Ghana vs Senegal: Free and Fair Elections Index
Ghana
0.709
in 2025
Senegal
0.701
in 2025
Ghana rank
66th
Senegal rank
67th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.709 against 0.701 in Senegal, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.
Ghana ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 67th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1364 | 0.1364 | Senegal |
| 1950s | 0.5699 | 0.4486 | 0.1213 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.318 | 0.3992 | 0.0812 | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.1542 | 0.4169 | 0.2627 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.0752 | 0.4772 | 0.402 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.3679 | 0.6035 | 0.2356 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.7469 | 0.7096 | 0.0373 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.7642 | 0.72 | 0.0442 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.6668 | 0.726 | 0.0592 | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Ghana or Senegal?
- Ghana, at 0.709 against 0.701 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Ghana and Senegal?
- 0.008, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Ghana ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 67th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.