International rankings of Ghana explained

There are the international rankings of Ghana.

Economy

See main article: Economy of Ghana.

Politics

See main article: Politics of Ghana.

Corruption Perception Index ranked 69 out of 179[4]

Society

Human Development Index ranked 135 out of 177[6]

Global Peace Index ranked 40 out of 121[7]

International rankings

The following are links to international rankings of Ghana.

IndexRankCountries reviewed
Environmental Performance Index 201291st 132
Pilot Trend Environmental Performance Index 201228th 132
Global Gender Gap Report Global Gender Gap Index 201271st 135
Global Innovation Index (WIPO) 2024[8] 101st 133
Human Development Index 2012135th 187
Happy Planet Index 201286th 151
Sustainable Society Index 201252nd 153
Global Peace Index 201250th 158
Economic freedom 201277th 185
Ease of doing business index 201263rd 185

According to speedtest.net, Ghana has the 5th fastest Internet download and upload speeds on the Africa continent and the 94th fastest Internet download and upload speeds in the world out of 184 listed with an average download speed of 5.68 Mbit/s and upload speed of 3.88 Mbit/s.[9]

Other

OrganizationSurveyRanking
Institute for Economics and Peace http://www.economicsandpeace.orgGlobal Peace Index[10] 50 out of 158
The Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street JournalIndex of Economic Freedom91 out of 157[11]
Reporters Without BordersWorldwide Press Freedom Index31 out of 173[12]
Transparency InternationalCorruption Perception Index69 out of 179[13]
United Nations Development ProgrammeHuman Development Index135 out of 177[14]
Vision of HumanityGlobal Peace Index40 out of 121[15]
World Economic ForumGlobal Competitiveness Reportnot ranked[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heritage Foundation - 2007 Index of Economic Freedom . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213211732/http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/countries.cfm . 2008-02-13 . 2007-02-24 . Official Website for the Index . The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation . The highest form of economic freedom provides an absolute right of property ownership, fully realised freedoms of movement for labour, capital, and goods, and an absolute absence of coercion or constraint of economic liberty beyond the extent necessary for citizens to protect and maintain liberty itself. In other words, individuals are free to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way they please, and that freedom is both protected by the state and unconstrained by the state..
  2. Web site: Table 1: Global Competitiveness Index rankings and 2005 comparisons . World Economic Forum - Global Competitiveness Report 2006 - 2007 . 2007-02-24 . PDF . World Economic Forum . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101131629/http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Global_Competitiveness_Reports/Reports/gcr_2006/gcr2006_rankings.pdf . 2013-11-01 .
  3. Web site: Reporters Without Borders - Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2008 . 2009-01-12 . Annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081022233825/http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29031 . 2008-10-22 .
  4. Web site: Corruption Perception Index 2007 . 2007-12-11 . Official Website . Transparency International e.V . 2008-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080428203145/http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2007 . dead .
  5. Web site: Vision of Humanity . Vision of Humanity . 2010-02-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620075703/http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/home.php . 2008-06-20 .
  6. Web site: Human Development Report 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071029110409/http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/statistics/documents/hdi2004.pdf . 2007-10-29 . 2007-02-24 . PDF . Annual Report . United Nations Development Programme .
  7. Web site: Global Peace Index Rankings . 2007-05-30 . Global Peace and Sustainability . Economist Intelligence Unit, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Australia and some Peace Institutes and Think Tanks . 2008-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080416203653/http://www.visionofhumanity.com/rankings/ . dead .
  8. Web site: . 2024 . Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship . 2024-10-06 . www.wipo.int . 18 . en . 10.34667/tind.50062 . 978-92-805-3681-2.
  9. Web site: Household Download Index . 24 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529015231/http://www.netindex.com/ . 29 May 2015 .
  10. Web site: Vision of Humanity . Vision of Humanity . 2010-02-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620075703/http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/home.php . 2008-06-20 .
  11. Web site: Heritage Foundation - 2007 Index of Economic Freedom . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213211732/http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/countries.cfm . 2008-02-13 . 2007-02-24 . Official Website for the Index . The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation . The highest form of economic freedom provides an absolute right of property ownership, fully realised freedoms of movement for labour, capital, and goods, and an absolute absence of coercion or constraint of economic liberty beyond the extent necessary for citizens to protect and maintain liberty itself. In other words, individuals are free to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way they please, and that freedom is both protected by the state and unconstrained by the state..
  12. Web site: Reporters Without Borders - Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2008 . 2009-01-12 . Annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index . Reporters sans frontières . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081022233825/http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29031 . 2008-10-22 .
  13. Web site: Corruption Perception Index 2007 . 2007-12-11 . Official Website . Transparency International e.V . 2008-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080428203145/http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2007 . dead .
  14. Web site: Human Development Report 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071029110409/http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/statistics/documents/hdi2004.pdf . 2007-10-29 . 2007-02-24 . PDF . Annual Report . United Nations Development Programme .
  15. Web site: Global Peace Index Rankings . 2007-05-30 . Global Peace and Sustainability . Economist Intelligence Unit, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Australia and some Peace Institutes and Think Tanks . 2008-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080416203653/http://www.visionofhumanity.com/rankings/ . dead .
  16. Web site: Table 1: Global Competitiveness Index rankings and 2005 comparisons . World Economic Forum - Global Competitiveness Report 2006 - 2007 . 2007-02-24 . PDF . World Economic Forum . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101131629/http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Global_Competitiveness_Reports/Reports/gcr_2006/gcr2006_rankings.pdf . 2013-11-01 .

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