Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Ghana
Ghana: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.887 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Ghana, 1902–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for individual liberties and equality before the law index in Ghana is 0.887, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Ghana peaked at 0.917 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.331, in 1982.
That places Ghana 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 124 years of available data.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 0.394 | — |
| 1903 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.391 | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.392 | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.401 | +2.3% |
| 1923 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.399 | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.403 | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.4 | -0.7% |
| 1935 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.408 | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.404 | -1.0% |
| 1939 | 0.396 | -2.0% |
| 1940 | 0.398 | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.402 | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 0.403 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.471 | +16.9% |
| 1951 | 0.477 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.475 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.547 | +15.2% |
| 1955 | 0.544 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.571 | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 0.679 | +18.9% |
| 1958 | 0.713 | +5.0% |
| 1959 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.744 | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 0.674 | -9.4% |
| 1962 | 0.631 | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.633 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.613 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.609 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.496 | -18.6% |
| 1967 | 0.487 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.645 | +32.4% |
| 1970 | 0.75 | +16.3% |
| 1971 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.518 | -30.9% |
| 1973 | 0.478 | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.611 | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 0.722 | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6 | -16.9% |
| 1982 | 0.331 | -44.8% |
| 1983 | 0.35 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.353 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.364 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.371 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.398 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.403 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.489 | +21.3% |
| 1991 | 0.503 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.525 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.738 | +40.6% |
| 1994 | 0.854 | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.855 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.869 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.898 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.899 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.913 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.917 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.915 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.901 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.91 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.907 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.87 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.893 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.89 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.881 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.882 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.857 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.86 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.858 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.887 | +3.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.887 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.588, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.887 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5635, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -44.8% | 0.6 | 0.331 |
| 1993 | +40.6% | 0.525 | 0.738 |
| 1969 | +32.4% | 0.487 | 0.645 |
| 1972 | -30.9% | 0.75 | 0.518 |
| 1979 | +27.8% | 0.478 | 0.611 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.394 | 0.394 | 0.394 | 8 |
| 1910s | 0.391 | 0.391 | 0.391 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3992 | 0.392 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4016 | 0.396 | 0.408 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3999 | 0.398 | 0.403 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5665 | 0.471 | 0.713 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6019 | 0.487 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5497 | 0.478 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4295 | 0.331 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7425 | 0.489 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9091 | 0.898 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8963 | 0.87 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.867 | 0.857 | 0.887 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Ghana?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Ghana was 0.887 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.917 in 2009.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.331 in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.