Elected Government was the sub-attribute of democracy with the highest achievement (score of 1) in Ghana within the period of 1975 and 2019, followed by Inclusive Suffrage with a score difference of 0.9. Achievements for Direct and Local Democracy were the two lowest compared to other sub-attributes. Overall, democracy in Ghana was on Mid-range performance in the period from 1975 to 2019.
Ghana ranked 58th (score of 6.68) and 55th (score of 6.64) in world democracy in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
The 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana allowed every Ghanaian citizen who is 18 years and above to be registered as a voter to exercise their right to vote in public elections as well as referenda.
State of democracy in Ghana from 1975 to 2020, by sub-attribute and level of performance
The source indicates that the Global State of Democracy Indices (GSoD Indices) are pre-Covid19 pandemic Indices. It explains that the GSoD Indices "depict democratic trends at the country, regional and global levels across a broad range of different attributes of democracy in the period 1975–2019".
The GSoD indices are composed of attribute and sub-attribute scores per country per year for the period 1975-2019. A single index of democracy is not provided. To present detailed categories of democracy, this statistic shows only sub-categories.
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International IDEA. (September 14, 2020). State of democracy in Ghana from 1975 to 2020, by sub-attribute and level of performance [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172341/state-of-democracy-in-ghana/
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International IDEA. (2020). State of democracy in Ghana from 1975 to 2020, by sub-attribute and level of performance. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172341/state-of-democracy-in-ghana/
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