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Liberal political institutions index in Gambia

Gambia: Liberal political institutions index was 0.807 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.807
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
52nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.807
in 2025
All-time low
0.258
in 1995
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Liberal political institutions index in Gambia, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.807 for liberal political institutions index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 210.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Gambia peaked at 0.807 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.258, in 1995.

That places Gambia 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Liberal political institutions index in Gambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.39 —
1901 0.418 +7.2%
1902 0.418 +0.0%
1903 0.418 +0.0%
1904 0.426 +1.9%
1905 0.426 +0.0%
1906 0.426 +0.0%
1907 0.426 +0.0%
1908 0.426 +0.0%
1909 0.426 +0.0%
1910 0.426 +0.0%
1911 0.426 +0.0%
1912 0.426 +0.0%
1913 0.426 +0.0%
1914 0.426 +0.0%
1915 0.426 +0.0%
1916 0.426 +0.0%
1917 0.426 +0.0%
1918 0.426 +0.0%
1919 0.426 +0.0%
1920 0.426 +0.0%
1921 0.426 +0.0%
1922 0.426 +0.0%
1923 0.426 +0.0%
1924 0.426 +0.0%
1925 0.426 +0.0%
1926 0.426 +0.0%
1927 0.426 +0.0%
1928 0.426 +0.0%
1929 0.426 +0.0%
1930 0.426 +0.0%
1931 0.426 +0.0%
1932 0.426 +0.0%
1933 0.426 +0.0%
1934 0.426 +0.0%
1935 0.426 +0.0%
1936 0.426 +0.0%
1937 0.426 +0.0%
1938 0.426 +0.0%
1939 0.426 +0.0%
1940 0.43 +0.9%
1941 0.43 +0.0%
1942 0.444 +3.3%
1943 0.444 +0.0%
1944 0.444 +0.0%
1945 0.442 -0.5%
1946 0.448 +1.4%
1947 0.448 +0.0%
1948 0.448 +0.0%
1949 0.448 +0.0%
1950 0.453 +1.1%
1951 0.453 +0.0%
1952 0.453 +0.0%
1953 0.455 +0.4%
1954 0.455 +0.0%
1955 0.455 +0.0%
1956 0.456 +0.2%
1957 0.456 +0.0%
1958 0.456 +0.0%
1959 0.456 +0.0%
1960 0.47 +3.1%
1961 0.505 +7.4%
1962 0.529 +4.8%
1963 0.526 -0.6%
1964 0.53 +0.8%
1965 0.581 +9.6%
1966 0.597 +2.8%
1967 0.597 +0.0%
1968 0.597 +0.0%
1969 0.597 +0.0%
1970 0.641 +7.4%
1971 0.644 +0.5%
1972 0.644 +0.0%
1973 0.644 +0.0%
1974 0.644 +0.0%
1975 0.644 +0.0%
1976 0.644 +0.0%
1977 0.644 +0.0%
1978 0.644 +0.0%
1979 0.644 +0.0%
1980 0.644 +0.0%
1981 0.626 -2.8%
1982 0.626 +0.0%
1983 0.633 +1.1%
1984 0.634 +0.2%
1985 0.641 +1.1%
1986 0.641 +0.0%
1987 0.641 +0.0%
1988 0.641 +0.0%
1989 0.641 +0.0%
1990 0.642 +0.2%
1991 0.642 +0.0%
1992 0.642 +0.0%
1993 0.642 +0.0%
1994 0.385 -40.0%
1995 0.258 -33.0%
1996 0.258 +0.0%
1997 0.324 +25.6%
1998 0.32 -1.2%
1999 0.315 -1.6%
2000 0.303 -3.8%
2001 0.301 -0.7%
2002 0.297 -1.3%
2003 0.289 -2.7%
2004 0.282 -2.4%
2005 0.282 +0.0%
2006 0.279 -1.1%
2007 0.28 +0.4%
2008 0.277 -1.1%
2009 0.277 +0.0%
2010 0.277 +0.0%
2011 0.277 +0.0%
2012 0.279 +0.7%
2013 0.259 -7.2%
2014 0.259 +0.0%
2015 0.26 +0.4%
2016 0.267 +2.7%
2017 0.745 +179.0%
2018 0.75 +0.7%
2019 0.774 +3.2%
2020 0.78 +0.8%
2021 0.794 +1.8%
2022 0.791 -0.4%
2023 0.802 +1.4%
2024 0.798 -0.5%
2025 0.807 +1.1%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.807 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.232, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.807 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4325, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.42 0.39 0.426 10
1910s 0.426 0.426 0.426 10
1920s 0.426 0.426 0.426 10
1930s 0.426 0.426 0.426 10
1940s 0.4426 0.43 0.448 10
1950s 0.4548 0.453 0.456 10
1960s 0.5529 0.47 0.597 10
1970s 0.6437 0.641 0.644 10
1980s 0.6368 0.626 0.644 10
1990s 0.4428 0.258 0.642 10
2000s 0.2867 0.277 0.303 10
2010s 0.4147 0.259 0.774 10
2020s 0.7953 0.78 0.807 6

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 50 Guatemala 0.814 compare
  2. 51 Colombia 0.81 compare
  3. 53 Moldova 0.793 compare
  4. 54 Bhutan 0.791 compare
  5. 55 Suriname 0.784 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Gambia?
Liberal political institutions index in Gambia was 0.807 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.807 in 2025.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.258 in 1995.
How does Gambia rank for liberal political institutions index?
Gambia ranks 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 210.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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