Which has higher democracy, Ghana or Guyana?

Ghana, at 7 against 7 in Guyana as of 2025.

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

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

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.

Ghana vs Guyana: Democracy

Ghana

in 2025

Guyana

in 2025

Ghana rank

1st

Guyana rank

1st

Democracy over time

Ghana
Guyana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 7 against 7 in Guyana, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Guyana ahead.

Ghana ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	2	2	Guyana
1910s	0	2	2	Guyana
1920s	0	2	2	Guyana
1930s	0	2	2	Guyana
1940s	0	2	2	Guyana
1950s	2.1	1.4	0.7	Ghana
1960s	2.2	2.4	0.2	Guyana
1970s	1.8	3	1.2	Guyana
1980s	0.6	3	2.4	Guyana
1990s	3.6	5.4	1.8	Guyana
2000s	7	6	1	Ghana
2010s	7	6.7	0.3	Ghana
2020s	7	7	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Ghana or Guyana?: Ghana, at 7 against 7 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Ghana and Guyana?: 0, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guyana?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Guyana rank globally for democracy?: Ghana ranks 1st and Guyana 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

Indicator: Democracy
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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).