Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Gambia is 0.0004 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Gambia 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +250.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 31 Qatar 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Lebanon 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Eswatini 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Luxembourg 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Djibouti 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Gambia rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.