Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Ghana or Uganda?

Uganda, at 0.412 against 0.398 in Ghana as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – 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.

Ghana vs Uganda: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Ghana

0.398

in 2025

Uganda

0.412

in 2025

Ghana rank

119th

Uganda rank

117th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Ghana
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.412 against 0.398 in Ghana, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Uganda ahead.

Ghana ranks 119th and Uganda ranks 117th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.12	0.127	0.007	Uganda
1910s	0.116	0.127	0.011	Uganda
1920s	0.1155	0.167	0.0515	Uganda
1930s	0.119	0.159	0.04	Uganda
1940s	0.148	0.1599	0.0119	Uganda
1950s	0.2398	0.1767	0.0631	Ghana
1960s	0.2747	0.2199	0.0548	Ghana
1970s	0.2614	0.0673	0.1941	Ghana
1980s	0.3004	0.2192	0.0812	Ghana
1990s	0.4129	0.4644	0.0515	Uganda
2000s	0.4237	0.5757	0.152	Uganda
2010s	0.3959	0.5654	0.1695	Uganda
2020s	0.38	0.4358	0.0558	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Ghana or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.412 against 0.398 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Ghana and Uganda?: 0.014, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Ghana ranks 119th and Uganda ranks 117th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.