Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Ghana or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0.518 against 0.493 in Ghana as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Ghana and South Africa?

0.025, with South Africa ahead.

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

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.

Ghana vs South Africa: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Ghana

0.493

in 2025

South Africa

0.518

in 2025

Ghana rank

52nd

South Africa rank

49th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Ghana
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.518 against 0.493 in Ghana, a difference of 0.025.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 49th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 12 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.058	0.031	0.027	Ghana
1910s	0.058	0.0423	0.0157	Ghana
1920s	0.0584	0.0438	0.0146	Ghana
1930s	0.059	0.0487	0.0103	Ghana
1940s	0.0661	0.0469	0.0192	Ghana
1950s	0.1642	0.0376	0.1266	Ghana
1960s	0.1877	0.0327	0.155	Ghana
1970s	0.1648	0.0322	0.1326	Ghana
1980s	0.1696	0.0355	0.1341	Ghana
1990s	0.3047	0.2735	0.0312	Ghana
2000s	0.5187	0.5168	0.0019	Ghana
2010s	0.5405	0.5155	0.025	Ghana
2020s	0.4795	0.5068	0.0273	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Ghana or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.518 against 0.493 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Ghana and South Africa?: 0.025, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Ghana ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 49th 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: 28 August 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.