Gambia vs Italy: Electoral democracy

Gambia
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Italy rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Gambia
  • Italy
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How they compare

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

Across all 137 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

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

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Italy Difference Ahead
1880s 0 0 0 β€”
1890s 0 0 0 β€”
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0 0 0 β€”
1930s 0 0 0 β€”
1940s 0 0.4 0.4 Italy
1950s 0 1 1 Italy
1960s 0.7 1 0.3 Italy
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 0.4 1 0.6 Italy
2000s 0 1 1 Italy
2010s 0.3 1 0.7 Italy
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Gambia or Italy?
Gambia, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Gambia and Italy?
0, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Italy?
137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Italy rank globally for electoral democracy?
Gambia ranks 1st and Italy 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).