Political civil liberties index in Ghana
Ghana: Political civil liberties index was 0.922 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.922
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
23rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.938
in 2010
All-time low
0.161
in 1983
Years of data
124
1902–2025
Political civil liberties index in Ghana, 1902–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.922 for political civil liberties index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Ghana peaked at 0.938 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.161, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 23rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 124 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.424 | 0.424 | 0.424 | 8 |
| 1910s | 0.424 | 0.424 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.424 | 0.424 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.424 | 0.424 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4462 | 0.422 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5866 | 0.501 | 0.634 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3938 | 0.285 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3664 | 0.243 | 0.644 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2549 | 0.161 | 0.663 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.659 | 0.206 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9228 | 0.921 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9311 | 0.904 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9057 | 0.887 | 0.922 | 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 political civil liberties index in Ghana?
- Political civil liberties index in Ghana was 0.922 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.938 in 2010.
- What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.161 in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for political civil liberties index?
- Ghana ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Political civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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