Ghana vs Spain: Full democracy
Ghana
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Ghana
- Spain
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 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 Spain?
- Ghana, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Ghana and Spain?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Spain?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Spain rank globally for full democracy?
- Ghana ranks 1st and Spain 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+).