Ghana vs Lebanon: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Ghana
0.398
in 2025
Lebanon
0.42
in 2025
Ghana rank
119th
Lebanon rank
116th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Ghana
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.42 against 0.398 in Ghana, a difference of 0.022.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
Ghana ranks 119th and Lebanon ranks 116th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Lebanon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.112 | 0.155 | 0.043 | Lebanon |
| 1920s | 0.1155 | 0.155 | 0.0395 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 0.119 | 0.1559 | 0.0369 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0.148 | 0.1603 | 0.0123 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 0.2398 | 0.1683 | 0.0715 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.2747 | 0.18 | 0.0947 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.2614 | 0.1915 | 0.0699 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.3004 | 0.188 | 0.1124 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.4129 | 0.2262 | 0.1867 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.4237 | 0.3324 | 0.0913 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.3959 | 0.4519 | 0.056 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 0.38 | 0.4532 | 0.0732 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Ghana or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 0.42 against 0.398 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Ghana and Lebanon?
- 0.022, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lebanon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Lebanon rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Ghana ranks 119th and Lebanon ranks 116th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions 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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.