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Women's Political Participation Index in Ghana

Ghana: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.836 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.836
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.836
in 2022
All-time low
0.194
in 1902
Years of data
124
1902–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Ghana, 1902–2025

0.20.40.60.8190219632025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.836 for women's political participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 124 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Ghana peaked at 0.836 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 1902.

That places Ghana 124th 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.

Women's Political Participation Index in Ghana, year by year

Year Value Change
1902 0.194 —
1903 0.194 +0.0%
1904 0.194 +0.0%
1905 0.194 +0.0%
1906 0.194 +0.0%
1907 0.194 +0.0%
1908 0.194 +0.0%
1909 0.194 +0.0%
1910 0.194 +0.0%
1911 0.194 +0.0%
1912 0.194 +0.0%
1913 0.194 +0.0%
1914 0.194 +0.0%
1915 0.194 +0.0%
1916 0.194 +0.0%
1917 0.194 +0.0%
1918 0.194 +0.0%
1919 0.194 +0.0%
1920 0.194 +0.0%
1921 0.194 +0.0%
1922 0.194 +0.0%
1923 0.194 +0.0%
1924 0.194 +0.0%
1925 0.194 +0.0%
1926 0.194 +0.0%
1927 0.194 +0.0%
1928 0.194 +0.0%
1929 0.194 +0.0%
1930 0.194 +0.0%
1931 0.194 +0.0%
1932 0.194 +0.0%
1933 0.194 +0.0%
1934 0.194 +0.0%
1935 0.194 +0.0%
1936 0.194 +0.0%
1937 0.194 +0.0%
1938 0.194 +0.0%
1939 0.194 +0.0%
1940 0.194 +0.0%
1941 0.194 +0.0%
1942 0.194 +0.0%
1943 0.194 +0.0%
1944 0.194 +0.0%
1945 0.194 +0.0%
1946 0.194 +0.0%
1947 0.194 +0.0%
1948 0.194 +0.0%
1949 0.194 +0.0%
1950 0.194 +0.0%
1951 0.194 +0.0%
1952 0.194 +0.0%
1953 0.194 +0.0%
1954 0.194 +0.0%
1955 0.194 +0.0%
1956 0.194 +0.0%
1957 0.277 +42.8%
1958 0.277 +0.0%
1959 0.277 +0.0%
1960 0.455 +64.3%
1961 0.455 +0.0%
1962 0.505 +11.0%
1963 0.505 +0.0%
1964 0.505 +0.0%
1965 0.505 +0.0%
1966 0.321 -36.4%
1967 0.321 +0.0%
1968 0.321 +0.0%
1969 0.364 +13.4%
1970 0.391 +7.4%
1971 0.391 +0.0%
1972 0.281 -28.1%
1973 0.281 +0.0%
1974 0.315 +12.1%
1975 0.315 +0.0%
1976 0.315 +0.0%
1977 0.315 +0.0%
1978 0.315 +0.0%
1979 0.408 +29.5%
1980 0.479 +17.4%
1981 0.408 -14.8%
1982 0.456 +11.8%
1983 0.456 +0.0%
1984 0.456 +0.0%
1985 0.456 +0.0%
1986 0.456 +0.0%
1987 0.456 +0.0%
1988 0.456 +0.0%
1989 0.456 +0.0%
1990 0.456 +0.0%
1991 0.456 +0.0%
1992 0.452 -0.9%
1993 0.655 +44.9%
1994 0.786 +20.0%
1995 0.786 +0.0%
1996 0.8 +1.8%
1997 0.8 +0.0%
1998 0.8 +0.0%
1999 0.8 +0.0%
2000 0.8 +0.0%
2001 0.791 -1.1%
2002 0.791 +0.0%
2003 0.791 +0.0%
2004 0.817 +3.3%
2005 0.817 +0.0%
2006 0.817 +0.0%
2007 0.817 +0.0%
2008 0.774 -5.3%
2009 0.78 +0.8%
2010 0.78 +0.0%
2011 0.774 -0.8%
2012 0.831 +7.4%
2013 0.805 -3.1%
2014 0.805 +0.0%
2015 0.799 -0.7%
2016 0.828 +3.6%
2017 0.816 -1.4%
2018 0.816 +0.0%
2019 0.816 +0.0%
2020 0.835 +2.3%
2021 0.835 +0.0%
2022 0.836 +0.1%
2023 0.835 -0.1%
2024 0.836 +0.1%
2025 0.836 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.194 0.194 0.194 8
1910s 0.194 0.194 0.194 10
1920s 0.194 0.194 0.194 10
1930s 0.194 0.194 0.194 10
1940s 0.194 0.194 0.194 10
1950s 0.2189 0.194 0.277 10
1960s 0.4257 0.321 0.505 10
1970s 0.3327 0.281 0.408 10
1980s 0.4535 0.408 0.479 10
1990s 0.6791 0.452 0.8 10
2000s 0.7995 0.774 0.817 10
2010s 0.807 0.774 0.831 10
2020s 0.8355 0.835 0.836 6

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 122 Georgia 0.84 compare
  2. 122 Turkmenistan 0.84 compare
  3. 125 Gambia 0.828 compare
  4. 126 Hungary 0.823 compare
  5. 127 Sri Lanka 0.82 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Ghana?
Women's political participation index in Ghana was 0.836 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.836 in 2022.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1902.
How does Ghana rank for women's political participation index?
Ghana ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Political Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.