World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
Least Developed Country:Yes
Since 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.
Gender Inequality Index:0.575
GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.
Gender Development Index:0.723
GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025
Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
Male:19,976,265 (9.5%)
Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
By 2026, gaps in key socio-economic indicators are reduced, reflecting greater gender equality and progress in the empowerment of youth, women and girls, and other vulnerable groups, including in humanitarian contexts. (Outcome 2.2 /UNSDCF)
By 2026, gaps in key socio-economic indicators are reduced, reflecting greater gender equality and progress in the empowerment of youth, women and girls, and other vulnerable groups, including in humanitarian contexts. (Outcome 2.2 /UNSDCF)
Percentage of national surveys publishing gender assessments of SDGs using agreed SDGs indicators (derived from SDG indicator 17.18.1)
National coordination mechanism (Inter-agency Committee on Gender Statistics) governing the production of gender statistics established or strengthened with UN Womens support is in place (SP indicator 6.3)
Number of Tier I, Tier II and Tier III gender-related SDGs indicators, produced and published with relevant disaggregation
Number of data producers with strengthened capacities in the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of gender statistics, including in improving Tier II and Tier III gender-related SDGs indicators, with UN-Womens support (SP indicator 6.4)
Number of data users with strengthened capacities in the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of gender statistics, including in improving Tier II and Tier III gender-related SDGs indicators, with UN-Womens support (SP indicator 6.4)
Number of national reports on a) the implementation of the SDGs from a gender perspective or b) the status of women men, girls and boys in the country, developed with UN Womens support (SP indicator 6.2)
User-producer dialogue mechanism to increase quality and increase access and use of gender statistics institutionalized
Number of Ministry/institutions supported by UN Women that have gender responsive Budget adopted in the Parliament
Number of national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans that are adopted with a focus on gender equality (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF
Number of institutions putting in places policies and practices to address gender-based discrimination and/or combat gender stereotypes (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO
Level of influence of civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, including womens organizations, in key normative, policy and peace processes (CO, RO, HQ)
Percentage of UNCTs that conducted the comprehensive UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard in the past four years, and met or exceeded requirements for at least 60% of UNCT-SWAP standards (derived from QCPR indicator 1.4.15) (Desk Review)
Percentage of UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks that have: a) a dedicated gender equality outcome; and/or b) that mainstream gender equality perspectives across Cooperation Framework outcomes (derived from QCPR indicator 1.4.16) (Desk Review)
Percentage of HCT response plans and strategies that demonstrate the integration of gender equality (Desk Review)
Number of UNCTs implementing UN-system commitments and advocacy on womens equal participation in elections and temporary special measures in their support to Member States (CO)
SP 2.6.1: Number of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics that integrate a gender perspective, developed or implemented with UN-Women's support
SP 2.6.2a: Number of national reports on (a) the implementation of the SDGs from a gender perspective or (b) the status of women, men, girls and boys in the country, developed with UN-Women's support
SP 2.6.3: Number of national coordination mechanisms (i.e. multi-stakeholder governance mechanisms) governing the production of gender statistics established or strengthened with UN-Women's support
SP 2.6.4: Number of data producers and users with strengthened capacities in the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of gender statistics, including in improving Tier II and Tier III SDGs indicators, with UN-Women's support
SP 2.6.2b: Number of national reports on (a) the implementation of the SDGs from a gender perspective or (b) the status of women, men, girls and boys in the country, developed with UN-Women's support
SDG 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual, or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age (Desk Review)
- SDG Indicator 5.2.1
- Common Indicator UNDP, UNFPA, WHO
- Complementary Indicator UNICEF
Number of statisticians trained on gender mainstreaming in statistics
Number of tools on gender and statistics developed
Number of partners that have increased capacities to advance gender equality and womens empowerment through national and/or local (multi) sectoral strategies, policies and/or action plans (CO)
Number of institutions with strengthened capacities to improve the provision of essential services, goods and/or resources for women (CO)
Number of womens organizations with increased capacities to deliver and/or monitor the quality of services, resources and goods for women in humanitarian and development settings (CO)
Existence or not of a formal institutional arrangements for the coordination of the compilation of gender statistics at national level (derived from FPI indicator)
Existence of a validated assessment report highlighting gaps for the integration of gender statistics in national policy and monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks including recommendation for addressing them
Number of Communication and advocacy tools on gender statistics and SDGs produced and disseminated
(UN Women internal): Funding gap for MEWGC Cameroon as a % of total project cost.
Number of partners that have increased capacities to promote/influence gender responsive legislation (CO)
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Number of women and girls, including women and girls living with and/or affected by HIV, with increased capacities to participate in public life and exercise leadership (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of national HIV strategies and plans supported by UN Women that include gender responsive actions and budgets
Number of schools of with improved gender sensitive WASH facilities and menstrual hygiene management services with UNWOMEN support
Number of initiatives support by UNWOMEN conducted by local authorities and community leaders to promote HIV prevention and Menstrual hygiene management best pratices to end stigmatization
Number of women accessing information, goods, resources and/or services through UNW supported platforms and programs in humanitarian and development settings (CO)
Existence of functional coordination bodies for gender statistics across the NSS
Number of annual meetings of the coordination mechanism for gender statistics supported by UN
Number of thematic interagency mechanisms/teams that effectively address gender mainstreaming in priority areas (CO, RO, HQ)
Percentage of UN Joint-Programmes with a focus on gender equality in which UN-Women participates as a Participating United Nations Organization (derived from QCPR indicator 1.4.17) (CO, RO)