Ghana - Voice and Accountability 2019
0.55
−0.01 from 2018
Ghana's voice and accountability was 0.55 in 2019, decreased +0.01 from 0.56 in 2018. This was the 69th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Norway | 1.65 | -3.3% |
| 2nd | Finland | 1.56 | -1.7% |
| 3rd | Sweden | 1.56 | -1.4% |
| 4th | Denmark | 1.54 | -1.9% |
| 5th | New Zealand | 1.54 | -4.2% |
| 6th | Switzerland | 1.50 | -6.1% |
| 7th | Luxembourg | 1.49 | -3.3% |
| 8th | Netherlands | 1.48 | -1.1% |
| 9th | Canada | 1.43 | -4.8% |
| 10th | Germany | 1.35 | -6.2% |
| 11th | Austria | 1.34 | -4.5% |
| 12th | American Samoa | 1.32 | 31.2% |
| 13th | Belgium | 1.31 | -1.7% |
| 14th | Ireland | 1.30 | 0.6% |
| 15th | Iceland | 1.30 | -6.3% |
| 16th | Australia | 1.27 | -8.9% |
| 17th | United Kingdom | 1.26 | -8.5% |
| 18th | Aruba | 1.26 | -1.6% |
| 19th | Greenland | 1.26 | -1.6% |
| 20th | Liechtenstein | 1.23 | -5.3% |
| 21st | Uruguay | 1.23 | 2.9% |
| 22nd | Portugal | 1.19 | 1.4% |
| 23rd | Tuvalu | 1.19 | 5.8% |
| 24th | Estonia | 1.18 | -0.9% |
| 25th | Guam | 1.17 | 0.0% |
| 26th | San Marino | 1.16 | 3.4% |
| 27th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.15 | 2.2% |
| 28th | France | 1.12 | -3.7% |
| 29th | Andorra | 1.11 | 5.8% |
| 30th | Barbados | 1.10 | -0.1% |
| 31st | Costa Rica | 1.09 | -2.2% |
| 32nd | Kiribati | 1.08 | -3.8% |
| 33rd | Malta | 1.08 | -1.9% |
| 34th | Marshall Islands | 1.08 | -3.9% |
| 35th | Palau | 1.06 | -5.3% |
| 36th | Cyprus | 1.05 | 3.0% |
| 37th | Spain | 1.04 | 0.6% |
| 38th | Lithuania | 0.99 | 10.3% |
| 39th | Chile | 0.98 | -4.3% |
| 40th | Slovenia | 0.98 | 0.7% |
| 41st | Cabo Verde | 0.95 | -2.6% |
| 42nd | Japan | 0.93 | -6.5% |
| 43rd | United States | 0.91 | -9.1% |
| 44th | Italy | 0.91 | -6.1% |
| 45th | Bahamas, The | 0.90 | 16.9% |
| 46th | St. Lucia | 0.90 | 5.6% |
| 47th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.90 | 5.1% |
| 48th | Dominica | 0.87 | 8.8% |
| 49th | Slovak Republic | 0.86 | 1.7% |
| 50th | Latvia | 0.86 | 8.0% |
| 51st | Czechia | 0.83 | 1.4% |
| 52nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.81 | -5.6% |
| 53rd | Greece | 0.81 | 9.3% |
| 54th | Samoa | 0.79 | 0.4% |
| 55th | Mauritius | 0.76 | 2.4% |
| 56th | Korea | 0.75 | -6.0% |
| 57th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.73 | 26.4% |
| 58th | Grenada | 0.68 | 35.3% |
| 59th | Poland | 0.67 | -5.4% |
| 60th | Israel | 0.66 | 4.4% |
| 61st | Monaco | 0.66 | 2.6% |
| 62nd | South Africa | 0.64 | 1.1% |
| 63rd | Vanuatu | 0.64 | 24.2% |
| 64th | Tonga | 0.63 | -3.3% |
| 65th | Jamaica | 0.61 | 3.3% |
| 66th | Panama | 0.60 | 7.3% |
| 67th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.60 | 9.3% |
| 68th | Argentina | 0.57 | 5.9% |
| 69th | Ghana | 0.55 | -1.3% |
| 70th | Romania | 0.52 | -3.4% |
| 71st | Namibia | 0.51 | 9.3% |
| 72nd | Belize | 0.50 | 17.0% |
| 73rd | Botswana | 0.50 | 7.7% |
| 74th | Solomon Islands | 0.49 | 31.2% |
| 75th | Cayman Islands | 0.47 | -0.7% |
| 76th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.47 | -0.7% |
| 77th | Nauru | 0.47 | -0.7% |
| 78th | Croatia | 0.45 | 1.8% |
