Freedom Score in Gambia
Gambia: Freedom Score was 51 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Gambia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Gambia stood at 51.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 183.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Gambia peaked at 55 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2015.
That places Gambia 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 54 | — |
| 2003 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 49 | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43 | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 39 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 24 | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 41 | +105.0% |
| 2018 | 45 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 51 | +2.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 51 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +105.0% | 20 | 41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.75 | 39 | 55 | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.6 | 18 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.67 | 46 | 51 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 freedom score in Gambia?
- Freedom score in Gambia was 51 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2004.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for freedom score?
- Gambia ranks 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.