Ghana vs Madagascar

Ghana vs Madagascar: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.71 of 1 in Ghana and 0.36 of 1 in Madagascar, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ghana, by 0.35 of 1, or 1.97 times that in Madagascar.

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Ghana vs Madagascar: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.71 of 1 in Ghana and 0.36 of 1 in Madagascar, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ghana, by 0.35 of 1, or 1.97 times that in Madagascar.
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What the numbers say

  • Ghana has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Madagascar.
  • In 2025, Ghana ranked 51 and Madagascar ranked 108 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

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YearGhanaMadagascarWorld
20250.710.360.48
20240.670.40.49
20230.660.460.49
20220.660.480.5
20210.660.480.5
20200.720.490.51
20190.720.480.52
20180.740.480.52
20170.740.480.52
20160.730.480.52
20150.740.480.52
20140.750.460.52
20130.750.250.52
20120.770.220.53
20110.760.220.53
20100.760.220.52
20090.760.270.52
20080.730.50.52
20070.740.50.52
20060.730.490.52
20050.730.50.52
20040.730.50.51
20030.730.50.51
20020.730.430.5
20010.720.490.49
20000.660.50.49
19990.60.50.49
19980.60.510.49
19970.60.510.49
19960.510.550.48
19950.490.560.47
19940.480.560.47
19930.450.440.46
19920.170.280.44
19910.110.250.42
19900.10.230.41
19890.10.220.36
19880.10.220.36
19870.10.210.35
19860.10.20.34
19850.10.20.34
19840.10.20.33
19830.10.20.32
19820.110.20.32
19810.250.20.32
19800.540.20.32
19790.30.20.31
19780.110.20.3
19770.110.20.3
19760.110.20.29
19750.110.150.29
19740.110.150.29
19730.110.150.29
19720.150.190.29
19710.430.260.29
19700.380.250.29
19690.250.250.29
19680.140.250.3
19670.140.250.29
19660.150.250.29
19650.260.250.3
19640.290.260.3
19630.290.260.3
19620.30.260.29
19610.310.180.29
19600.350.150.28
19590.390.140.27
19580.40.130.27
19570.440.130.27
19560.290.060.26
19550.290.060.25
19540.290.060.25
19530.290.060.24
19520.290.060.24
19510.280.050.24
19500.110.050.23
19490.110.050.22
19480.10.050.22
19470.10.050.21
19460.10.080.19
19450.080.030.16
19440.080.030.14
19430.080.030.14
19420.080.030.14
19410.080.030.15
19400.080.030.15
19390.080.040.17
19380.080.040.17
19370.080.040.17
19360.080.040.17
19350.080.030.17
19340.080.030.18
19330.080.030.18
19320.080.030.19
19310.080.030.18
19300.080.030.18
19290.080.030.19
19280.080.030.19
19270.080.030.19
19260.080.030.19
19250.070.030.19
19240.070.030.19
19230.070.030.19
19220.070.030.19
19210.070.030.19
19200.070.030.18
19190.070.030.16
19180.070.030.15
19170.070.030.15
19160.070.030.15
19150.070.030.15
19140.070.030.15
19130.070.030.15
19120.070.030.15
19110.070.030.15
19100.070.030.15
19090.070.030.15
19080.070.030.15
19070.070.030.15
19060.070.030.15
19050.070.030.15
19040.070.030.14
19030.070.030.14
19020.070.030.15
1901–0.030.14
1900–0.030.14
1899–0.020.22
1898–0.020.22
1897–0.020.22
1896–0.030.22
1895–0.030.22
1894–0.030.21
1893–0.030.21
1892–0.030.21
1891–0.030.2
1890–0.030.2
1889–0.030.2
1888–0.030.2
1887–0.030.2
1886–0.030.19
1885–0.030.19
1884–0.030.2
1883–0.030.19
1882–0.030.19
1881–0.030.19
1880–0.030.19
1879–0.030.19
1878–0.030.18
1877–0.030.18
1876–0.030.19
1875–0.030.18
1874–0.030.18
1873–0.030.18
1872–0.030.18
1871–0.030.18
1870–0.030.18
1869–0.030.17
1868–0.030.17
1867–0.030.17
1866–0.030.16
1865–0.030.16
1864–0.030.16
1863–0.040.16
1862–0.040.16
1861–0.040.15
1860–0.010.15
1859–0.010.14
1858–0.010.14
1857–0.010.14
1856–0.010.13
1855–0.010.13
1854–0.010.13
1853–0.010.13
1852–0.010.13
1851–0.010.13
1850–0.010.13
1849–0.010.15
1848–0.010.13
1847–0.010.11
1846–0.010.11
1845–0.010.11
1844–0.010.11
1843–0.010.1
1842–0.010.1
1841–0.010.1
1840–0.010.1
1839–0.010.1
1838–0.010.09
1837–0.010.09
1836–0.010.1
1835–0.010.09
1834–0.010.09
1833–0.010.09
1832–0.010.09
1831–0.010.09
1830–0.010.09
1829–0.010.08
1828–0.020.08
1827–0.020.09
1826–0.020.08
1825–0.020.08
1824–0.020.08
1823–0.020.08
1822–0.020.08
1821–0.020.07
1820–0.020.07
1819–0.020.06
1818–0.020.06
1817–0.020.06
1816––0.06
1815––0.06
1814––0.05
1813––0.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
1810––0.06
1809––0.05
1808––0.05
1807––0.05
1806––0.05
1805––0.05
1804––0.05
1803––0.05
1802––0.05
1801––0.05
1800––0.05
1799––0.05
1798––0.06
1797––0.05
1796––0.05
1795––0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––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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