Brazil vs Ghana: Democracy
Brazil
7
in 2025
Ghana
7
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Ghana rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Ghana
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 7 against 7 in Ghana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 0.6 | 3.9 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 7 | 0.2 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 7 | 0.5 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Ghana?
- Brazil, at 7 against 7 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Ghana?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).