What is egalitarian political institutions index in Gambia?

Egalitarian political institutions index in Gambia was 0.667 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 0.673 in 2019.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.216 in 1900.

How does Gambia rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Gambia ranks 71st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Gambia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Gambia

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Gambia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gambia: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.667 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.667

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

71st

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.673

in 2019

All-time low

0.216

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Gambia, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Gambia is 0.667, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Gambia peaked at 0.673 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.216, in 1900.

Gambia ranks 71st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Gambia, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.216	—
1901	0.216	+0.0%
1902	0.216	+0.0%
1903	0.216	+0.0%
1904	0.216	+0.0%
1905	0.216	+0.0%
1906	0.216	+0.0%
1907	0.216	+0.0%
1908	0.216	+0.0%
1909	0.216	+0.0%
1910	0.216	+0.0%
1911	0.216	+0.0%
1912	0.216	+0.0%
1913	0.216	+0.0%
1914	0.216	+0.0%
1915	0.216	+0.0%
1916	0.216	+0.0%
1917	0.216	+0.0%
1918	0.216	+0.0%
1919	0.216	+0.0%
1920	0.216	+0.0%
1921	0.216	+0.0%
1922	0.216	+0.0%
1923	0.216	+0.0%
1924	0.216	+0.0%
1925	0.216	+0.0%
1926	0.216	+0.0%
1927	0.216	+0.0%
1928	0.216	+0.0%
1929	0.216	+0.0%
1930	0.221	+2.3%
1931	0.221	+0.0%
1932	0.221	+0.0%
1933	0.221	+0.0%
1934	0.221	+0.0%
1935	0.221	+0.0%
1936	0.221	+0.0%
1937	0.221	+0.0%
1938	0.221	+0.0%
1939	0.221	+0.0%
1940	0.221	+0.0%
1941	0.228	+3.2%
1942	0.228	+0.0%
1943	0.228	+0.0%
1944	0.228	+0.0%
1945	0.228	+0.0%
1946	0.228	+0.0%
1947	0.228	+0.0%
1948	0.228	+0.0%
1949	0.228	+0.0%
1950	0.242	+6.1%
1951	0.242	+0.0%
1952	0.242	+0.0%
1953	0.242	+0.0%
1954	0.242	+0.0%
1955	0.242	+0.0%
1956	0.242	+0.0%
1957	0.242	+0.0%
1958	0.242	+0.0%
1959	0.242	+0.0%
1960	0.25	+3.3%
1961	0.25	+0.0%
1962	0.25	+0.0%
1963	0.25	+0.0%
1964	0.26	+4.0%
1965	0.357	+37.3%
1966	0.406	+13.7%
1967	0.43	+5.9%
1968	0.43	+0.0%
1969	0.43	+0.0%
1970	0.433	+0.7%
1971	0.434	+0.2%
1972	0.438	+0.9%
1973	0.438	+0.0%
1974	0.438	+0.0%
1975	0.438	+0.0%
1976	0.438	+0.0%
1977	0.446	+1.8%
1978	0.446	+0.0%
1979	0.446	+0.0%
1980	0.446	+0.0%
1981	0.504	+13.0%
1982	0.504	+0.0%
1983	0.504	+0.0%
1984	0.504	+0.0%
1985	0.504	+0.0%
1986	0.504	+0.0%
1987	0.504	+0.0%
1988	0.504	+0.0%
1989	0.504	+0.0%
1990	0.493	-2.2%
1991	0.492	-0.2%
1992	0.492	+0.0%
1993	0.492	+0.0%
1994	0.486	-1.2%
1995	0.499	+2.7%
1996	0.48	-3.8%
1997	0.476	-0.8%
1998	0.476	+0.0%
1999	0.476	+0.0%
2000	0.483	+1.5%
2001	0.483	+0.0%
2002	0.483	+0.0%
2003	0.483	+0.0%
2004	0.483	+0.0%
2005	0.483	+0.0%
2006	0.483	+0.0%
2007	0.483	+0.0%
2008	0.483	+0.0%
2009	0.483	+0.0%
2010	0.483	+0.0%
2011	0.483	+0.0%
2012	0.483	+0.0%
2013	0.475	-1.7%
2014	0.49	+3.2%
2015	0.492	+0.4%
2016	0.49	-0.4%
2017	0.62	+26.5%
2018	0.658	+6.1%
2019	0.673	+2.3%
2020	0.673	+0.0%
2021	0.655	-2.7%
2022	0.648	-1.1%
2023	0.671	+3.5%
2024	0.661	-1.5%
2025	0.667	+0.9%

Gambia compared with similar countries

Gambia's 0.667 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.408, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Gambia's 0.667 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.492, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.216	0.216	0.216	10
1910s	0.216	0.216	0.216	10
1920s	0.216	0.216	0.216	10
1930s	0.221	0.221	0.221	10
1940s	0.2273	0.221	0.228	10
1950s	0.242	0.242	0.242	10
1960s	0.3313	0.25	0.43	10
1970s	0.4395	0.433	0.446	10
1980s	0.4982	0.446	0.504	10
1990s	0.4862	0.476	0.499	10
2000s	0.483	0.483	0.483	10
2010s	0.5347	0.475	0.673	10
2020s	0.6625	0.648	0.673	6

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More reference data data for Gambia

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Gambia?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Gambia was 0.667 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.673 in 2019.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.216 in 1900.
How does Gambia rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Gambia ranks 71st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.