Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Gabon
Gabon: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Gabon, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 2 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Gabon peaked at 2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2017.
That places Gabon 142nd out of 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2696 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.542 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6821 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4634 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5583 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 139.72 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Gabon?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Gabon was 2 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Gabon ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.