Brazil vs Gambia: Free and fair elections

Brazil
1
in 2025
Gambia
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Brazil
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Gambia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Gambia ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Gambia Difference Ahead
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.5556 1 0.4444 Gambia
1970s 0 1 1 Gambia
1980s 0.8 1 0.2 Gambia
1990s 1 0.8889 0.1111 Brazil
2000s 1 0.5 0.5 Brazil
2010s 1 0.4 0.6 Brazil
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Brazil or Gambia?
Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Brazil and Gambia?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Gambia?
77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Gambia rank globally for free and fair elections?
Brazil ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.