| 79th | São Tomé and Principe | 0.37 | 165.3% |
| 80th | Suriname | 0.36 | 22.5% |
| 81st | Timor-Leste | 0.36 | 10.8% |
| 82nd | Bulgaria | 0.35 | -2.9% |
| 83rd | Hungary | 0.34 | -29.6% |
| 84th | Mongolia | 0.32 | 32.0% |
| 85th | Seychelles | 0.31 | 62.3% |
| 86th | Brazil | 0.30 | -20.0% |
| 87th | India | 0.27 | -25.6% |
| 88th | Tunisia | 0.27 | 39.2% |
| 89th | Peru | 0.26 | 23.2% |
| 90th | Guyana | 0.25 | 13.6% |
| 91st | Senegal | 0.23 | 6.5% |
| 92nd | Colombia | 0.20 | 18.8% |
| 93rd | Dominican Republic | 0.18 | 43.4% |
| 94th | Georgia | 0.17 | -26.6% |
| 95th | Albania | 0.14 | -24.8% |
| 96th | Indonesia | 0.13 | -19.0% |
| 97th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.13 | -71.3% |
| 98th | El Salvador | 0.12 | 306.7% |
| 99th | Papua New Guinea | 0.09 | 46.0% |
| 100th | Bhutan | 0.07 | 74.7% |
| 101st | Benin | 0.06 | -75.4% |
| 102nd | Armenia | 0.05 | 141.8% |
| 103rd | Paraguay | 0.05 | 65.2% |
| 104th | Ecuador | 0.03 | 3,709.5% |
| 105th | Montenegro | 0.02 | -61.1% |
| 106th | Ukraine | 0.02 | 175.3% |
| 107th | Fiji | 0.02 | -84.6% |
| 108th | Mexico | 0.01 | 198.7% |
| 109th | Philippines | 0.01 | -72.8% |
| 110th | Lesotho | -0.01 | -180.4% |
| 111th | North Macedonia | -0.02 | 26.0% |
| 112th | Serbia | -0.05 | -218.0% |
| 113th | Malaysia | -0.05 | 52.1% |
| 114th | Liberia | -0.08 | -171.6% |
| 115th | Sri Lanka | -0.09 | -1,034.3% |
| 116th | Moldova | -0.11 | 9.9% |
| 117th | Malawi | -0.11 | -44.4% |
| 118th | Kosovo | -0.12 | 15.8% |
| 119th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.12 | -96.8% |
| 120th | Sierra Leone | -0.13 | 28.6% |
| 121st | Nepal | -0.15 | -15.7% |
| 122nd | Singapore | -0.21 | -171.5% |
| 123rd | Burkina Faso | -0.21 | -237.8% |
| 124th | Madagascar | -0.24 | 26.9% |
| 125th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.24 | 6.1% |
| 126th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.25 | 0.2% |
| 127th | Gambia, The | -0.25 | -15.6% |
| 128th | Kenya | -0.31 | 17.8% |
| 129th | Zambia | -0.31 | 7.9% |
| 130th | Macao SAR, China | -0.33 | -375.4% |
| 131st | Guatemala | -0.33 | 5.7% |
| 132nd | Nigeria | -0.43 | -2.1% |
| 133rd | Mali | -0.44 | -34.7% |
| 134th | Maldives | -0.45 | 30.9% |
| 135th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.45 | -28.1% |
| 136th | Guinea-Bissau | -0.48 | 29.5% |
| 137th | Lebanon | -0.52 | -0.4% |
| 138th | Tanzania | -0.52 | -37.0% |
| 139th | Mozambique | -0.54 | -12.4% |
| 140th | Honduras | -0.57 | -9.3% |
| 141st | Niger | -0.58 | 2.9% |
| 142nd | Morocco | -0.62 | 7.6% |
| 143rd | Uganda | -0.65 | 5.2% |
| 144th | Kuwait | -0.66 | -8.3% |
| 145th | Jordan | -0.69 | 3.2% |
| 146th | Comoros | -0.71 | -43.0% |
| 147th | Togo | -0.73 | 3.8% |
| 148th | Bangladesh | -0.74 | 0.0% |
| 149th | Haiti | -0.75 | 0.8% |
| 150th | Guinea | -0.77 | 0.1% |
| 151st | Angola | -0.79 | 12.2% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | -0.80 | 7.9% |
| 153rd | Türkiye | -0.83 | 1.4% |
| 154th | Thailand | -0.85 | 16.8% |
| 155th | Myanmar | -0.86 | 4.8% |
| 156th | Pakistan | -0.86 | -6.0% |
| 157th | Iraq | -0.96 | 3.5% |
| 158th | Brunei Darussalam | -0.97 | -12.9% |
| 159th | Afghanistan | -1.01 | 0.1% |
| 160th | West Bank and Gaza | -1.03 | -12.1% |
| 161st | Gabon | -1.04 | -8.3% |
| 162nd | Algeria | -1.05 | -5.8% |
| 163rd | Rwanda | -1.10 | 3.8% |
| 164th | Nicaragua | -1.10 | 0.2% |
| 165th | Russian Federation | -1.12 | -4.4% |
| 166th | United Arab Emirates | -1.14 | -1.5% |
| 167th | Oman | -1.15 | -11.0% |
| 168th | Zimbabwe | -1.16 | -2.4% |
| 169th | Cameroon | -1.21 | -7.3% |
| 170th | Cambodia | -1.22 | 1.0% |
| 171st | Central African Republic | -1.22 | -1.5% |
| 172nd | Kazakhstan | -1.23 | -2.4% |
| 173rd | Congo, Republic of | -1.28 | -7.1% |
| 174th | Qatar | -1.31 | -8.4% |
| 175th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.31 | 12.3% |
| 176th | Eswatini | -1.34 | 1.8% |
| 177th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.39 | -4.2% |
| 178th | Viet Nam | -1.40 | 4.5% |
| 179th | Belarus | -1.41 | -3.2% |
| 180th | Djibouti | -1.42 | -4.3% |
| 181st | Bahrain | -1.43 | -0.7% |
| 182nd | Chad | -1.43 | 2.1% |
| 183rd | Cuba | -1.44 | 1.1% |
| 184th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -1.44 | -9.0% |
| 185th | Libya | -1.48 | 3.7% |
| 186th | Azerbaijan | -1.53 | -1.4% |
| 187th | China | -1.63 | -11.5% |
| 188th | Sudan | -1.65 | 10.7% |
| 189th | Uzbekistan | -1.65 | -1.5% |
| 190th | Saudi Arabia | -1.66 | 1.9% |
| 191st | Burundi | -1.72 | -3.3% |
| 192nd | Yemen, Republic of | -1.78 | -1.1% |
| 193rd | Tajikistan | -1.80 | -5.7% |
| 194th | Lao PDR | -1.82 | -3.7% |
| 195th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.85 | -0.3% |
| 196th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.88 | -0.3% |
| 197th | South Sudan | -1.99 | 0.1% |
| 198th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.99 | -1.2% |
| 199th | Turkmenistan | -2.18 | -1.4% |
| 200th | Eritrea | -2.21 | -1.0% |
| 201st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.21 | 0.2% |
FAQ
What was Ghana's voice and accountability in 2019?▾
Ghana's voice and accountability in 2019 was 0.55. This ranked 69th globally.
How did Ghana's voice and accountability change in 2019?▾
Ghana's voice and accountability decreased by 1.3% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest voice and accountability in 2019?▾
Norway had the highest voice and accountability in 2019 at 1.65.
What is the voice and accountability of Ghana in 2019?▾
The voice and accountability of Ghana in 2019 was 0.55. This ranked 69th globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Ghana's voice and accountability?▾
Ghana's voice and accountability went from 0.56 in 2018 to 0.55 in 2019, a 1.3% decrease.
Related
2018
2020
All years
Full ranking 2019
Political Stability
Government Effectiveness
Regulatory Quality
Rule of Law
Control of Corruption
Peak: 2017
Lowest: 1996
Voice and Accountability 1990s
Voice and Accountability 2000s
Voice and Accountability 2010s
Voice and Accountability 2020s
Highest ever
Lowest ever
Average
vs Egypt, Arab Republic of
vs Vanuatu
vs Zimbabwe
vs Côte d'Ivoire
African Union Voice and Accountability
Global Ranking