Human rights index vdem in Gambia
Gambia: Human rights index vdem was 0.88 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.88
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
44th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.88
in 2025
All-time low
0.317
in 2013
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Human rights index vdem in Gambia, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vdem in Gambia stood at 0.88. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 169.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vdem in Gambia peaked at 0.88 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.317, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 44th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.488 | 0.488 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.488 | 0.488 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4875 | 0.487 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4882 | 0.487 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.522 | 0.502 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5616 | 0.552 | 0.564 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6719 | 0.596 | 0.746 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7775 | 0.774 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7712 | 0.749 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5386 | 0.332 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3524 | 0.344 | 0.357 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4853 | 0.317 | 0.844 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.867 | 0.837 | 0.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More social development data for Gambia
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.88 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.522 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.641 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.775 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.814 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vdem in Gambia?
- Human rights index vdem in Gambia was 0.88 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vdem recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human rights index vdem recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.317 in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for human rights index vdem?
- Gambia ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vdem rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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