Canada vs Gambia: Free and fair elections
Canada
1
in 2025
Gambia
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Canada
- Gambia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Gambia ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8889 | 0.1111 | Canada |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Canada |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Canada or Gambia?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Canada and Gambia?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Gambia?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Gambia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Canada 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
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.