Ghana vs Kenya: Free and fair elections
Ghana
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kenya ahead.
Ghana ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Ghana or Kenya?
- Ghana, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Ghana and Kenya?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Ghana ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.