France vs Ghana: Full democracy
France
1
in 2025
Ghana
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Ghana rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- France
- Ghana
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Ghana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.
France ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 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 full democracy, France or Ghana?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between France and Ghana?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ghana?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do France and Ghana rank globally for full democracy?
- France ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).