Political Stability/No Violence in Gambia
Gambia: Political Stability/No Violence was 0.2905 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Political Stability/No Violence in Gambia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.2905 standard error for political stability/no violence in 2011.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability/no violence in Gambia peaked at 0.4267 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2598 standard error, in 2010.
Gambia ranks 6th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4067 standard error | 0.3867 standard error | 0.4267 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3259 standard error | 0.2604 standard error | 0.4023 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2752 standard error | 0.2598 standard error | 0.2905 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3253 standard error compare
- 4 Cape Verde 0.3119 standard error compare
- 4 Lesotho 0.3119 standard error compare
- 7 Mauritius 0.2842 standard error compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 0.2835 standard error compare
- 8 Eritrea 0.2835 standard error compare
- 8 Seychelles 0.2835 standard error compare
More reference data data for Gambia
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2116 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.6654 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 285.89 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.109 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7792 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability/no violence in Gambia?
- Political stability/no violence in Gambia was 0.2905 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest political stability/no violence recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4267 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability/no violence recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2598 standard error in 2010.
- How does Gambia rank for political stability/no violence?
- Gambia ranks 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is political stability/no violence rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Political Stability/No Violence (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.POLI.ST.SD. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.