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Equal Rights Protection Index in Gambia

Gambia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.773 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.773
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
45th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.848
in 2020
All-time low
0.46
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Gambia, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Gambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.46 —
1901 0.46 +0.0%
1902 0.46 +0.0%
1903 0.46 +0.0%
1904 0.46 +0.0%
1905 0.46 +0.0%
1906 0.46 +0.0%
1907 0.46 +0.0%
1908 0.46 +0.0%
1909 0.46 +0.0%
1910 0.46 +0.0%
1911 0.46 +0.0%
1912 0.46 +0.0%
1913 0.46 +0.0%
1914 0.46 +0.0%
1915 0.46 +0.0%
1916 0.46 +0.0%
1917 0.46 +0.0%
1918 0.46 +0.0%
1919 0.46 +0.0%
1920 0.46 +0.0%
1921 0.46 +0.0%
1922 0.46 +0.0%
1923 0.46 +0.0%
1924 0.46 +0.0%
1925 0.46 +0.0%
1926 0.46 +0.0%
1927 0.46 +0.0%
1928 0.46 +0.0%
1929 0.46 +0.0%
1930 0.474 +3.0%
1931 0.474 +0.0%
1932 0.474 +0.0%
1933 0.474 +0.0%
1934 0.474 +0.0%
1935 0.474 +0.0%
1936 0.474 +0.0%
1937 0.474 +0.0%
1938 0.474 +0.0%
1939 0.474 +0.0%
1940 0.474 +0.0%
1941 0.474 +0.0%
1942 0.474 +0.0%
1943 0.474 +0.0%
1944 0.474 +0.0%
1945 0.474 +0.0%
1946 0.474 +0.0%
1947 0.474 +0.0%
1948 0.474 +0.0%
1949 0.474 +0.0%
1950 0.526 +11.0%
1951 0.526 +0.0%
1952 0.526 +0.0%
1953 0.526 +0.0%
1954 0.526 +0.0%
1955 0.526 +0.0%
1956 0.526 +0.0%
1957 0.526 +0.0%
1958 0.526 +0.0%
1959 0.526 +0.0%
1960 0.526 +0.0%
1961 0.526 +0.0%
1962 0.526 +0.0%
1963 0.526 +0.0%
1964 0.548 +4.2%
1965 0.678 +23.7%
1966 0.678 +0.0%
1967 0.678 +0.0%
1968 0.678 +0.0%
1969 0.678 +0.0%
1970 0.708 +4.4%
1971 0.709 +0.1%
1972 0.725 +2.3%
1973 0.725 +0.0%
1974 0.725 +0.0%
1975 0.725 +0.0%
1976 0.725 +0.0%
1977 0.725 +0.0%
1978 0.725 +0.0%
1979 0.725 +0.0%
1980 0.725 +0.0%
1981 0.725 +0.0%
1982 0.725 +0.0%
1983 0.725 +0.0%
1984 0.725 +0.0%
1985 0.725 +0.0%
1986 0.725 +0.0%
1987 0.725 +0.0%
1988 0.725 +0.0%
1989 0.725 +0.0%
1990 0.725 +0.0%
1991 0.727 +0.3%
1992 0.727 +0.0%
1993 0.727 +0.0%
1994 0.614 -15.5%
1995 0.614 +0.0%
1996 0.614 +0.0%
1997 0.614 +0.0%
1998 0.614 +0.0%
1999 0.614 +0.0%
2000 0.63 +2.6%
2001 0.63 +0.0%
2002 0.63 +0.0%
2003 0.63 +0.0%
2004 0.63 +0.0%
2005 0.63 +0.0%
2006 0.63 +0.0%
2007 0.63 +0.0%
2008 0.63 +0.0%
2009 0.63 +0.0%
2010 0.63 +0.0%
2011 0.63 +0.0%
2012 0.63 +0.0%
2013 0.616 -2.2%
2014 0.658 +6.8%
2015 0.658 +0.0%
2016 0.663 +0.8%
2017 0.805 +21.4%
2018 0.837 +4.0%
2019 0.843 +0.7%
2020 0.848 +0.6%
2021 0.822 -3.1%
2022 0.813 -1.1%
2023 0.814 +0.1%
2024 0.795 -2.3%
2025 0.773 -2.8%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.773 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.449, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.773 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6335, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 42 Ghana 0.787 compare
  2. 43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.785 compare
  3. 44 Tunisia 0.782 compare
  4. 46 Bhutan 0.772 compare
  5. 46 France 0.772 compare
  6. 48 Benin 0.759 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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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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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.