Ghana vs Poland: Democracy
Ghana
6
in 2025
Poland
6
in 2025
Ghana rank
42nd
Poland rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Ghana
- Poland
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 6 against 6 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 3.4 | 7.7 | 4.3 | Poland |
| 2000s | 7.4 | 8.2 | 0.8 | Poland |
| 2010s | 7.4 | 7.5 | 0.1 | Poland |
| 2020s | 6.17 | 6 | 0.1667 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ghana or Poland?
- Ghana, at 6 against 6 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ghana and Poland?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Poland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.