Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Gambia

Gambia: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) was 66.23 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
66.23 0-100
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
114th
of 208 countries
All-time high
74.24 0-100
in 1998
All-time low
57.83 0-100
in 2016
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance score in Gambia, 1996–2025

0204060801996201020251996: 72.2 0-1001998: 74.2 0-1002000: 70.9 0-1002002: 74 0-1002003: 66.2 0-1002004: 64 0-1002005: 64.7 0-1002006: 63 0-1002007: 65.3 0-1002008: 65.5 0-1002009: 68.4 0-1002010: 66.9 0-1002011: 65.4 0-1002012: 61.7 0-1002013: 61.5 0-1002014: 59.4 0-1002015: 61.7 0-1002016: 57.8 0-1002017: 62.3 0-1002018: 63.5 0-1002019: 66.7 0-1002020: 67.9 0-1002021: 66 0-1002022: 67.9 0-1002023: 67.8 0-1002024: 67.1 0-1002025: 66.2 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance score in Gambia is 66.23 0-100, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Gambia peaked at 74.24 0-100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 57.83 0-100, in 2016.

Gambia ranks 114th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Gambia, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 72.21 0-100 —
1998 74.24 0-100 +2.8%
2000 70.92 0-100 -4.5%
2002 73.97 0-100 +4.3%
2003 66.19 0-100 -10.5%
2004 64 0-100 -3.3%
2005 64.73 0-100 +1.1%
2006 63 0-100 -2.7%
2007 65.26 0-100 +3.6%
2008 65.47 0-100 +0.3%
2009 68.36 0-100 +4.4%
2010 66.93 0-100 -2.1%
2011 65.36 0-100 -2.4%
2012 61.67 0-100 -5.6%
2013 61.46 0-100 -0.3%
2014 59.45 0-100 -3.3%
2015 61.67 0-100 +3.7%
2016 57.83 0-100 -6.2%
2017 62.26 0-100 +7.7%
2018 63.54 0-100 +2.1%
2019 66.67 0-100 +4.9%
2020 67.94 0-100 +1.9%
2021 66.05 0-100 -2.8%
2022 67.86 0-100 +2.7%
2023 67.83 0-100 -0.0%
2024 67.07 0-100 -1.1%
2025 66.23 0-100 -1.3%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 66.23 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.03 0-100, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 66.23 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.36 0-100, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.23 0-100 72.21 0-100 74.24 0-100 2
2000s 66.88 0-100 63 0-100 73.97 0-100 9
2010s 62.68 0-100 57.83 0-100 66.93 0-100 10
2020s 67.16 0-100 66.05 0-100 67.94 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 111 Ghana 67.15 0-100 compare
  2. 112 North Korea 67.07 0-100 compare
  3. 113 Maldives 66.97 0-100 compare
  4. 115 China 66 0-100 compare
  5. 116 Saudi Arabia 65.91 0-100 compare
  6. 117 Nicaragua 65.43 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Gambia?
Political stability - governance score in Gambia was 66.23 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 74.24 0-100 in 1998.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 57.83 0-100 in 2016.
How does Gambia rank for political stability - governance score?
Gambia ranks 114th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).