Cape Verde vs Ghana: Human rights index vdem

Cape Verde
0.907
in 2025
Ghana
0.912
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
30th
Ghana rank
27th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Ghana
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.912 against 0.907 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Ghana Difference Ahead
1900s 0.19 0.505 0.315 Ghana
1910s 0.1935 0.505 0.3115 Ghana
1920s 0.1902 0.511 0.3208 Ghana
1930s 0.1754 0.5066 0.3312 Ghana
1940s 0.1745 0.5067 0.3322 Ghana
1950s 0.188 0.6068 0.4188 Ghana
1960s 0.188 0.5845 0.3965 Ghana
1970s 0.4234 0.5856 0.1622 Ghana
1980s 0.7091 0.4581 0.251 Cape Verde
1990s 0.8976 0.7689 0.1287 Cape Verde
2000s 0.9174 0.9306 0.0132 Ghana
2010s 0.921 0.9251 0.0041 Ghana
2020s 0.9123 0.8977 0.0147 Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Cape Verde or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.912 against 0.907 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Cape Verde and Ghana?
0.005, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ghana?
124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Ghana rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Cape Verde ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed