Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Gambia
Gambia: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Gambia, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 8 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Gambia peaked at 8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2015.
That places Gambia 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2116 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.6654 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 285.89 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.109 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7792 °C (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Gambia?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Gambia was 8 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Gambia ranks 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.