Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Ghana
Ghana: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Ghana, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2 for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Ghana peaked at 6 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2003.
That places Ghana 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Ghana?
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Ghana was 2 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1972.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.