180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Recommend CautionLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
They call Cameroon 'Africa in miniature' — a volcano rising straight out of the Atlantic, Sahel wildlife up north, green highlands along the Ring Road, and around 250 languages spoken in between. Parts of the country are genuinely troubled, so this is a trip you plan region by region rather than roam freely. Homosexuality is illegal, and it's enforced: LGBT+ travellers should go elsewhere.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Cameroon: 6.8
Ranked 55th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
6.76 homicides per 100,000 people in 2022 — an elevated rate by world standards.
Higher than 69% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Cameroon: 2.7
Ranked 27th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 16% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.683.
Up 5 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Cameroon: 5.1
Ranked 31st least free country in the world.
Less free than 86% of the 165 countries measured — 5.13 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 4.76; doing business and owning property, 5.64.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Cameroon: Illegal
Ranked 55th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 West African CFA Francs.
Public attitudes score 11 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.