Gambia vs Senegal: Free and fair elections
Gambia
1
in 2025
Senegal
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1 against 1 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | 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 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Senegal |
| 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 Senegal?
- Gambia, at 1 against 1 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Gambia and Senegal?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Senegal 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.