Colombia vs Gambia: Free and fair elections index

Colombia
0.756
in 2025
Gambia
0.777
in 2025
Colombia rank
63rd
Gambia rank
60th

Free and fair elections index over time

  • Colombia
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.777 against 0.756 in Colombia, a difference of 0.021.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 63rd and Gambia ranks 60th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 10 and Gambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Gambia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.188 0 0.188 Colombia
1910s 0.3526 0 0.3526 Colombia
1920s 0.2227 0 0.2227 Colombia
1930s 0.2256 0 0.2256 Colombia
1940s 0.1754 0.1214 0.054 Colombia
1950s 0.1764 0.5517 0.3753 Gambia
1960s 0.4872 0.6104 0.1232 Gambia
1970s 0.4895 0.5576 0.0681 Gambia
1980s 0.5581 0.5193 0.0388 Colombia
1990s 0.5943 0.3253 0.269 Colombia
2000s 0.5783 0.2426 0.3357 Colombia
2010s 0.6898 0.2827 0.4071 Colombia
2020s 0.7592 0.6997 0.0595 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Colombia or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.777 against 0.756 in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Colombia and Gambia?
0.021, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Gambia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Gambia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Colombia ranks 63rd and Gambia ranks 60th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and fair elections index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed