Democracy in Ghana

Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 1.5 out of 7 ^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}	Freedom Status: Free
EIU Democracy Index 2017	Score: 6.69 out of 10 ^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}	World Ranking: 52
Polity IV 2016	Score: 8 ^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}	Category: Democracy

Freedom House 2018

Score:

1.5 out of 7

^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}

Freedom Status:

Free

EIU Democracy Index 2017

Score:

6.69 out of 10

^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}

World Ranking:

Polity IV 2016

Score:

^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}

Category:

Democracy

System of Government	Presidential
Presidential Electoral System	Two-round system
Last Presidential Election	2016
Next Presidential Election	2020
Presidential Term Limits	Two, four-year terms
System of appointment to legislature	Single-member constituencies elected through first past the post system
Last Legislative Election	2016
Next Legislative Election	2020
Number of Seats in Legislature	275
Female quota, representation in lower house	No

Last presidential election (2016)
Candidate (Party)	Votes (%)
	1^st round	2^nd round not needed
Nana Akufo-Addo	53.9
John Dramani Mahama	44.4
Paa Kwesi Nduom	1.0
Ivor Greenstreet	0.2
Edward Mahama	0.2
Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings	0.2
Jacob Osei Yeboah	0.2

Last legislative election (2016)
Party	Votes (%)	Seats
New Patriotic Party	53	171
National Democratic Congress	42	104
Progressive People’s Party	2	0
Convention People’s Party	1	0
People’s National Convention	0	0
National Democratic Party	0	0
All People’s Congress	0	0
United Front Party	0.01	0
Democratic People’s Party	0.01	0
Great Consolidated Popular Party	0.01	0
United Progressive Party	0	0
Independents	2.21	0