Civil Rights Score in Ghana
Ghana: Civil Rights Score was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Ghana, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Ghana is 6, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Ghana peaked at 8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 31st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | -14.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.2 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 31 Bolivia 6 compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 6 compare
- 31 Hungary 6 compare
- 31 Indonesia 6 compare
- 31 Lebanon 6 compare
- 31 Lesotho 6 compare
- 31 Liberia 6 compare
- 31 Malawi 6 compare
- 31 Malaysia 6 compare
- 31 Namibia 6 compare
- 31 Nepal 6 compare
- 31 Panama 6 compare
- 31 Papua New Guinea 6 compare
- 31 Paraguay 6 compare
- 31 Peru 6 compare
- 31 Qatar 6 compare
- 31 Senegal 6 compare
- 31 Serbia 6 compare
- 31 Singapore 6 compare
- 31 Sri Lanka 6 compare
- 31 Ukraine 6 compare
- 31 Zambia 6 compare
More social development data for Ghana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,030 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,030 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Ghana?
- Civil rights score in Ghana was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for civil rights score?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.