Level of national compliance with labor rights in Ghana
Ghana: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 1.62 score in 2024. ▲ Rising
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Ghana, 2015–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in score.
Analysis
In 2024, level of national compliance with labor rights in Ghana stood at 1.62 score. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Ghana peaked at 1.81 score in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.62 score, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 92nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Ghana, year by year
| Year | score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.62 score | — |
| 2016 | 1.62 score | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.62 score | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.62 score | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.62 score | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.62 score | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.81 score | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.81 score | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.81 score | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.62 score | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.62 score | 1.62 score | 1.62 score | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.73 score | 1.62 score | 1.81 score | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1512 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1464 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1562 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2734 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 37,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,429 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,119 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,548 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Ghana?
- Level of national compliance with labor rights in Ghana was 1.62 score in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 score in 2021.
- What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 score in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
- Ghana ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of national compliance with fundamental rights at work (freedom of association and collective bargaining), in a scale from 0 to 10. Higher values indicate higher levels of compliance.