Ghana vs United States: Universal right to vote in practice
Ghana
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Ghana
- United States
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was United States ahead.
Ghana ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | United States |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | United States |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Ghana or United States?
- Ghana, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Ghana and United States?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and United States rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Ghana ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).