A stable presidential republic in West Africa, Ghana has had peaceful alternation of power since 1992, a free press and civil society, an economy of cocoa, gold and oil, a Pentecostal Christian majority and IMF-backed debt restructuring.
Political axes
Leans further toward democracy than 94% of the 256 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
Ideological proximity
Most compatible among the 262 ideologies
Conservative tradition that accepts social reforms and protection for the poorest to preserve national cohesion, seeing elites as responsible for the people's welfare and for harmony between classes.
Current that grounds politics in Christian morality and tradition, defending family, life, and religious values within democracy, with emphasis on preserving the people's customs and cultural heritage.
Centrist branch that combines economic moderation and institutional respect with social conservatism, valuing family, religion, order, and gradual change without joining the authoritarian right or populist radicalism.
The most distant ideology
Pol Pot SocialismRadical Left41%
A British statesman, Disraeli formulated one-nation paternalistic conservatism, reconciling tradition, monarchy, and social reforms to integrate the working classes and strengthen the country's cohesion.
Closest, by dimension
Other compatible profiles
The most distant
A Commonwealth parliamentary democracy in the Caribbean, Jamaica has the British king as head of state, alternation between two parties, a strong religious and reggae culture, a tourism and remittance economy and high urban violence.
Also similar, by dimension
The most different
Germany's first democracy, the Weimar Republic united parliamentarism, proportional representation, and intense cultural life, but was undermined by economic crises and political instability that paved the way for Nazism.
Also similar, by dimension
The most different