Congo vs Ghana: Universal right to vote in practice
Congo
2
in 2025
Ghana
2
in 2025
Congo rank
1st
Ghana rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Congo
- Ghana
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2 against 2 in Ghana, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Congo or Ghana?
- Congo, at 2 against 2 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Congo and Ghana?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Congo ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).