Ghana vs Japan: Democracy
Ghana
7
in 2025
Japan
7
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7 against 7 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Japan ahead.
Ghana ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.2 | 7 | 4.8 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 7 | 5.2 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 7 | 6.4 | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.6 | 7 | 3.4 | Japan |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ghana or Japan?
- Ghana, at 7 against 7 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ghana and Japan?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for democracy?
- Ghana ranks 1st and Japan 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).