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Women civil liberties index in Ghana

Ghana: Women civil liberties index was 0.829 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.829
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.877
in 2010
All-time low
0.258
in 1902
Years of data
124
1902–2025

Women civil liberties index in Ghana, 1902–2025

0.20.40.60.8190219632025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women civil liberties index in Ghana is 0.829, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women civil liberties index in Ghana peaked at 0.877 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.258, in 1902.

That places Ghana 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 124 years of available data.

Women civil liberties index in Ghana, year by year

Year Value Change
1902 0.258 —
1903 0.258 +0.0%
1904 0.258 +0.0%
1905 0.258 +0.0%
1906 0.258 +0.0%
1907 0.258 +0.0%
1908 0.258 +0.0%
1909 0.258 +0.0%
1910 0.258 +0.0%
1911 0.258 +0.0%
1912 0.258 +0.0%
1913 0.258 +0.0%
1914 0.258 +0.0%
1915 0.258 +0.0%
1916 0.258 +0.0%
1917 0.258 +0.0%
1918 0.258 +0.0%
1919 0.258 +0.0%
1920 0.258 +0.0%
1921 0.258 +0.0%
1922 0.258 +0.0%
1923 0.258 +0.0%
1924 0.258 +0.0%
1925 0.258 +0.0%
1926 0.258 +0.0%
1927 0.258 +0.0%
1928 0.258 +0.0%
1929 0.258 +0.0%
1930 0.258 +0.0%
1931 0.258 +0.0%
1932 0.258 +0.0%
1933 0.258 +0.0%
1934 0.258 +0.0%
1935 0.258 +0.0%
1936 0.258 +0.0%
1937 0.258 +0.0%
1938 0.258 +0.0%
1939 0.258 +0.0%
1940 0.258 +0.0%
1941 0.258 +0.0%
1942 0.258 +0.0%
1943 0.258 +0.0%
1944 0.258 +0.0%
1945 0.258 +0.0%
1946 0.267 +3.5%
1947 0.287 +7.5%
1948 0.287 +0.0%
1949 0.287 +0.0%
1950 0.34 +18.5%
1951 0.34 +0.0%
1952 0.34 +0.0%
1953 0.34 +0.0%
1954 0.357 +5.0%
1955 0.357 +0.0%
1956 0.428 +19.9%
1957 0.522 +22.0%
1958 0.555 +6.3%
1959 0.555 +0.0%
1960 0.641 +15.5%
1961 0.631 -1.6%
1962 0.631 +0.0%
1963 0.631 +0.0%
1964 0.631 +0.0%
1965 0.631 +0.0%
1966 0.548 -13.2%
1967 0.566 +3.3%
1968 0.566 +0.0%
1969 0.592 +4.6%
1970 0.669 +13.0%
1971 0.669 +0.0%
1972 0.517 -22.7%
1973 0.517 +0.0%
1974 0.517 +0.0%
1975 0.517 +0.0%
1976 0.517 +0.0%
1977 0.517 +0.0%
1978 0.517 +0.0%
1979 0.621 +20.1%
1980 0.65 +4.7%
1981 0.598 -8.0%
1982 0.413 -30.9%
1983 0.413 +0.0%
1984 0.413 +0.0%
1985 0.413 +0.0%
1986 0.424 +2.7%
1987 0.424 +0.0%
1988 0.425 +0.2%
1989 0.425 +0.0%
1990 0.561 +32.0%
1991 0.561 +0.0%
1992 0.561 +0.0%
1993 0.78 +39.0%
1994 0.825 +5.8%
1995 0.825 +0.0%
1996 0.828 +0.4%
1997 0.849 +2.5%
1998 0.849 +0.0%
1999 0.849 +0.0%
2000 0.857 +0.9%
2001 0.87 +1.5%
2002 0.87 +0.0%
2003 0.87 +0.0%
2004 0.87 +0.0%
2005 0.87 +0.0%
2006 0.87 +0.0%
2007 0.87 +0.0%
2008 0.87 +0.0%
2009 0.87 +0.0%
2010 0.877 +0.8%
2011 0.877 +0.0%
2012 0.853 -2.7%
2013 0.846 -0.8%
2014 0.829 -2.0%
2015 0.803 -3.1%
2016 0.798 -0.6%
2017 0.81 +1.5%
2018 0.817 +0.9%
2019 0.826 +1.1%
2020 0.841 +1.8%
2021 0.804 -4.4%
2022 0.829 +3.1%
2023 0.829 +0.0%
2024 0.829 +0.0%
2025 0.829 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.258 0.258 0.258 8
1910s 0.258 0.258 0.258 10
1920s 0.258 0.258 0.258 10
1930s 0.258 0.258 0.258 10
1940s 0.2676 0.258 0.287 10
1950s 0.4134 0.34 0.555 10
1960s 0.6068 0.548 0.641 10
1970s 0.5578 0.517 0.669 10
1980s 0.4598 0.413 0.65 10
1990s 0.7488 0.561 0.849 10
2000s 0.8687 0.857 0.87 10
2010s 0.8336 0.798 0.877 10
2020s 0.8268 0.804 0.841 6

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 42 Uruguay 0.856 compare
  2. 43 Hungary 0.84 compare
  3. 44 Tunisia 0.83 compare
  4. 46 Brazil 0.827 compare
  5. 47 Barbados 0.824 compare
  6. 48 Montenegro 0.821 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women civil liberties index in Ghana?
Women civil liberties index in Ghana was 0.829 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women civil liberties index recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.877 in 2010.
What is the lowest women civil liberties index recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.258 in 1902.
How does Ghana rank for women civil liberties index?
Ghana ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women civil liberties index rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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