Ghana vs Poland: Citizen support for democracy

Ghana
0.234
in 2020
Poland
0.2986
in 2020
Ghana rank
43rd
Poland rank
41st

Citizen support for democracy over time

  • Ghana
  • Poland
-1-0.500.51199120052020

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.2986 against 0.234 in Ghana, a difference of 0.0646.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 41st of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4262 -0.1669 0.5931 Ghana
2000s 0.3372 -0.5094 0.8466 Ghana
2010s 0.4755 0.054 0.4216 Ghana
2020s 0.234 0.2986 0.0646 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Ghana or Poland?
Poland, at 0.2986 against 0.234 in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Ghana and Poland?
0.0646, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Poland?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Poland rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
Ghana ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 41st 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

Indicator
Citizen support for democracy
Source
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 3,104 data points, 1988–2020
Last refreshed

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.