Rule of Law - Number of sources in Ghana

Ghana: Rule of Law - Number of sources was 17 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 208 countries
All-time high
17
in 2011
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Ghana, 1996–2024

0510151996201020241996: 61998: 62000: 62002: 82003: 92004: 112005: 132006: 152007: 152008: 152009: 162010: 162011: 172012: 172013: 172014: 172015: 162016: 162017: 162018: 152019: 152020: 142021: 142022: 152023: 172024: 17

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - number of sources in Ghana stood at 17. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Ghana peaked at 17 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

Ghana ranks 1st of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in Ghana, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 6
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2002 8 +33.3%
2003 9 +12.5%
2004 11 +22.2%
2005 13 +18.2%
2006 15 +15.4%
2007 15 +0.0%
2008 15 +0.0%
2009 16 +6.7%
2010 16 +0.0%
2011 17 +6.2%
2012 17 +0.0%
2013 17 +0.0%
2014 17 +0.0%
2015 16 -5.9%
2016 16 +0.0%
2017 16 +0.0%
2018 15 -6.2%
2019 15 +0.0%
2020 14 -6.7%
2021 14 +0.0%
2022 15 +7.1%
2023 17 +13.3%
2024 17 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 12 6 16 9
2010s 16.2 15 17 10
2020s 15.4 14 17 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 1 Kenya 17 compare
  2. 3 Cameroon 16 compare
  3. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16 compare
  4. 3 Côte d'Ivoire 16 compare
  5. 3 Gambia 16 compare
  6. 3 Liberia 16 compare
  7. 3 Mali 16 compare
  8. 3 Mozambique 16 compare
  9. 3 Nigeria 16 compare
  10. 3 Senegal 16 compare
  11. 3 Sierra Leone 16 compare
  12. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 16 compare
  13. 3 Zimbabwe 16 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Ghana?
Rule of law - number of sources in Ghana was 17 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 17 in 2011.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Ghana rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Ghana ranks 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rule of Law - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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