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.

Name: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Ghana
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Individual liberties and equality before the law index was 0.887 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.887

Change on year

up 3.4%

World rank

43rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.917

in 2009

All-time low

0.331

in 1982

Years of data

124

1902–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

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.

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

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)

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 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 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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