Social Development in Ghana 147 indicators covering social development for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,050 2025 up 20.9% 80th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,030 2025 down 30.2% 52nd Political Rights Rating 2 2025 up 100.0% 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 up 100.0% 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 42.9% 76th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,030 2025 down 30.2% 52nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person 2025 down 1.0% 100th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.6% 88th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 181.46 % change on previous year 2025 up 3,306.4% 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,050 2025 up 20.9% 80th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.31 % change on previous year 2025 up 65.1% 80th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 69.8% 64th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.912 2025 down 0.9% 27th Liberal Democracy Index 0.606 2025 down 4.0% 45th Electoral Democracy Index 0.711 2025 down 3.8% 51st Freedom of Association Index 0.888 2025 down 1.4% 20th Freedom of Expression Index 0.896 2025 down 0.8% 31st Participatory Democracy Index 0.361 2025 down 1.9% 69th Varieties of democracy 0.711 2025 down 3.8% 51st Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.912 2025 down 0.9% 27th Key features of human rights 0.912 2025 down 0.9% 27th Key features of electoral democracy 0.711 2025 down 3.8% 51st Key features of liberal democracy 0.606 2025 down 4.0% 45th Executive Corruption Index 0.748 2025 up 6.6% 40th Judicial Corruption Score -1.43 2025 down 17.7% 149th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.665 2025 up 2.9% 64th Key features of democracy 0.711 2025 down 3.8% 51st Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year 2025 up 837.2% 10th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 8.21 % change on previous year 2025 up 5,075.0% 15th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.606 2025 down 4.0% 45th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year 2025 up 837.2% 10th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year 2025 up 697.6% 23rd Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year 2025 up 837.2% 10th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.711 2025 down 3.8% 50th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.493 2025 down 8.2% 52nd Deliberative Democracy Index 0.583 2025 down 3.8% 46th Direct Democracy Index 0.024 2025 unchanged 102nd Key media freedoms 1.49 2025 down 20.5% 43rd Media Corruption Score 1.39 2025 up 53.0% 46th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 44.63 % change on previous year 2025 — 17th Academic Freedom Index 0.67 2025 down 16.9% 80th Legislative Corruption Score 1.2 2025 up 44.2% 33rd Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.4% 80th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.4% 71st Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.4% 80th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.4% 80th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 100.0% 140th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.031 units per square kilometre 2023 down 62.2% 104th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.061 units per square kilometre 2023 down 34.1% 74th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.3804 2019 up 49.3% 114th Page 1 of 3 Next →