Social Development in Ghana 147 indicators covering social development for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 8 2018 unchanged 52nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 22,470 2025 up 109.9% 46th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 71.8% 77th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.1% 62nd Political Rights Score 35 2025 down 5.4% 48th Freedom Score 80 2025 down 3.6% 72nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 475 2025 down 74.3% 112th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 down 79.0% 136th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 88.9% 123rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 16.15 % change on previous year 2025 down 60.1% 20th Full democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 18 2018 unchanged 52nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -95.18 % change on previous year 2025 down 219.8% 152nd Equal Rights Protection Index 0.787 2025 down 0.8% 42nd Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.937 2025 down 1.1% 39th Political Corruption Index 0.615 2025 up 1.2% 74th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.615 2025 up 1.2% 74th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.5175 2024 down 22.3% 126th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 — 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0486 units per square kilometre 2023 up 122.3% 84th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0185 units per square kilometre 2023 up 129.0% 85th LGBT+ Rights Index -0.2307 2019 unchanged 133rd Forcibly displaced people 25,425 2025 up 32.1% 110th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 down 50.0% 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st Age of electoral democracy 30 years 2025 up 50.0% 90th Full democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Corruption Perceptions Index 42 2024 down 12.5% 79th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.59 2024 down 21.8% 138th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.5 2024 down 23.2% 131st Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.09 2024 down 19.6% 40th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0026 2024 down 376.6% 108th Self-reported life satisfaction 4.55 2025 up 6.5% 117th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.55 2025 up 6.5% 117th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 34.2% 2024 up 0.6% 117th Homicide rate 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 12.6% 106th Homicides 607 homicides 2022 up 8.4% 51st Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 12.6% 106th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 12.6% 105th Age of electoral democracy 30 years 2025 up 50.0% 60th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy 0.234 2020 down 67.4% 43rd Citizen satisfaction with democracy 1.32 2020 down 8.2% 13th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Homicides 1,926 deaths 2021 up 18.8% 43rd Homicide rate 5.87 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 5.0% 78th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 5.9 2021 down 4.7% 74th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 450,000 2030 down 9.6% 112th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 4.54 2030 up 5.2% 100th Age of full democracy 26 years 2025 up 62.5% 64th Freedom of Association Score 8 2025 down 11.1% 22nd Freedom of Expression Score 8 2025 unchanged 10th Civil Rights Score 6 2025 unchanged 31st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →