Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Multi-party elections
Burkina Faso
1
in 2022
Ghana
1
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Ghana rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1 against 1 in Ghana, a difference of 0.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1111 | 1 | 0.8889 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Burkina Faso, at 1 against 1 in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.