Freedom Score in Ghana
Ghana: Freedom Score was 80 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Ghana, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Ghana is 80, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Ghana peaked at 84 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 72, in 2002.
That places Ghana 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Freedom Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 72 | — |
| 2003 | 77 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 82 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 80 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 80 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.38 | 72 | 84 | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.4 | 82 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.33 | 80 | 82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 score in Ghana?
- Freedom score in Ghana was 80 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for freedom score?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.