Freedom of Association Score in Ghana
Ghana: Freedom of Association Score was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Ghana, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 8 for freedom of association score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Ghana peaked at 10 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2025.
That places Ghana 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | -11.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 2.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.2 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 22 Armenia 8 compare
- 22 Bolivia 8 compare
- 22 Botswana 8 compare
- 22 Bulgaria 8 compare
- 22 Lesotho 8 compare
- 22 Liberia 8 compare
- 22 Malawi 8 compare
- 22 Mauritius 8 compare
- 22 Namibia 8 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 8 compare
- 22 Romania 8 compare
- 22 Senegal 8 compare
- 22 South Africa 8 compare
- 22 Ukraine 8 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 freedom of association score in Ghana?
- Freedom of association score in Ghana was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2013.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for freedom of association score?
- Ghana ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.