Germany vs Ghana: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Germany
1.15
in 2020
Ghana
1.32
in 2020
Germany rank
15th
Ghana rank
13th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Germany
  • Ghana
00.511.5197319962020

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1.32 against 1.15 in Germany, a difference of 0.17.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ghana ahead.

Germany ranks 15th and Ghana ranks 13th of 131 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2345 1.09 0.857 Ghana
2010s 0.8551 1.22 0.3689 Ghana
2020s 1.15 1.32 0.1698 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Germany or Ghana?
Ghana, at 1.32 against 1.15 in Germany as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Germany and Ghana?
0.17, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ghana?
19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Germany and Ghana rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Germany ranks 15th and Ghana ranks 13th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Source
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 3,021 data points, 1973–2020
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.