Gambia vs India: Free and fair elections

Gambia
1
in 2025
India
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
India rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Gambia
  • India
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How they compare

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

Across all 75 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

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

India has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia India Difference Ahead
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 0.8889 1 0.1111 India
2000s 0.5 1 0.5 India
2010s 0.4 1 0.6 India
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Gambia or India?
Gambia, at 1 against 1 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Gambia and India?
0, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and India?
75 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do Gambia and India rank globally for free and fair elections?
Gambia ranks 1st and India 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.