Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Botswana or Ghana?

Ghana, at 0.493 against 0.48 in Botswana as of 2025.

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

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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Ghana: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Botswana

0.48

in 2025

Ghana

0.493

in 2025

Botswana rank

55th

Ghana rank

52nd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Botswana
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.493 against 0.48 in Botswana, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Botswana ranks 55th and Ghana ranks 52nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.022	0.058	0.036	Ghana
1910s	0.022	0.058	0.036	Ghana
1920s	0.022	0.0584	0.0364	Ghana
1930s	0.022	0.059	0.037	Ghana
1940s	0.022	0.0661	0.0441	Ghana
1950s	0.0223	0.1642	0.1419	Ghana
1960s	0.1606	0.1877	0.0271	Ghana
1970s	0.3823	0.1648	0.2175	Botswana
1980s	0.3997	0.1696	0.2301	Botswana
1990s	0.4455	0.3047	0.1408	Botswana
2000s	0.5101	0.5187	0.0086	Ghana
2010s	0.4991	0.5405	0.0414	Ghana
2020s	0.429	0.4795	0.0505	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Botswana or Ghana?: Ghana, at 0.493 against 0.48 in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Botswana and Ghana?: 0.013, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Botswana ranks 55th and Ghana ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.