Gambia vs Romania: Participatory Democracy Index
Gambia
0.406
in 2025
Romania
0.416
in 2025
Gambia rank
60th
Romania rank
58th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Gambia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.416 against 0.406 in Gambia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.
Gambia ranks 60th and Romania ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.025 | 0.1078 | 0.0828 | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.0224 | 0.1076 | 0.0852 | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.019 | 0.1063 | 0.0873 | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.0226 | 0.0974 | 0.0748 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.0267 | 0.0754 | 0.0487 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.0369 | 0.0407 | 0.0038 | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.1147 | 0.0455 | 0.0692 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.1842 | 0.049 | 0.1352 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.1777 | 0.0558 | 0.1219 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.1413 | 0.3531 | 0.2118 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.1526 | 0.4048 | 0.2522 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.1987 | 0.4856 | 0.2869 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.3738 | 0.4997 | 0.1258 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Gambia or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.416 against 0.406 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Gambia and Romania?
- 0.01, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Romania rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Gambia ranks 60th and Romania ranks 58th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.