Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Gambia
Gambia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.901 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.901
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
40th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.904
in 2022
All-time low
0.325
in 2013
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Gambia, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.901 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Gambia peaked at 0.904 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.325, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 40th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.484 | — |
| 1901 | 0.492 | +1.7% |
| 1902 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.518 | +5.3% |
| 1905 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.526 | +1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.528 | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 0.546 | +3.4% |
| 1947 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.554 | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.561 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.566 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.566 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.566 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.566 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.59 | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 0.592 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.601 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.603 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.611 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.732 | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 0.788 | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.802 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.808 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.772 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.793 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.799 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.815 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.818 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.564 | -31.1% |
| 1995 | 0.438 | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 0.438 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.447 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.426 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.395 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.394 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.391 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.394 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.391 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.325 | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.332 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.325 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.843 | +159.4% |
| 2018 | 0.857 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.854 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.872 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.89 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.904 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.897 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.901 | +0.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.901 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.341, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.901 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5635, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5068 | 0.484 | 0.518 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.518 | 0.518 | 0.518 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.518 | 0.518 | 0.518 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.518 | 0.518 | 0.518 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5342 | 0.526 | 0.546 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5609 | 0.554 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6881 | 0.59 | 0.788 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8074 | 0.802 | 0.808 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8019 | 0.772 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6032 | 0.426 | 0.818 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3944 | 0.391 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5034 | 0.325 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.894 | 0.872 | 0.904 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Gambia?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Gambia was 0.901 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 2022.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.325 in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Gambia ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.