Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Ghana
Ghana: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 60.43 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Ghana, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 60.43 0-100 for voice and accountability - governance score in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Ghana peaked at 67.22 0-100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 50.03 0-100, in 1998.
Ghana ranks 88th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50.39 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 50.03 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 53.86 0-100 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 54.55 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.35 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 59.96 0-100 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 62.07 0-100 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 66.29 0-100 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 67.22 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.54 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 66.33 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 66.26 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 65.79 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 66.09 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.04 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 64.66 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.63 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 63.34 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.76 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 63.45 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 62.45 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 61.8 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 60.47 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 59.82 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 59.83 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.43 0-100 | +1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 60.43 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.32 0-100, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 60.43 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.31 0-100, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.21 0-100 | 50.03 0-100 | 50.39 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.35 0-100 | 53.86 0-100 | 67.22 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.55 0-100 | 62.45 0-100 | 66.26 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.47 0-100 | 59.82 0-100 | 61.8 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 85 Israel 62.02 0-100 compare
- 86 Moldova 61.81 0-100 compare
- 87 Bulgaria 60.58 0-100 compare
- 89 Dominican Republic 60.37 0-100 compare
- 90 Sao Tome and Principe 59.73 0-100 compare
- 91 Kosovo 59.64 0-100 compare
- 91 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 59.64 0-100 compare
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 voice and accountability - governance score in Ghana?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Ghana was 60.43 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 67.22 0-100 in 2007.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.03 0-100 in 1998.
- How does Ghana rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Ghana ranks 88th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).