Gambia vs Lesotho: Free and Fair Elections Index
Gambia
0.777
in 2025
Lesotho
0.785
in 2025
Gambia rank
60th
Lesotho rank
58th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.785 against 0.777 in Gambia, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 60th and Lesotho ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1214 | 0 | 0.1214 | Gambia |
| 1950s | 0.5517 | 0 | 0.5517 | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.6104 | 0.1692 | 0.4412 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.5576 | 0.0003 | 0.5573 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.5193 | 0 | 0.5193 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.3253 | 0.1095 | 0.2158 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.2426 | 0.5344 | 0.2918 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.2827 | 0.653 | 0.3703 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.6997 | 0.7307 | 0.031 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.785 against 0.777 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 0.008, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Gambia ranks 60th and Lesotho ranks 58th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.