Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Gambia
Gambia: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions was 2 number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Gambia is 2 number, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Over the whole period, countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Gambia peaked at 2 number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 number | — |
| 2005 | 0 number | — |
| 2010 | 0 number | — |
| 2015 | 0 number | — |
| 2016 | 0 number | — |
| 2017 | 0 number | — |
| 2018 | 0 number | — |
| 2019 | 0 number | — |
| 2020 | 0 number | — |
| 2021 | 0 number | — |
| 2022 | 2 number | — |
| 2023 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 number | 0 number | 0 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 number | 0 number | 0 number | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.33 number | 0 number | 2 number | 6 |
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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 countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Gambia?
- Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Gambia was 2 number in 2025, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 number in 2022.
- What is the lowest countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
- Gambia ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (0 = No status; 1 = Status B, partially compliant; 2 = Status A, fully compliant).