Liberal Political Institutions Index in Gambia
Gambia: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.807 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Liberal Political Institutions Index in Gambia, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 30.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 445.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 33.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 765.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 27.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 997.02 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liberal political institutions index in Gambia?
- Liberal political institutions index in Gambia was 0.807 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.