Which has higher liberal democracy index, Ghana or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 0.613 against 0.606 in Ghana as of 2025.

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

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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Liberal Democracy Index

Ghana

0.606

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.613

in 2025

Ghana rank

45th

Sri Lanka rank

44th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Ghana
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.613 against 0.606 in Ghana, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ghana ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.102	0.196	0.094	Sri Lanka
1910s	0.101	0.2345	0.1335	Sri Lanka
1920s	0.1026	0.2505	0.1479	Sri Lanka
1930s	0.1021	0.285	0.1829	Sri Lanka
1940s	0.104	0.3408	0.2368	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.2259	0.4994	0.2735	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.1893	0.5022	0.3129	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.1532	0.4228	0.2696	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.1269	0.3068	0.1799	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.3365	0.3143	0.0222	Ghana
2000s	0.6275	0.2876	0.3399	Ghana
2010s	0.635	0.3483	0.2867	Ghana
2020s	0.573	0.458	0.115	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Ghana or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.613 against 0.606 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Ghana and Sri Lanka?: 0.007, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Ghana ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.