Key features of democracy in Gambia
Gambia: Key features of democracy was 0.641 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of democracy in Gambia, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of democracy in Gambia is 0.641, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 162.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of democracy in Gambia peaked at 0.641 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.051, in 1925.
That places Gambia 62nd out of 176 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0524 | 0.051 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.052 | 0.052 | 0.052 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0817 | 0.054 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1592 | 0.156 | 0.161 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3457 | 0.225 | 0.441 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4722 | 0.456 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4589 | 0.45 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3045 | 0.101 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.252 | 0.243 | 0.258 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.327 | 0.241 | 0.538 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5883 | 0.496 | 0.641 | 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 key features of democracy in Gambia?
- Key features of democracy in Gambia was 0.641 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of democracy recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.641 in 2025.
- What is the lowest key features of democracy recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.051 in 1925.
- How does Gambia rank for key features of democracy?
- Gambia ranks 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of democracy rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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