Political participation index bti in Ghana
Ghana: Political participation index bti was 8.5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 128 countries
All-time high
9
in 2007
All-time low
8.5
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Political participation index bti in Ghana, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 8.5 for political participation index bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political participation index bti in Ghana peaked at 9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2005.
That places Ghana 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Political participation index bti in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.5 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 8.5 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 8.75 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 9 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.75 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 8.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.88, 2.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 8.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8.5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.65 | 8.5 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.58 | 8.5 | 8.75 | 3 |
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 participation index bti in Ghana?
- Political participation index bti in Ghana was 8.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political participation index bti recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political participation index bti recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for political participation index bti?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political participation index bti rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political participation index bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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