Ghana vs Japan: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.234 against 0.2249 in Japan, a difference of 0.0091.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 44th of 144 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4262 | 0.1724 | 0.2539 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.3372 | 0.1272 | 0.21 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.4755 | 0.1733 | 0.3022 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.234 | 0.2249 | 0.0091 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Ghana or Japan?
- Ghana, at 0.234 against 0.2249 in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Ghana and Japan?
- 0.0091, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Ghana ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 44th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.