Ghana vs Guyana: Full democracy
Ghana
1
in 2025
Guyana
1
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Ghana
- Guyana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1 against 1 in Guyana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Guyana ahead.
Ghana ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Ghana or Guyana?
- Ghana, at 1 against 1 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Ghana and Guyana?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guyana?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Guyana rank globally for full democracy?
- Ghana ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 198 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+).