Ghana vs South Africa: Revised Combined Polity Score
Ghana
8
in 2011
South Africa
9
in 2011
Ghana rank
5th
South Africa rank
3rd
Revised Combined Polity Score over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 9 against 8 in Ghana, a difference of 1.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Ghana ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.5 | 4 | 11.5 | South Africa |
| 1970s | -3 | 4 | 7 | South Africa |
| 1980s | -5.7 | 4 | 9.7 | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.7 | 7.8 | 8.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 6.8 | 9 | 2.2 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8 | 9 | 1 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher revised combined polity score, Ghana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 9 against 8 in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in revised combined polity score between Ghana and South Africa?
- 1, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for revised combined polity score?
- Ghana ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and , published as Revised Combined Polity Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Revised Combined Polity Score is a modified version of the POLITY variable added in order to facilitate the use of the POLITY regime measure in time-series analyses.