Ghana vs Spain: Democracy
Ghana
4
in 2025
Spain
4
in 2025
Ghana rank
17th
Spain rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Ghana
- Spain
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 4 against 4 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Spain ahead.
Ghana ranks 17th and Spain ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Ghana |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Spain |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Ghana |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | Spain |
| 1990s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.3 | 4 | 0.3 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 4 | 0.7 | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 4 | 0.3333 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ghana or Spain?
- Ghana, at 4 against 4 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ghana and Spain?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Spain?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Spain rank globally for democracy?
- Ghana ranks 17th and Spain ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).