Gambia vs Germany: Electoral democracy

Gambia
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Gambia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.

Across all 92 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Germany Difference Ahead
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0.1 0.1 Germany
1920s 0 1 1 Germany
1930s 0 0.3 0.3 Germany
1940s 0 0 0
1990s 0.4 1 0.6 Germany
2000s 0 1 1 Germany
2010s 0.3 1 0.7 Germany
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Gambia or Germany?
Gambia, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Gambia and Germany?
0, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Germany?
92 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Germany rank globally for electoral democracy?
Gambia ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).