Ethiopia vs Ghana

Ethiopia vs Ghana: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Ethiopia and 0.71 of 1 in Ghana, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ghana, by 0.45 of 1, or 2.77 times that in Ethiopia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Ethiopia vs Ghana: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Ethiopia and 0.71 of 1 in Ghana, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ghana, by 0.45 of 1, or 2.77 times that in Ethiopia.
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What the numbers say

  • Ghana has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Ethiopia.
  • In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 128 and Ghana ranked 51 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearEthiopiaGhanaWorld
20250.260.710.48
20240.260.670.49
20230.280.660.49
20220.30.660.5
20210.290.660.5
20200.320.720.51
20190.330.720.52
20180.270.740.52
20170.230.740.52
20160.230.730.52
20150.230.740.52
20140.230.750.52
20130.220.750.52
20120.230.770.53
20110.220.760.53
20100.230.760.52
20090.240.760.52
20080.240.730.52
20070.240.740.52
20060.240.730.52
20050.260.730.52
20040.240.730.51
20030.240.730.51
20020.240.730.5
20010.240.720.49
20000.240.660.49
19990.250.60.49
19980.250.60.49
19970.250.60.49
19960.250.510.48
19950.220.490.47
19940.20.480.47
19930.230.450.46
19920.230.170.44
19910.20.110.42
19900.150.10.41
19890.150.10.36
19880.150.10.36
19870.10.10.35
19860.070.10.34
19850.070.10.34
19840.070.10.33
19830.070.10.32
19820.070.110.32
19810.070.250.32
19800.070.540.32
19790.070.30.31
19780.070.110.3
19770.070.110.3
19760.070.110.29
19750.080.110.29
19740.090.110.29
19730.10.110.29
19720.10.150.29
19710.090.430.29
19700.090.380.29
19690.090.250.29
19680.090.140.3
19670.090.140.29
19660.090.150.29
19650.090.260.3
19640.090.290.3
19630.090.290.3
19620.090.30.29
19610.090.310.29
19600.090.350.28
19590.090.390.27
19580.090.40.27
19570.090.440.27
19560.090.290.26
19550.030.290.25
19540.010.290.25
19530.010.290.24
19520.010.290.24
19510.010.280.24
19500.010.110.23
19490.010.110.22
19480.010.10.22
19470.010.10.21
19460.010.10.19
19450.010.080.16
19440.010.080.14
19430.010.080.14
19420.010.080.14
19410.010.080.15
19400.010.080.15
19390.010.080.17
19380.010.080.17
19370.010.080.17
19360.010.080.17
19350.010.080.17
19340.010.080.18
19330.010.080.18
19320.010.080.19
19310.010.080.18
19300.010.080.18
19290.010.080.19
19280.010.080.19
19270.010.080.19
19260.010.080.19
19250.010.070.19
19240.010.070.19
19230.010.070.19
19220.010.070.19
19210.010.070.19
19200.010.070.18
19190.010.070.16
19180.010.070.15
19170.010.070.15
19160.010.070.15
19150.010.070.15
19140.010.070.15
19130.010.070.15
19120.010.070.15
19110.010.070.15
19100.010.070.15
19090.010.070.15
19080.010.070.15
19070.010.070.15
19060.010.070.15
19050.010.070.15
19040.010.070.14
19030.010.070.14
19020.010.070.15
19010.01–0.14
19000.01–0.14
18990.01–0.22
18980.01–0.22
18970.01–0.22
18960.01–0.22
18950.01–0.22
18940.01–0.21
18930.01–0.21
18920.01–0.21
18910.01–0.2
18900.01–0.2
18890.01–0.2
18880.01–0.2
18870.01–0.2
18860.01–0.19
18850.01–0.19
18840.01–0.2
18830.01–0.19
18820.01–0.19
18810.01–0.19
18800.01–0.19
18790.01–0.19
18780.01–0.18
18770.01–0.18
18760.01–0.19
18750.01–0.18
18740.01–0.18
18730.01–0.18
18720.01–0.18
18710.01–0.18
18700.01–0.18
18690.01–0.17
18680.01–0.17
18670.01–0.17
18660.01–0.16
18650.01–0.16
18640.01–0.16
18630.01–0.16
18620.01–0.16
18610.01–0.15
18600.01–0.15
18590.01–0.14
18580.01–0.14
18570.01–0.14
18560.01–0.13
18550.01–0.13
18540.01–0.13
18530.01–0.13
18520.01–0.13
18510.01–0.13
18500.01–0.13
18490.01–0.15
18480.01–0.13
18470.01–0.11
18460.01–0.11
18450.01–0.11
18440.01–0.11
18430.01–0.1
18420.01–0.1
18410.01–0.1
18400.01–0.1
18390.01–0.1
18380.01–0.09
18370.01–0.09
18360.01–0.1
18350.01–0.09
18340.01–0.09
18330.01–0.09
18320.01–0.09
18310.01–0.09
18300.01–0.09
18290.01–0.08
18280.01–0.08
18270.01–0.09
18260.01–0.08
18250.01–0.08
18240.01–0.08
18230.01–0.08
18220.01–0.08
18210.01–0.07
18200.01–0.07
18190.01–0.06
18180.01–0.06
18170.01–0.06
18160.01–0.06
18150.01–0.06
18140.01–0.05
18130.01–0.05
18120.01–0.06
18110.01–0.06
18100.01–0.06
18090.01–0.05
18080.01–0.05
18070.01–0.05
18060.01–0.05
18050.01–0.05
18040.01–0.05
18030.01–0.05
18020.01–0.05
18010.01–0.05
18000.01–0.05
17990.01–0.05
17980.01–0.06
17970.01–0.05
17960.01–0.05
17950.01–0.05
17940.01–0.05
17930.01–0.05
17920.01–0.05
17910.01–0.05
17900.01–0.05
17890.01–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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