Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Ghana
Ghana: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.912 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.912
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
27th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.937
in 2010
All-time low
0.369
in 1982
Years of data
124
1902β2025
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Ghana, 1902β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.912 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Ghana peaked at 0.937 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.369, in 1982.
That places Ghana 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 124 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.505 | 0.505 | 0.505 | 8 |
| 1910s | 0.505 | 0.505 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.511 | 0.503 | 0.513 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5066 | 0.501 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5067 | 0.494 | 0.515 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6068 | 0.532 | 0.677 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5845 | 0.506 | 0.684 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5856 | 0.529 | 0.741 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4581 | 0.369 | 0.754 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7689 | 0.524 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9306 | 0.927 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9251 | 0.906 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8977 | 0.887 | 0.912 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More social development data for Ghana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 16,030 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Ghana?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Ghana was 0.912 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2010.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.369 in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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