Ghana vs Solomon Islands: Free and Fair Elections Index
Ghana
0.709
in 2025
Solomon Islands
0.748
in 2025
Ghana rank
66th
Solomon Islands rank
65th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Ghana
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 0.748 against 0.709 in Ghana, a difference of 0.039.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Ghana ranks 66th and Solomon Islands ranks 65th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.5699 | 0 | 0.5699 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.318 | 0.3273 | 0.0093 | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 0.1542 | 0.5396 | 0.3854 | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.0752 | 0.5063 | 0.4311 | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.3679 | 0.4803 | 0.1124 | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.7469 | 0.4013 | 0.3456 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.7642 | 0.5979 | 0.1663 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.6668 | 0.701 | 0.0342 | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Ghana or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 0.748 against 0.709 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Ghana and Solomon Islands?
- 0.039, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Solomon Islands?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Solomon Islands rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Ghana ranks 66th and Solomon Islands ranks 65th 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.