Political regime polity in Gambia

Gambia: Political regime polity was 1 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 168 countries
All-time high
2
in 1965
All-time low
0
in 1994
Years of data
54
1965–2018

Political regime polity in Gambia, 1965–2018

00.511.52196519912018

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 1 for political regime polity in 2018.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political regime polity in Gambia peaked at 2 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1994.

Gambia ranks 98th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Political regime polity in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Political regime polity in Gambia, 1965 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1965 2 —
1966 2 +0.0%
1967 2 +0.0%
1968 2 +0.0%
1969 2 +0.0%
1970 2 +0.0%
1971 2 +0.0%
1972 2 +0.0%
1973 2 +0.0%
1974 2 +0.0%
1975 2 +0.0%
1976 2 +0.0%
1977 2 +0.0%
1978 2 +0.0%
1979 2 +0.0%
1980 2 +0.0%
1981 2 +0.0%
1982 2 +0.0%
1983 2 +0.0%
1984 2 +0.0%
1985 2 +0.0%
1986 2 +0.0%
1987 2 +0.0%
1988 2 +0.0%
1989 2 +0.0%
1990 2 +0.0%
1991 2 +0.0%
1992 2 +0.0%
1993 2 +0.0%
1994 0 -100.0%
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 1 —
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2 2 2 5
1970s 2 2 2 10
1980s 2 2 2 10
1990s 1.1 0 2 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is political regime polity in Gambia?
Political regime polity in Gambia was 1 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime polity recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1965.
What is the lowest political regime polity recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1994.
How does Gambia rank for political regime polity?
Gambia ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Is political regime polity rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime polity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political regime polity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
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