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?
- 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.