Political Rights Score in Ghana
Ghana: Political Rights Score was 35 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
35
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 197 countries
All-time high
37
in 2005
All-time low
31
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political Rights Score in Ghana, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Ghana is 35, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Ghana peaked at 37 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2002.
Ghana ranks 48th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Political Rights Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31 | — |
| 2003 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 35 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 35 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5 | 31 | 37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.7 | 35 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 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 political rights score in Ghana?
- Political rights score in Ghana was 35 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for political rights score?
- Ghana ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.