Ghana

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 1.8 (2022). World rank 64 of 149 (1 = best); in Africa, 4 of 20. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 25.7 (2019). World rank 141 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 18 of 54. Suicides per 100,000 people: 5.3 (2021). World rank 69 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 18 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 65.3 → 67.2 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Togo): political stability and absence of violence and suicides per 100,000 people.