Gambia vs Niger: Justified Political Positions Score
Gambia
1.28
in 2025
Niger
1.36
in 2025
Gambia rank
51st
Niger rank
49th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Gambia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.36 against 1.28 in Gambia, a difference of 0.08.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.
Gambia ranks 51st and Niger ranks 49th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -0.871 | -0.827 | 0.044 | Niger |
| 1930s | -0.871 | -0.827 | 0.044 | Niger |
| 1940s | -0.7518 | -0.827 | 0.0752 | Gambia |
| 1950s | -0.722 | -0.879 | 0.157 | Gambia |
| 1960s | -0.1853 | -0.687 | 0.5017 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.098 | -0.5422 | 0.6402 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.098 | -0.3283 | 0.4263 | Gambia |
| 1990s | -0.2679 | 1.88 | 2.15 | Niger |
| 2000s | -0.397 | 1.25 | 1.64 | Niger |
| 2010s | -0.0523 | 1.49 | 1.54 | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.23 | 0.05 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Gambia or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.36 against 1.28 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Gambia and Niger?
- 0.08, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Niger rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Gambia ranks 51st and Niger ranks 49th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.