Common Good Justifications Score in Gambia
Gambia: Common Good Justifications Score was 0.606 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Common Good Justifications Score in Gambia, 1900–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Gambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.6654 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2116 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.109 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7792 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 285.89 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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
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.