Ghana vs Guyana: Democracy
Ghana
2
in 2025
Guyana
2
in 2025
Ghana rank
32nd
Guyana rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Ghana
- Guyana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2 against 2 in Guyana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Guyana ahead.
Ghana ranks 32nd and Guyana ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Guyana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Guyana |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Guyana |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | Guyana |
| 2000s | 2.7 | 2 | 0.7 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.33 | 0.6667 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ghana or Guyana?
- Ghana, at 2 against 2 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 32nd and Guyana ranks 32nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.