Gambia vs Liberia: Universal right to vote in practice
Gambia
2
in 2025
Liberia
2
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Gambia
- Liberia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2 against 2 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Liberia ahead.
Gambia ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Gambia or Liberia?
- Gambia, at 2 against 2 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Gambia and Liberia?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Liberia?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Liberia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).