Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Ghana or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.602 against 0.583 in Ghana as of 2025.

What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.019, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Trinidad and Tobago: Deliberative Democracy Index

Ghana

0.583

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.602

in 2025

Ghana rank

46th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

45th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Ghana
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.602 against 0.583 in Ghana, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Ghana ranks 46th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 45th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.042	0.05	0.008	Trinidad and Tobago
1910s	0.042	0.0502	0.0082	Trinidad and Tobago
1920s	0.042	0.0694	0.0274	Trinidad and Tobago
1930s	0.0446	0.0892	0.0446	Trinidad and Tobago
1940s	0.0627	0.0992	0.0365	Trinidad and Tobago
1950s	0.1905	0.1462	0.0443	Ghana
1960s	0.1464	0.3246	0.1782	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	0.1129	0.4232	0.3103	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	0.0821	0.5331	0.451	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	0.333	0.5856	0.2526	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.6522	0.6345	0.0177	Ghana
2010s	0.6385	0.6636	0.0251	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	0.561	0.6688	0.1078	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Ghana or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.602 against 0.583 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.019, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Ghana ranks 46th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 45th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.