Ghana vs Poland: Electoral democracy

Ghana
2
in 2025
Poland
2
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Ghana
  • Poland
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0.5 0.5 Poland
1920s 0 1.6 1.6 Poland
1930s 0 1 1 Poland
1940s 0 0.5 0.5 Poland
1950s 0.3 0.5 0.2 Poland
1960s 0.7 0.1 0.6 Ghana
1970s 0.3 0 0.3 Ghana
1980s 0.2 0.1 0.1 Ghana
1990s 1.1 2 0.9 Poland
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, Ghana or Poland?
Ghana, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Ghana and Poland?
0, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Poland?
103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Poland rank globally for electoral democracy?
Ghana ranks 1st and Poland 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.