Political rights score fh in Gambia
Gambia: Political rights score fh was 22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 197 countries
All-time high
22
in 2023
All-time low
5
in 2015
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Gambia, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Gambia stood at 22. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 340.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Gambia peaked at 22 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 108th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20 | — |
| 2003 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | -53.3% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +150.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18 | 15 | 21 | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.6 | 5 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.33 | 20 | 22 | 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 fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 score fh in Gambia?
- Political rights score fh in Gambia was 22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2023.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for political rights score fh?
- Gambia ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 340.0%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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