Ghana vs Paraguay: Electoral democracy

Ghana
1
in 2025
Paraguay
1
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Ghana
  • Paraguay
00.20.40.60.81181119182025

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1 against 1 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.

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

Ghana ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Paraguay 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 0.1 0 0.1 Ghana
1970s 0.3 0 0.3 Ghana
1980s 0.1 0.1 0
1990s 0.4 1 0.6 Paraguay
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Ghana or Paraguay?
Ghana, at 1 against 1 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Ghana and Paraguay?
0, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Paraguay?
124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Paraguay rank globally for electoral democracy?
Ghana ranks 1st and Paraguay 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).