Equal Rights Protection Index in Gambia
Gambia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.773 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Gambia, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Gambia stood at 0.773.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Gambia peaked at 0.848 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.46, in 1900.
Gambia ranks 45th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.526 | 0.526 | 0.526 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6042 | 0.526 | 0.678 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7217 | 0.708 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.725 | 0.725 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.659 | 0.614 | 0.727 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.697 | 0.616 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8108 | 0.773 | 0.848 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More social development data for Gambia
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,728 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.522 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.88 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.406 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.88 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Gambia?
- Equal rights protection index in Gambia was 0.773 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.848 in 2020.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 in 1900.
- How does Gambia rank for equal rights protection index?
- Gambia ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.