Gambia vs Uganda: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Gambia
100.0%
in 2025
Uganda
100.0%
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Uganda rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Gambia
- Uganda
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.
Gambia ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Uganda | 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% | 2.0% | 8.0% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 84.0% | 16.0% | 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 Uganda?
- Gambia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Gambia and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Uganda rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Uganda 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.