What is key features of human rights in Gambia?

Key features of human rights in Gambia was 0.88 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 0.88 in 2025.

What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.317 in 2013.

How does Gambia rank for key features of human rights?

Gambia ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of human rights 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of human rights in Gambia

Name: Key features of human rights in Gambia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gambia: Key features of human rights 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

Key features of human rights in Gambia, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.88 for key features of human rights in 2025. 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, key features of human rights in Gambia peaked at 0.88 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.317, in 2013.

That places Gambia 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Key features of human rights in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Key features of human rights in Gambia, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.488	—
1901	0.488	+0.0%
1902	0.488	+0.0%
1903	0.488	+0.0%
1904	0.488	+0.0%
1905	0.488	+0.0%
1906	0.488	+0.0%
1907	0.488	+0.0%
1908	0.488	+0.0%
1909	0.488	+0.0%
1910	0.488	+0.0%
1911	0.488	+0.0%
1912	0.488	+0.0%
1913	0.488	+0.0%
1914	0.488	+0.0%
1915	0.488	+0.0%
1916	0.488	+0.0%
1917	0.488	+0.0%
1918	0.488	+0.0%
1919	0.488	+0.0%
1920	0.488	+0.0%
1921	0.488	+0.0%
1922	0.488	+0.0%
1923	0.488	+0.0%
1924	0.488	+0.0%
1925	0.487	-0.2%
1926	0.487	+0.0%
1927	0.487	+0.0%
1928	0.487	+0.0%
1929	0.487	+0.0%
1930	0.487	+0.0%
1931	0.487	+0.0%
1932	0.487	+0.0%
1933	0.487	+0.0%
1934	0.487	+0.0%
1935	0.487	+0.0%
1936	0.49	+0.6%
1937	0.49	+0.0%
1938	0.49	+0.0%
1939	0.49	+0.0%
1940	0.502	+2.4%
1941	0.502	+0.0%
1942	0.502	+0.0%
1943	0.502	+0.0%
1944	0.502	+0.0%
1945	0.502	+0.0%
1946	0.552	+10.0%
1947	0.552	+0.0%
1948	0.552	+0.0%
1949	0.552	+0.0%
1950	0.552	+0.0%
1951	0.558	+1.1%
1952	0.558	+0.0%
1953	0.564	+1.1%
1954	0.564	+0.0%
1955	0.564	+0.0%
1956	0.564	+0.0%
1957	0.564	+0.0%
1958	0.564	+0.0%
1959	0.564	+0.0%
1960	0.596	+5.7%
1961	0.6	+0.7%
1962	0.613	+2.2%
1963	0.613	+0.0%
1964	0.613	+0.0%
1965	0.7	+14.2%
1966	0.746	+6.6%
1967	0.746	+0.0%
1968	0.746	+0.0%
1969	0.746	+0.0%
1970	0.779	+4.4%
1971	0.779	+0.0%
1972	0.779	+0.0%
1973	0.779	+0.0%
1974	0.779	+0.0%
1975	0.779	+0.0%
1976	0.779	+0.0%
1977	0.774	-0.6%
1978	0.774	+0.0%
1979	0.774	+0.0%
1980	0.773	-0.1%
1981	0.749	-3.1%
1982	0.749	+0.0%
1983	0.763	+1.9%
1984	0.773	+1.3%
1985	0.781	+1.0%
1986	0.781	+0.0%
1987	0.781	+0.0%
1988	0.781	+0.0%
1989	0.781	+0.0%
1990	0.785	+0.5%
1991	0.785	+0.0%
1992	0.785	+0.0%
1993	0.775	-1.3%
1994	0.435	-43.9%
1995	0.332	-23.7%
1996	0.35	+5.4%
1997	0.38	+8.6%
1998	0.388	+2.1%
1999	0.371	-4.4%
2000	0.355	-4.3%
2001	0.352	-0.8%
2002	0.35	-0.6%
2003	0.35	+0.0%
2004	0.353	+0.9%
2005	0.353	+0.0%
2006	0.344	-2.5%
2007	0.357	+3.8%
2008	0.355	-0.6%
2009	0.355	+0.0%
2010	0.355	+0.0%
2011	0.355	+0.0%
2012	0.351	-1.1%
2013	0.317	-9.7%
2014	0.319	+0.6%
2015	0.327	+2.5%
2016	0.325	-0.6%
2017	0.82	+152.3%
2018	0.84	+2.4%
2019	0.844	+0.5%
2020	0.837	-0.8%
2021	0.856	+2.3%
2022	0.871	+1.8%
2023	0.879	+0.9%
2024	0.879	+0.0%
2025	0.88	+0.1%

Gambia compared with similar countries

Gambia's 0.88 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Gambia's 0.88 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

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

42 Montenegro 0.881 compare
42 Vanuatu 0.881 compare
45 Greece 0.878 compare
46 Romania 0.877 compare
47 Jamaica 0.876 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Gambia?: Key features of human rights in Gambia was 0.88 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.88 in 2025.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.317 in 2013.
How does Gambia rank for key features of human rights?: Gambia ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.