Ghana vs East Timor: Liberal democracy
Ghana
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Ghana rank
32nd
East Timor rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Ghana
- East Timor
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was East Timor ahead.
Ghana ranks 32nd and East Timor ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Ghana or East Timor?
- Ghana, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Ghana and East Timor?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and East Timor?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and East Timor rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Ghana ranks 32nd and East Timor ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.