Gambia vs Madagascar: Age of electoral democracy

Gambia
9 years
in 2025
Madagascar
10 years
in 2022
Gambia rank
125th
Madagascar rank
122nd

Age of electoral democracy over time

  • Gambia
  • Madagascar
0102030196319942025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 10 years against 9 years in Gambia, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 125th and Madagascar ranks 122nd of 144 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 31 years 1 years 30 years Gambia
2010s 2 years 6 years 4 years Madagascar
2020s 5 years 9 years 4 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of electoral democracy, Gambia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 10 years against 9 years in Gambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in age of electoral democracy between Gambia and Madagascar?
1 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for age of electoral democracy?
Gambia ranks 125th and Madagascar ranks 122nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age of electoral democracy
Unit
years
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 6,588 data points, 1893–2025
Last refreshed

Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.