Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Gambia
Gambia: Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) was 5 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
97th
of 111 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 2025
All-time low
1 years
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2025
Age of electoral democracy in Gambia, 2018–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, age of electoral democracy in Gambia stood at 5 years. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
That places Gambia 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 years | — |
| 2019 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 years | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +25.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 5 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 6 years, 83% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 5 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12 years, 42% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5 years | 1 years | 2 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 1 years | 5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 94 Burkina Faso 6 years
- 94 Malawi 6 years compare
- 94 Philippines 6 years
- 97 Bolivia 5 years compare
- 97 Montenegro 5 years compare
- 100 Guinea-Bissau 4 years
- 100 Honduras 4 years compare
- 100 Kenya 4 years compare
- 100 Mali 4 years
More social development data for Gambia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,728 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,728 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Gambia?
- Age of electoral democracy in Gambia was 5 years in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2018.
- How does Gambia rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Gambia ranks 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.