Common Good Justifications Score in Gambia

Gambia: Common Good Justifications Score was 0.606 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.606
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.606
in 2018
All-time low
-0.607
in 1996
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Common Good Justifications Score in Gambia, 1900–2025

-0.5-0.2500.250.5190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, common good justifications score in Gambia stood at 0.606. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 199.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Gambia peaked at 0.606 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.607, in 1996.

That places Gambia 96th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s -0.212 -0.212 -0.212 10
1910s -0.212 -0.212 -0.212 10
1920s -0.212 -0.212 -0.212 10
1930s -0.212 -0.212 -0.212 10
1940s -0.243 -0.514 -0.212 10
1950s -0.213 -0.213 -0.213 10
1960s 0.0205 -0.213 0.254 10
1970s 0.134 0.134 0.134 10
1980s 0.134 0.134 0.134 10
1990s -0.2886 -0.607 0.134 10
2000s -0.607 -0.607 -0.607 10
2010s -0.2696 -0.607 0.606 10
2020s 0.606 0.606 0.606 6

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 93 Moldova 0.661 compare
  2. 94 Liberia 0.619 compare
  3. 95 Libya 0.617 compare
  4. 97 Hungary 0.595 compare
  5. 98 Cyprus 0.584 compare
  6. 99 Bulgaria 0.58 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is common good justifications score in Gambia?
Common good justifications score in Gambia was 0.606 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.606 in 2018.
What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.607 in 1996.
How does Gambia rank for common good justifications score?
Gambia ranks 96th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 199.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Common Good Justifications Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.