Estonia vs Ghana: Electoral democracy

Estonia
2
in 2025
Ghana
2
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Ghana rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Estonia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 2 against 2 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.

Estonia ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Ghana Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.2 0 0.2 Estonia
1920s 2 0 2 Estonia
1930s 0.9 0 0.9 Estonia
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0.3 0.3 Ghana
1960s 0 0.7 0.7 Ghana
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 Ghana
1980s 0 0.2 0.2 Ghana
1990s 1.9 1.1 0.8 Estonia
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Estonia or Ghana?
Estonia, at 2 against 2 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Estonia and Ghana?
0, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ghana?
124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Ghana rank globally for electoral democracy?
Estonia ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.