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Private Civil Liberties Index in Gambia

Gambia: Private Civil Liberties Index was 0.892 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.892
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.892
in 2024
All-time low
0.443
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Private Civil Liberties Index in Gambia, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for private civil liberties index in Gambia is 0.892, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private civil liberties index in Gambia peaked at 0.892 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.443, in 1900.

That places Gambia 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Private Civil Liberties Index in Gambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.443 —
1901 0.443 +0.0%
1902 0.443 +0.0%
1903 0.443 +0.0%
1904 0.443 +0.0%
1905 0.443 +0.0%
1906 0.443 +0.0%
1907 0.443 +0.0%
1908 0.443 +0.0%
1909 0.443 +0.0%
1910 0.443 +0.0%
1911 0.443 +0.0%
1912 0.443 +0.0%
1913 0.443 +0.0%
1914 0.443 +0.0%
1915 0.443 +0.0%
1916 0.443 +0.0%
1917 0.443 +0.0%
1918 0.443 +0.0%
1919 0.443 +0.0%
1920 0.443 +0.0%
1921 0.443 +0.0%
1922 0.443 +0.0%
1923 0.443 +0.0%
1924 0.443 +0.0%
1925 0.443 +0.0%
1926 0.443 +0.0%
1927 0.443 +0.0%
1928 0.443 +0.0%
1929 0.443 +0.0%
1930 0.443 +0.0%
1931 0.443 +0.0%
1932 0.443 +0.0%
1933 0.443 +0.0%
1934 0.443 +0.0%
1935 0.443 +0.0%
1936 0.447 +0.9%
1937 0.447 +0.0%
1938 0.447 +0.0%
1939 0.447 +0.0%
1940 0.461 +3.1%
1941 0.461 +0.0%
1942 0.461 +0.0%
1943 0.461 +0.0%
1944 0.461 +0.0%
1945 0.461 +0.0%
1946 0.479 +3.9%
1947 0.479 +0.0%
1948 0.479 +0.0%
1949 0.479 +0.0%
1950 0.479 +0.0%
1951 0.479 +0.0%
1952 0.479 +0.0%
1953 0.479 +0.0%
1954 0.479 +0.0%
1955 0.479 +0.0%
1956 0.479 +0.0%
1957 0.479 +0.0%
1958 0.479 +0.0%
1959 0.479 +0.0%
1960 0.516 +7.7%
1961 0.51 -1.2%
1962 0.526 +3.1%
1963 0.531 +1.0%
1964 0.531 +0.0%
1965 0.686 +29.2%
1966 0.768 +12.0%
1967 0.768 +0.0%
1968 0.768 +0.0%
1969 0.768 +0.0%
1970 0.797 +3.8%
1971 0.796 -0.1%
1972 0.796 +0.0%
1973 0.796 +0.0%
1974 0.796 +0.0%
1975 0.796 +0.0%
1976 0.796 +0.0%
1977 0.796 +0.0%
1978 0.796 +0.0%
1979 0.796 +0.0%
1980 0.796 +0.0%
1981 0.786 -1.3%
1982 0.786 +0.0%
1983 0.792 +0.8%
1984 0.815 +2.9%
1985 0.815 +0.0%
1986 0.815 +0.0%
1987 0.815 +0.0%
1988 0.815 +0.0%
1989 0.815 +0.0%
1990 0.815 +0.0%
1991 0.815 +0.0%
1992 0.815 +0.0%
1993 0.815 +0.0%
1994 0.688 -15.6%
1995 0.667 -3.1%
1996 0.667 +0.0%
1997 0.667 +0.0%
1998 0.667 +0.0%
1999 0.667 +0.0%
2000 0.634 -4.9%
2001 0.63 -0.6%
2002 0.63 +0.0%
2003 0.63 +0.0%
2004 0.631 +0.2%
2005 0.631 +0.0%
2006 0.631 +0.0%
2007 0.631 +0.0%
2008 0.63 -0.2%
2009 0.63 +0.0%
2010 0.63 +0.0%
2011 0.63 +0.0%
2012 0.612 -2.9%
2013 0.582 -4.9%
2014 0.571 -1.9%
2015 0.58 +1.6%
2016 0.577 -0.5%
2017 0.854 +48.0%
2018 0.869 +1.8%
2019 0.863 -0.7%
2020 0.863 +0.0%
2021 0.868 +0.6%
2022 0.884 +1.8%
2023 0.888 +0.5%
2024 0.892 +0.5%
2025 0.892 +0.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.892 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.399, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.892 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.682, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.443 0.443 0.443 10
1910s 0.443 0.443 0.443 10
1920s 0.443 0.443 0.443 10
1930s 0.4446 0.443 0.447 10
1940s 0.4682 0.461 0.479 10
1950s 0.479 0.479 0.479 10
1960s 0.6372 0.51 0.768 10
1970s 0.7961 0.796 0.797 10
1980s 0.805 0.786 0.815 10
1990s 0.7283 0.667 0.815 10
2000s 0.6308 0.63 0.634 10
2010s 0.6768 0.571 0.869 10
2020s 0.8812 0.863 0.892 6

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 39 Namibia 0.885 compare
  2. 40 Austria 0.884 compare
  3. 40 Uruguay 0.884 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private civil liberties index in Gambia?
Private civil liberties index in Gambia was 0.892 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest private civil liberties index recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.892 in 2024.
What is the lowest private civil liberties index recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.443 in 1900.
How does Gambia rank for private civil liberties index?
Gambia ranks 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is private civil liberties index rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. 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 Private Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate the extent to which people are free from forced labor, have property rights, and enjoy freedom of movement and religion.