What is egalitarian political institutions index in Ghana?

Egalitarian political institutions index in Ghana was 0.644 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 0.699 in 2012.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1902.

How does Ghana rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Ghana ranks 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Ghana

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Ghana
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.644 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.644

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

78th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.699

in 2012

All-time low

0.207

in 1902

Years of data

124

1902–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Ghana, 1902–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Ghana is 0.644, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Ghana peaked at 0.699 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1902.

Ghana ranks 78th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 124 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Ghana, 1902 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1902	0.207	—
1903	0.207	+0.0%
1904	0.207	+0.0%
1905	0.207	+0.0%
1906	0.207	+0.0%
1907	0.207	+0.0%
1908	0.207	+0.0%
1909	0.207	+0.0%
1910	0.207	+0.0%
1911	0.207	+0.0%
1912	0.207	+0.0%
1913	0.207	+0.0%
1914	0.207	+0.0%
1915	0.207	+0.0%
1916	0.207	+0.0%
1917	0.207	+0.0%
1918	0.207	+0.0%
1919	0.207	+0.0%
1920	0.211	+1.9%
1921	0.211	+0.0%
1922	0.211	+0.0%
1923	0.211	+0.0%
1924	0.211	+0.0%
1925	0.211	+0.0%
1926	0.211	+0.0%
1927	0.211	+0.0%
1928	0.211	+0.0%
1929	0.211	+0.0%
1930	0.212	+0.5%
1931	0.212	+0.0%
1932	0.212	+0.0%
1933	0.212	+0.0%
1934	0.212	+0.0%
1935	0.212	+0.0%
1936	0.212	+0.0%
1937	0.212	+0.0%
1938	0.212	+0.0%
1939	0.212	+0.0%
1940	0.212	+0.0%
1941	0.212	+0.0%
1942	0.212	+0.0%
1943	0.212	+0.0%
1944	0.212	+0.0%
1945	0.236	+11.3%
1946	0.236	+0.0%
1947	0.259	+9.7%
1948	0.259	+0.0%
1949	0.279	+7.7%
1950	0.302	+8.2%
1951	0.336	+11.3%
1952	0.336	+0.0%
1953	0.336	+0.0%
1954	0.343	+2.1%
1955	0.343	+0.0%
1956	0.343	+0.0%
1957	0.459	+33.8%
1958	0.47	+2.4%
1959	0.47	+0.0%
1960	0.493	+4.9%
1961	0.509	+3.2%
1962	0.526	+3.3%
1963	0.526	+0.0%
1964	0.526	+0.0%
1965	0.526	+0.0%
1966	0.55	+4.6%
1967	0.503	-8.5%
1968	0.503	+0.0%
1969	0.487	-3.2%
1970	0.491	+0.8%
1971	0.491	+0.0%
1972	0.501	+2.0%
1973	0.508	+1.4%
1974	0.483	-4.9%
1975	0.483	+0.0%
1976	0.483	+0.0%
1977	0.483	+0.0%
1978	0.483	+0.0%
1979	0.453	-6.2%
1980	0.457	+0.9%
1981	0.457	+0.0%
1982	0.564	+23.4%
1983	0.567	+0.5%
1984	0.561	-1.1%
1985	0.561	+0.0%
1986	0.561	+0.0%
1987	0.561	+0.0%
1988	0.561	+0.0%
1989	0.551	-1.8%
1990	0.542	-1.6%
1991	0.532	-1.8%
1992	0.532	+0.0%
1993	0.647	+21.6%
1994	0.638	-1.4%
1995	0.638	+0.0%
1996	0.638	+0.0%
1997	0.638	+0.0%
1998	0.638	+0.0%
1999	0.638	+0.0%
2000	0.639	+0.2%
2001	0.638	-0.2%
2002	0.681	+6.7%
2003	0.681	+0.0%
2004	0.681	+0.0%
2005	0.681	+0.0%
2006	0.681	+0.0%
2007	0.681	+0.0%
2008	0.681	+0.0%
2009	0.69	+1.3%
2010	0.692	+0.3%
2011	0.692	+0.0%
2012	0.699	+1.0%
2013	0.696	-0.4%
2014	0.699	+0.4%
2015	0.689	-1.4%
2016	0.691	+0.3%
2017	0.668	-3.3%
2018	0.684	+2.4%
2019	0.68	-0.6%
2020	0.682	+0.3%
2021	0.67	-1.8%
2022	0.674	+0.6%
2023	0.68	+0.9%
2024	0.647	-4.9%
2025	0.644	-0.5%

Ghana compared with similar countries

Ghana's 0.644 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.47, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Ghana's 0.644 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.492, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.207	0.207	0.207	8
1910s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1920s	0.211	0.211	0.211	10
1930s	0.212	0.212	0.212	10
1940s	0.2329	0.212	0.279	10
1950s	0.3738	0.302	0.47	10
1960s	0.5149	0.487	0.55	10
1970s	0.4859	0.453	0.508	10
1980s	0.5401	0.457	0.567	10
1990s	0.6081	0.532	0.647	10
2000s	0.6734	0.638	0.69	10
2010s	0.689	0.668	0.699	10
2020s	0.6662	0.644	0.682	6

Countries ranked near Ghana

75 Romania 0.664 compare
76 South Africa 0.652 compare
77 Sierra Leone 0.647 compare
79 Gabon 0.639 compare
80 Brazil 0.637 compare
80 Niger 0.637 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Ghana?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Ghana was 0.644 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.699 in 2012.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1902.
How does Ghana rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Ghana ranks 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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