Which has higher human rights index, Ghana or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 0.913 against 0.912 in Ghana as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lithuania?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Lithuania: Human Rights Index

Ghana

0.912

in 2025

Lithuania

0.913

in 2025

Ghana rank

27th

Lithuania rank

25th

Human Rights Index over time

Ghana
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.913 against 0.912 in Ghana, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 27th and Lithuania ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Lithuania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.505	0.301	0.204	Ghana
1910s	0.505	0.3869	0.1181	Ghana
1920s	0.511	0.6749	0.1639	Lithuania
1930s	0.5066	0.546	0.0394	Lithuania
1940s	0.5067	0.0169	0.4898	Ghana
1950s	0.6068	0.0886	0.5182	Ghana
1960s	0.5845	0.1468	0.4377	Ghana
1970s	0.5856	0.148	0.4376	Ghana
1980s	0.4581	0.2045	0.2536	Ghana
1990s	0.7689	0.915	0.1461	Lithuania
2000s	0.9306	0.9333	0.0027	Lithuania
2010s	0.9251	0.9408	0.0157	Lithuania
2020s	0.8977	0.9145	0.0168	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Ghana or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 0.913 against 0.912 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Ghana and Lithuania?: 0.001, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lithuania?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Lithuania rank globally for human rights index?: Ghana ranks 27th and Lithuania ranks 25th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. 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
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.