labour97th of 1824/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 115th of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technology127th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation116th of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality140th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security145th of 1774/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 160th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 160th of 1934/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge165th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade148th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital166th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 169th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 138th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing180th of 2004/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on risk & resilience
The three countries placed highest of 193, and the leaders Cameroon can most readily be measured against.
1
LiechtensteinWestern Europe
1st of 193 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Guido Radig,Inkey · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
2
LuxembourgWestern Europe
2nd of 193 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 193 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Seychelles=27th3/4 keysHighest in Middle Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe=59th3/4 keysThis page
Cameroon=160th4/4 keys
Positions out of 193 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Cameroon on risk & resilience: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Cameroon rank on risk & resilience?
Cameroon is placed joint 160th of 193 countries on Risk & Resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (World Risk Index, INFORM Risk Index, Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) and Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest World Risk Index figure for Cameroon?
11.19 in 2025 (worldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)), according to Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum. The world median in the same edition was 4.17.
What is the latest INFORM Risk Index figure for Cameroon?
6.8 in 2025 (iNFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)), according to European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. The world median in the same edition was 3.7.
How does Cameroon compare with Nigeria on risk & resilience?
Nigeria is placed 181st of 193, and Cameroon joint 160th. World Risk Index: Nigeria 9.19, Cameroon 11.19; INFORM Risk Index: Nigeria 7.1, Cameroon 6.8; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN): Nigeria 0.49, Cameroon 0.478; Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days: Nigeria 28.52, Cameroon 52.38.
How have Cameroon’s risk & resilience figures changed?
World Risk Index rose from 10.63 in 2000 to 11.19 in 2025; INFORM Risk Index rose from 6.4 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2025; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) fell from 0.493 in 2000 to 0.478 in 2024.
Which risk & resilience statistics are missing for Cameroon?
No current reading is published for Cameroon on Stateless Persons by Country of Residence. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This topic does not forecast when a disaster will strike, and it does not measure financial or economic risk. Water stress is measured under Environment & Sustainability. Displacement caused by disasters and the severity of crises already under way are published here as context.
How the Risk & Resilience standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The risk & resilience method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- World Risk Index — Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, CC BY 4.0
- INFORM Risk Index — European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)
- Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) — Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, CC BY 3.0 Unported
- Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 23 statistics on this page come from 12 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Cameroon’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Cameroon (banner) — ymea derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Liechtenstein — Guido Radig,Inkey, CC BY 3.0
- Luxembourg — Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cameroon: Risk & Resilience — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cameroon/risk