Gambia vs Ghana: Electoral democracy
Gambia
1
in 2025
Ghana
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Ghana rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1 against 1 in Ghana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.
Gambia ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Gambia or Ghana?
- Gambia, at 1 against 1 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Gambia and Ghana?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).