What is rule of law index in Ghana?

Rule of law index in Ghana was 0.568 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 0.695 in 1956.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.271 in 1973.

How does Ghana rank for rule of law index?

Ghana ranks 85th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

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

Rule of Law Index in Ghana

Name: Rule of Law Index in Ghana
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Rule of Law Index was 0.568 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.568

Change on year

up 5.6%

World rank

85th

of 173 countries

All-time high

0.695

in 1956

All-time low

0.271

in 1973

Years of data

124

1902–2025

Rule of Law Index in Ghana, 1902–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Ghana is 0.568, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Ghana peaked at 0.695 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.271, in 1973.

Ghana ranks 85th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.645	0.645	0.645	8
1910s	0.643	0.643	0.643	10
1920s	0.655	0.655	0.655	10
1930s	0.6596	0.652	0.665	10
1940s	0.6571	0.652	0.666	10
1950s	0.6694	0.653	0.695	10
1960s	0.4752	0.36	0.65	10
1970s	0.3424	0.271	0.507	10
1980s	0.3293	0.281	0.513	10
1990s	0.4502	0.298	0.537	10
2000s	0.5939	0.584	0.601	10
2010s	0.5848	0.558	0.607	10
2020s	0.5485	0.538	0.568	6

Countries ranked near Ghana

82 Niger 0.578 compare
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88 Bulgaria 0.56 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Ghana?: Rule of law index in Ghana was 0.568 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.695 in 1956.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.271 in 1973.
How does Ghana rank for rule of law index?: Ghana ranks 85th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.