What is egalitarian democracy index in Gambia?

Egalitarian democracy index in Gambia was 0.452 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 0.453 in 2023.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.058 in 1900.

How does Gambia rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Gambia ranks 61st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 155.4%. 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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Gambia

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Gambia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gambia: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.452 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.452

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

61st

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.453

in 2023

All-time low

0.058

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Gambia, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in Gambia is 0.452, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 155.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Gambia peaked at 0.453 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.058, in 1900.

That places Gambia 61st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Gambia, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.058	—
1901	0.058	+0.0%
1902	0.058	+0.0%
1903	0.058	+0.0%
1904	0.058	+0.0%
1905	0.058	+0.0%
1906	0.058	+0.0%
1907	0.058	+0.0%
1908	0.058	+0.0%
1909	0.058	+0.0%
1910	0.058	+0.0%
1911	0.058	+0.0%
1912	0.058	+0.0%
1913	0.058	+0.0%
1914	0.058	+0.0%
1915	0.058	+0.0%
1916	0.058	+0.0%
1917	0.058	+0.0%
1918	0.058	+0.0%
1919	0.058	+0.0%
1920	0.058	+0.0%
1921	0.058	+0.0%
1922	0.058	+0.0%
1923	0.058	+0.0%
1924	0.058	+0.0%
1925	0.058	+0.0%
1926	0.058	+0.0%
1927	0.058	+0.0%
1928	0.058	+0.0%
1929	0.058	+0.0%
1930	0.059	+1.7%
1931	0.059	+0.0%
1932	0.059	+0.0%
1933	0.059	+0.0%
1934	0.059	+0.0%
1935	0.059	+0.0%
1936	0.059	+0.0%
1937	0.059	+0.0%
1938	0.059	+0.0%
1939	0.059	+0.0%
1940	0.059	+0.0%
1941	0.061	+3.4%
1942	0.061	+0.0%
1943	0.061	+0.0%
1944	0.061	+0.0%
1945	0.061	+0.0%
1946	0.064	+4.9%
1947	0.066	+3.1%
1948	0.077	+16.7%
1949	0.077	+0.0%
1950	0.081	+5.2%
1951	0.081	+0.0%
1952	0.08	-1.2%
1953	0.08	+0.0%
1954	0.08	+0.0%
1955	0.081	+1.3%
1956	0.081	+0.0%
1957	0.081	+0.0%
1958	0.081	+0.0%
1959	0.081	+0.0%
1960	0.097	+19.8%
1961	0.098	+1.0%
1962	0.114	+16.3%
1963	0.125	+9.6%
1964	0.129	+3.2%
1965	0.16	+24.0%
1966	0.218	+36.2%
1967	0.233	+6.9%
1968	0.233	+0.0%
1969	0.233	+0.0%
1970	0.261	+12.0%
1971	0.263	+0.8%
1972	0.254	-3.4%
1973	0.251	-1.2%
1974	0.251	+0.0%
1975	0.251	+0.0%
1976	0.251	+0.0%
1977	0.25	-0.4%
1978	0.249	-0.4%
1979	0.249	+0.0%
1980	0.249	+0.0%
1981	0.269	+8.0%
1982	0.269	+0.0%
1983	0.27	+0.4%
1984	0.27	+0.0%
1985	0.272	+0.7%
1986	0.272	+0.0%
1987	0.275	+1.1%
1988	0.276	+0.4%
1989	0.276	+0.0%
1990	0.272	-1.4%
1991	0.273	+0.4%
1992	0.272	-0.4%
1993	0.261	-4.0%
1994	0.166	-36.4%
1995	0.138	-16.9%
1996	0.14	+1.4%
1997	0.172	+22.9%
1998	0.176	+2.3%
1999	0.177	+0.6%
2000	0.178	+0.6%
2001	0.178	+0.0%
2002	0.179	+0.6%
2003	0.179	+0.0%
2004	0.179	+0.0%
2005	0.179	+0.0%
2006	0.177	-1.1%
2007	0.174	-1.7%
2008	0.174	+0.0%
2009	0.174	+0.0%
2010	0.174	+0.0%
2011	0.174	+0.0%
2012	0.174	+0.0%
2013	0.171	-1.7%
2014	0.176	+2.9%
2015	0.177	+0.6%
2016	0.178	+0.6%
2017	0.34	+91.0%
2018	0.382	+12.4%
2019	0.377	-1.3%
2020	0.36	-4.5%
2021	0.36	+0.0%
2022	0.429	+19.2%
2023	0.453	+5.6%
2024	0.443	-2.2%
2025	0.452	+2.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

Gambia's 0.452 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.157, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Gambia's 0.452 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.201, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1910s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1920s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1930s	0.059	0.059	0.059	10
1940s	0.0648	0.059	0.077	10
1950s	0.0807	0.08	0.081	10
1960s	0.164	0.097	0.233	10
1970s	0.253	0.249	0.263	10
1980s	0.2698	0.249	0.276	10
1990s	0.2047	0.138	0.273	10
2000s	0.1771	0.174	0.179	10
2010s	0.2323	0.171	0.382	10
2020s	0.4162	0.36	0.453	6

Countries ranked near Gambia

58 Bhutan 0.463 compare
59 Senegal 0.46 compare
60 Panama 0.453 compare
62 Sao Tome and Principe 0.448 compare
63 Bulgaria 0.442 compare
64 Moldova 0.44 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Gambia?: Egalitarian democracy index in Gambia was 0.452 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.453 in 2023.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.058 in 1900.
How does Gambia rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Gambia ranks 61st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 155.4%. 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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.