Ethiopia vs Gambia: Strong elected regional governments index
Ethiopia
0.282
in 2025
Gambia
0.319
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
79th
Gambia rank
78th
Strong elected regional governments index over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.319 against 0.282 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.037.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 79th and Gambia ranks 78th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 9 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.027 | 0.019 | 0.008 | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 0.027 | 0.019 | 0.008 | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.027 | 0.019 | 0.008 | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.027 | 0.019 | 0.008 | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.027 | 0.019 | 0.008 | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 0.045 | 0.019 | 0.026 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.063 | 0.0612 | 0.0018 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.077 | 0.2329 | 0.1559 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.0862 | 0.247 | 0.1608 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.1717 | 0.2334 | 0.0617 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.248 | 0.23 | 0.018 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.2982 | 0.2465 | 0.0517 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.2747 | 0.314 | 0.0393 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.319 against 0.282 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 0.037, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Ethiopia ranks 79th and Gambia ranks 78th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Strong elected regional governments index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.