Ghana vs Nauru: Full democracy
Ghana
1
in 2025
Nauru
1
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Ghana
- Nauru
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1 against 1 in Nauru, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nauru | 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Nauru |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nauru |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nauru |
| 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, Ghana or Nauru?
- Ghana, at 1 against 1 in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Ghana and Nauru?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nauru?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Nauru rank globally for full democracy?
- Ghana ranks 1st and Nauru 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+).