Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 43/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 67.1/100 #52
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.711
- HDI
- 0.628
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Ghana | John Mahama |
| Vice-President of Ghana | Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 1.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 25.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.4% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 43 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.711
- Liberal
- 0.606
- Participatory
- 0.361
- Deliberative
- 0.583
- Egalitarian
- 0.493
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 67.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #52 / 180
- Rank change
- -2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #36
- 64.4
- Economic #73
- 44.9
- Legal #41
- 75.4
- Social #52
- 72.0
- Safety #86
- 78.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.1 | 52 | 64.4 | 44.9 | 75.4 | 72.0 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 67.7 | 50 | 59.5 | 47.9 | 74.8 | 73.4 | 82.9 |
| 2023 | 65.9 | 62 | 61.9 | 47.9 | 79.6 | 79.0 | 61.3 |
| 2022 | 67.4 | 60 | 66.6 | 47.2 | 81.4 | 79.6 | 62.3 |
| 2021 | 78.7 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2020 | 77.7 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 53.0 |
| 2019 | 79.2 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 72.3 |
| 2018 | 81.6 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 82.1 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 82.1 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 69.6 |
| 2015 | 84.5 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2014 | 83.7 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 82.7 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 11.0 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 8.0 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 6.0 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 7.5 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 9.0 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 8.5 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 15.0 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - |