Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Gambia
100.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
100.0%
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Gambia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | Gambia |
| 1950s | 10.0% | 45.0% | 35.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.