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

The lowest recorded value was 0.066 in 1920.

How does Gambia rank for participatory political institutions index?

Gambia ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Gambia data come from?

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

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Gambia

Name: Participatory 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: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.577 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.577

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

57th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.585

in 2023

All-time low

0.066

in 1920

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Gambia, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, participatory political institutions index in Gambia stood at 0.577.

That represents a change of up 55.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Gambia peaked at 0.585 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.066, in 1920.

Gambia ranks 57th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Political Institutions Index in Gambia, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.087	—
1901	0.087	+0.0%
1902	0.087	+0.0%
1903	0.087	+0.0%
1904	0.087	+0.0%
1905	0.087	+0.0%
1906	0.087	+0.0%
1907	0.087	+0.0%
1908	0.087	+0.0%
1909	0.087	+0.0%
1910	0.067	-23.0%
1911	0.067	+0.0%
1912	0.082	+22.4%
1913	0.082	+0.0%
1914	0.082	+0.0%
1915	0.082	+0.0%
1916	0.082	+0.0%
1917	0.082	+0.0%
1918	0.082	+0.0%
1919	0.082	+0.0%
1920	0.066	-19.5%
1921	0.066	+0.0%
1922	0.066	+0.0%
1923	0.066	+0.0%
1924	0.066	+0.0%
1925	0.066	+0.0%
1926	0.066	+0.0%
1927	0.066	+0.0%
1928	0.066	+0.0%
1929	0.066	+0.0%
1930	0.066	+0.0%
1931	0.081	+22.7%
1932	0.081	+0.0%
1933	0.081	+0.0%
1934	0.081	+0.0%
1935	0.081	+0.0%
1936	0.081	+0.0%
1937	0.081	+0.0%
1938	0.081	+0.0%
1939	0.081	+0.0%
1940	0.081	+0.0%
1941	0.081	+0.0%
1942	0.081	+0.0%
1943	0.083	+2.5%
1944	0.083	+0.0%
1945	0.083	+0.0%
1946	0.083	+0.0%
1947	0.083	+0.0%
1948	0.083	+0.0%
1949	0.083	+0.0%
1950	0.088	+6.0%
1951	0.082	-6.8%
1952	0.082	+0.0%
1953	0.082	+0.0%
1954	0.082	+0.0%
1955	0.082	+0.0%
1956	0.082	+0.0%
1957	0.082	+0.0%
1958	0.082	+0.0%
1959	0.086	+4.9%
1960	0.129	+50.0%
1961	0.146	+13.2%
1962	0.147	+0.7%
1963	0.147	+0.0%
1964	0.177	+20.4%
1965	0.255	+44.1%
1966	0.224	-12.2%
1967	0.224	+0.0%
1968	0.224	+0.0%
1969	0.224	+0.0%
1970	0.265	+18.3%
1971	0.267	+0.8%
1972	0.267	+0.0%
1973	0.267	+0.0%
1974	0.267	+0.0%
1975	0.267	+0.0%
1976	0.267	+0.0%
1977	0.267	+0.0%
1978	0.267	+0.0%
1979	0.267	+0.0%
1980	0.267	+0.0%
1981	0.267	+0.0%
1982	0.267	+0.0%
1983	0.267	+0.0%
1984	0.267	+0.0%
1985	0.267	+0.0%
1986	0.258	-3.4%
1987	0.258	+0.0%
1988	0.258	+0.0%
1989	0.258	+0.0%
1990	0.258	+0.0%
1991	0.258	+0.0%
1992	0.262	+1.6%
1993	0.262	+0.0%
1994	0.19	-27.5%
1995	0.169	-11.1%
1996	0.399	+136.1%
1997	0.391	-2.0%
1998	0.399	+2.0%
1999	0.399	+0.0%
2000	0.399	+0.0%
2001	0.395	-1.0%
2002	0.417	+5.6%
2003	0.413	-1.0%
2004	0.41	-0.7%
2005	0.406	-1.0%
2006	0.402	-1.0%
2007	0.398	-1.0%
2008	0.397	-0.3%
2009	0.393	-1.0%
2010	0.39	-0.8%
2011	0.386	-1.0%
2012	0.383	-0.8%
2013	0.377	-1.6%
2014	0.375	-0.5%
2015	0.371	-1.1%
2016	0.381	+2.7%
2017	0.538	+41.2%
2018	0.579	+7.6%
2019	0.575	-0.7%
2020	0.566	-1.6%
2021	0.574	+1.4%
2022	0.578	+0.7%
2023	0.585	+1.2%
2024	0.577	-1.4%
2025	0.577	+0.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

Gambia's 0.577 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.344, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Gambia's 0.577 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4895, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.087	0.087	0.087	10
1910s	0.079	0.067	0.082	10
1920s	0.066	0.066	0.066	10
1930s	0.0795	0.066	0.081	10
1940s	0.0824	0.081	0.083	10
1950s	0.083	0.082	0.088	10
1960s	0.1897	0.129	0.255	10
1970s	0.2668	0.265	0.267	10
1980s	0.2634	0.258	0.267	10
1990s	0.2987	0.169	0.399	10
2000s	0.403	0.393	0.417	10
2010s	0.4355	0.371	0.579	10
2020s	0.5762	0.566	0.585	6

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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 participatory political institutions index in Gambia?: Participatory political institutions index in Gambia was 0.577 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.585 in 2023.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.066 in 1920.
How does Gambia rank for participatory political institutions index?: Gambia ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.