Political rights score fh in Ghana
Ghana: Political rights score fh 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 fh in Ghana, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Ghana is 35, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh 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 fh 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% |
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 |
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- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Ghana?
- Political rights score fh in Ghana was 35 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for political rights score fh?
- Ghana ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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