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Country

Ghana

Scores
49.4/100
Overall
42.3/100
Governance and accountability
20.0/100
Prevention
40.0/100
Healing
63.7/100
Justice

Eastern & Southern Africa and West & Central Africa

5th

Overall

5th

Governance and accountability

13th

Prevention

9th

Healing

2nd

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Ending Violence Against Children pledging process

24th

Overall

20th

Governance and accountability

41st

Prevention

34th

Healing

13th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Background indicators
GDP per capita
2405.79
Level of poverty
23.4
Gini coefficient
43.5
Rule of Law Index
0.55
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
0.51
Women in parliament
14.6
Gender gap in educational attainment
0.97
LGBTQ Equality Index
20.0
Birth registration
75.0
Internet penetration rate
69.94
Lead child protection ministries or agencies
3.0
Child marriage
16.0
Online child sexual abuse
15.0
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5th
within Eastern & Southern Africa and West & Central Africa
out of 16 countries
10th
in its lower middle income classification
out of 18 countries
14.3
million children in Ghana
represents 3.2% of the region's total population under the age of 18

Just half of countries, including Ghana, Bangladesh, and Egypt, have established guidelines for the health sector for the clinical and forensic evaluation of children who experience sexual violence.

This country’s score places it in the middle third of those assessed in the Index

This mid-range ranking indicates that important steps have been taken to prevent and respond to sexual violence against children and adolescents. However, while certain key laws, policies, or services may exist, gaps remain in coverage, or accountability.

By strengthening coordination, investing in prevention and survivor services, and closing remaining legal and policy gaps, meaningful gains are within reach.

This score is not a judgement — it is a roadmap for progress.

The Index evaluates countries against 23 indicators covering the foundational laws, policies, programs, and services governments should have in place to end sexual violence against children and adolescents. 

By using these indicators as a step-by-step guide, countries can make meaningful progress toward eliminating sexual violence in their country and improving their ranking in the next Index cycle.

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Third Richest Nation

www.bravemovement.org/campaigns/third-richest-nation

A world without childhood violence would be $7 trillion richer. This nation isn’t real. Its wealth could be. Brave Movement's survivor-led advocacy campaign at the G20 in 2025 pressured decision makers to invest in prevention, healing and justice to create stronger, happier nations.

#BeBrave G7 Scorecard 2025

www.bravemovement.org/g7

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Break the record

www.togetherforgirls.org/en/press/a-record-breaking-event-now-governments-must-deliver

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