Gambia vs Thailand: Free and fair elections

Gambia
1
in 2025
Thailand
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Gambia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Thailand ahead.

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

Across the 9 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Thailand Difference Ahead
1940s 1 0.3333 0.6667 Gambia
1950s 1 0 1 Gambia
1960s 1 0 1 Gambia
1970s 1 0.4 0.6 Gambia
1980s 1 0.2 0.8 Gambia
1990s 0.8889 1 0.1111 Thailand
2000s 0.5 1 0.5 Thailand
2010s 0.4 0.4 0 β€”
2020s 1 0.5 0.5 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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