Access to justice for women in Ghana
Ghana: Access to justice for women was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
47th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 1993
All-time low
0
in 1902
Years of data
124
1902–2025
Access to justice for women in Ghana, 1902–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to justice for women in Ghana is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 124 years on record.
Over the whole period, access to justice for women in Ghana peaked at 1 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1902.
That places Ghana 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to justice for women in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 1 | — |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 47 Afghanistan 0
- 47 Algeria 0
- 47 Angola 0
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- 47 Azerbaijan 0
- 47 Bahrain 0
- 47 Bangladesh 0
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- 47 Benin 0 compare
- 47 Bhutan 0 compare
- 47 Bolivia 0
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 47 Botswana 0 compare
- 47 Brazil 0
- 47 Bulgaria 0 compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 0
- 47 Burundi 0
- 47 Cambodia 0
- 47 Cameroon 0
- 47 Canada 0 compare
- 47 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 47 Central African Republic 0
- 47 Chad 0
- 47 China 0
- 47 Colombia 0
- 47 Comoros 0
- 47 Congo 0
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 47 Cuba 0
- 47 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 47 Djibouti 0
- 47 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 47 East Timor 0
- 47 Ecuador 0
- 47 Egypt 0
- 47 El Salvador 0
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 47 Eritrea 0
- 47 Eswatini 0
- 47 Ethiopia 0
- 47 Fiji 0 compare
- 47 Gabon 0 compare
- 47 Georgia 0
- 47 Guatemala 0
- 47 Guinea 0
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 47 Guyana 0
- 47 Haiti 0
- 47 Honduras 0
- 47 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 47 Hungary 0 compare
- 47 India 0
- 47 Indonesia 0 compare
- 47 Iran 0
- 47 Iraq 0
- 47 Israel 0 compare
- 47 Jamaica 0 compare
- 47 Jordan 0
- 47 Kazakhstan 0
- 47 Kenya 0
- 47 Kuwait 0
- 47 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 47 Laos 0
- 47 Lebanon 0
- 47 Lesotho 0 compare
- 47 Liberia 0
- 47 Libya 0
- 47 Madagascar 0
- 47 Malawi 0 compare
- 47 Malaysia 0
- 47 Maldives 0
- 47 Mali 0
- 47 Mauritania 0
- 47 Mexico 0
- 47 Moldova 0 compare
- 47 Mongolia 0
- 47 Montenegro 0
- 47 Mozambique 0
- 47 Myanmar 0
- 47 Namibia 0
- 47 Nepal 0
- 47 Nicaragua 0
- 47 North Korea 0
- 47 North Macedonia 0
- 47 Oman 0
- 47 Pakistan 0
- 47 Palestine 0
- 47 Panama 0
- 47 Papua New Guinea 0
- 47 Paraguay 0
- 47 Peru 0
- 47 Philippines 0
- 47 Poland 0 compare
- 47 Portugal 0 compare
- 47 Qatar 0
- 47 Romania 0 compare
- 47 Russia 0
- 47 Rwanda 0 compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 47 Saudi Arabia 0
- 47 Senegal 0 compare
- 47 Serbia 0 compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 47 Somalia 0
- 47 South Africa 0 compare
- 47 South Sudan 0
- 47 Sri Lanka 0
- 47 Sudan 0
- 47 Suriname 0 compare
- 47 Syria 0
- 47 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 47 Tanzania 0
- 47 Thailand 0
- 47 Togo 0
- 47 Tunisia 0 compare
- 47 Turkey 0 compare
- 47 Turkmenistan 0
- 47 Uganda 0 compare
- 47 Ukraine 0
- 47 United Arab Emirates 0
- 47 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 47 United States 0 compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 0
- 47 Vatican 0
- 47 Venezuela 0
- 47 Vietnam 0
- 47 Yemen 0
- 47 Zambia 0
- 47 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to justice for women in Ghana?
- Access to justice for women in Ghana was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to justice for women recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1993.
- What is the lowest access to justice for women recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1902.
- How does Ghana rank for access to justice for women?
- Ghana ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to justice for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate whether women have access to justice.