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Equal Rights Protection Index in Ghana

Ghana: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.787 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.787
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
42nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.793
in 2015
All-time low
0.299
in 1902
Years of data
124
1902–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Ghana, 1902–2025

00.20.40.60.8190219632025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Ghana is 0.787, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Ghana peaked at 0.793 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.299, in 1902.

Ghana ranks 42nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 124 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Ghana, year by year

Year Value Change
1902 0.299 —
1903 0.299 +0.0%
1904 0.299 +0.0%
1905 0.299 +0.0%
1906 0.299 +0.0%
1907 0.299 +0.0%
1908 0.299 +0.0%
1909 0.299 +0.0%
1910 0.299 +0.0%
1911 0.299 +0.0%
1912 0.299 +0.0%
1913 0.299 +0.0%
1914 0.299 +0.0%
1915 0.299 +0.0%
1916 0.299 +0.0%
1917 0.299 +0.0%
1918 0.299 +0.0%
1919 0.299 +0.0%
1920 0.303 +1.3%
1921 0.303 +0.0%
1922 0.303 +0.0%
1923 0.303 +0.0%
1924 0.303 +0.0%
1925 0.303 +0.0%
1926 0.303 +0.0%
1927 0.303 +0.0%
1928 0.303 +0.0%
1929 0.303 +0.0%
1930 0.303 +0.0%
1931 0.303 +0.0%
1932 0.303 +0.0%
1933 0.303 +0.0%
1934 0.303 +0.0%
1935 0.303 +0.0%
1936 0.303 +0.0%
1937 0.303 +0.0%
1938 0.303 +0.0%
1939 0.303 +0.0%
1940 0.303 +0.0%
1941 0.311 +2.6%
1942 0.311 +0.0%
1943 0.311 +0.0%
1944 0.311 +0.0%
1945 0.311 +0.0%
1946 0.311 +0.0%
1947 0.311 +0.0%
1948 0.311 +0.0%
1949 0.364 +17.0%
1950 0.436 +19.8%
1951 0.436 +0.0%
1952 0.436 +0.0%
1953 0.436 +0.0%
1954 0.47 +7.8%
1955 0.47 +0.0%
1956 0.47 +0.0%
1957 0.616 +31.1%
1958 0.616 +0.0%
1959 0.616 +0.0%
1960 0.616 +0.0%
1961 0.641 +4.1%
1962 0.641 +0.0%
1963 0.641 +0.0%
1964 0.641 +0.0%
1965 0.641 +0.0%
1966 0.641 +0.0%
1967 0.602 -6.1%
1968 0.602 +0.0%
1969 0.602 +0.0%
1970 0.618 +2.7%
1971 0.618 +0.0%
1972 0.603 -2.4%
1973 0.61 +1.2%
1974 0.493 -19.2%
1975 0.493 +0.0%
1976 0.493 +0.0%
1977 0.493 +0.0%
1978 0.493 +0.0%
1979 0.509 +3.2%
1980 0.52 +2.2%
1981 0.52 +0.0%
1982 0.583 +12.1%
1983 0.583 +0.0%
1984 0.583 +0.0%
1985 0.583 +0.0%
1986 0.583 +0.0%
1987 0.583 +0.0%
1988 0.583 +0.0%
1989 0.577 -1.0%
1990 0.577 +0.0%
1991 0.577 +0.0%
1992 0.577 +0.0%
1993 0.761 +31.9%
1994 0.761 +0.0%
1995 0.761 +0.0%
1996 0.761 +0.0%
1997 0.761 +0.0%
1998 0.761 +0.0%
1999 0.761 +0.0%
2000 0.761 +0.0%
2001 0.767 +0.8%
2002 0.769 +0.3%
2003 0.769 +0.0%
2004 0.769 +0.0%
2005 0.769 +0.0%
2006 0.769 +0.0%
2007 0.769 +0.0%
2008 0.769 +0.0%
2009 0.778 +1.2%
2010 0.778 +0.0%
2011 0.778 +0.0%
2012 0.778 +0.0%
2013 0.759 -2.4%
2014 0.772 +1.7%
2015 0.793 +2.7%
2016 0.754 -4.9%
2017 0.738 -2.1%
2018 0.748 +1.4%
2019 0.779 +4.1%
2020 0.771 -1.0%
2021 0.771 +0.0%
2022 0.781 +1.3%
2023 0.781 +0.0%
2024 0.781 +0.0%
2025 0.787 +0.8%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 0.787 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.534, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 0.787 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6335, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.299 0.299 0.299 8
1910s 0.299 0.299 0.299 10
1920s 0.303 0.303 0.303 10
1930s 0.303 0.303 0.303 10
1940s 0.3155 0.303 0.364 10
1950s 0.5002 0.436 0.616 10
1960s 0.6268 0.602 0.641 10
1970s 0.5423 0.493 0.618 10
1980s 0.5698 0.52 0.583 10
1990s 0.7058 0.577 0.761 10
2000s 0.7689 0.761 0.778 10
2010s 0.7677 0.738 0.793 10
2020s 0.7787 0.771 0.787 6

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 39 Greece 0.815 compare
  2. 40 Spain 0.81 compare
  3. 41 Chile 0.789 compare
  4. 43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.785 compare
  5. 44 Tunisia 0.782 compare
  6. 45 Gambia 0.773 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Ghana?
Equal rights protection index in Ghana was 0.787 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.793 in 2015.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.299 in 1902.
How does Ghana rank for equal rights protection index?
Ghana ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.