Ghana vs Senegal: Democracy

Ghana
6
in 2025
Senegal
6
in 2025
Ghana rank
42nd
Senegal rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 6 against 6 in Senegal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.

Ghana ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Senegal Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.9 0 0.9 Ghana
1960s 2.1 3 0.9 Senegal
1970s 0.9 3 2.1 Senegal
1980s 0.5 3.8 3.3 Senegal
1990s 3.4 5.7 2.3 Senegal
2000s 7.4 6.8 0.6 Ghana
2010s 7.4 6.9 0.5 Ghana
2020s 6.17 6.5 0.3333 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Ghana or Senegal?
Ghana, at 6 against 6 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Ghana and Senegal?
0, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for democracy?
Ghana ranks 42nd and Senegal 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.