What is rule of law index in Gambia?

Rule of law index in Gambia was 0.796 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 0.802 in 1964.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 2013.

How does Gambia rank for rule of law index?

Gambia ranks 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 243.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Gambia data come from?

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

Rule of Law Index in Gambia

Name: Rule of Law Index in Gambia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gambia: Rule of Law Index was 0.796 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.796

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

52nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.802

in 1964

All-time low

0.23

in 2013

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Gambia, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.796 for rule of law index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 243.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Gambia peaked at 0.802 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 2013.

That places Gambia 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Rule of Law Index in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Gambia, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.743	—
1901	0.753	+1.3%
1902	0.753	+0.0%
1903	0.753	+0.0%
1904	0.761	+1.1%
1905	0.761	+0.0%
1906	0.761	+0.0%
1907	0.761	+0.0%
1908	0.761	+0.0%
1909	0.761	+0.0%
1910	0.761	+0.0%
1911	0.761	+0.0%
1912	0.761	+0.0%
1913	0.761	+0.0%
1914	0.761	+0.0%
1915	0.761	+0.0%
1916	0.761	+0.0%
1917	0.761	+0.0%
1918	0.761	+0.0%
1919	0.761	+0.0%
1920	0.761	+0.0%
1921	0.761	+0.0%
1922	0.761	+0.0%
1923	0.761	+0.0%
1924	0.761	+0.0%
1925	0.761	+0.0%
1926	0.761	+0.0%
1927	0.761	+0.0%
1928	0.761	+0.0%
1929	0.761	+0.0%
1930	0.761	+0.0%
1931	0.761	+0.0%
1932	0.761	+0.0%
1933	0.761	+0.0%
1934	0.761	+0.0%
1935	0.761	+0.0%
1936	0.761	+0.0%
1937	0.761	+0.0%
1938	0.761	+0.0%
1939	0.761	+0.0%
1940	0.761	+0.0%
1941	0.761	+0.0%
1942	0.761	+0.0%
1943	0.761	+0.0%
1944	0.761	+0.0%
1945	0.767	+0.8%
1946	0.769	+0.3%
1947	0.769	+0.0%
1948	0.769	+0.0%
1949	0.769	+0.0%
1950	0.76	-1.2%
1951	0.76	+0.0%
1952	0.76	+0.0%
1953	0.76	+0.0%
1954	0.76	+0.0%
1955	0.76	+0.0%
1956	0.765	+0.7%
1957	0.765	+0.0%
1958	0.765	+0.0%
1959	0.765	+0.0%
1960	0.768	+0.4%
1961	0.8	+4.2%
1962	0.8	+0.0%
1963	0.8	+0.0%
1964	0.802	+0.3%
1965	0.778	-3.0%
1966	0.78	+0.3%
1967	0.78	+0.0%
1968	0.78	+0.0%
1969	0.78	+0.0%
1970	0.734	-5.9%
1971	0.743	+1.2%
1972	0.737	-0.8%
1973	0.737	+0.0%
1974	0.737	+0.0%
1975	0.737	+0.0%
1976	0.72	-2.3%
1977	0.688	-4.4%
1978	0.688	+0.0%
1979	0.688	+0.0%
1980	0.688	+0.0%
1981	0.649	-5.7%
1982	0.649	+0.0%
1983	0.645	-0.6%
1984	0.645	+0.0%
1985	0.662	+2.6%
1986	0.662	+0.0%
1987	0.662	+0.0%
1988	0.662	+0.0%
1989	0.662	+0.0%
1990	0.662	+0.0%
1991	0.662	+0.0%
1992	0.662	+0.0%
1993	0.662	+0.0%
1994	0.401	-39.4%
1995	0.296	-26.2%
1996	0.289	-2.4%
1997	0.295	+2.1%
1998	0.291	-1.4%
1999	0.291	+0.0%
2000	0.289	-0.7%
2001	0.289	+0.0%
2002	0.287	-0.7%
2003	0.273	-4.9%
2004	0.272	-0.4%
2005	0.272	+0.0%
2006	0.272	+0.0%
2007	0.272	+0.0%
2008	0.272	+0.0%
2009	0.272	+0.0%
2010	0.272	+0.0%
2011	0.272	+0.0%
2012	0.272	+0.0%
2013	0.23	-15.4%
2014	0.23	+0.0%
2015	0.232	+0.9%
2016	0.242	+4.3%
2017	0.765	+216.1%
2018	0.77	+0.7%
2019	0.731	-5.1%
2020	0.74	+1.2%
2021	0.765	+3.4%
2022	0.76	-0.7%
2023	0.769	+1.2%
2024	0.775	+0.8%
2025	0.796	+2.7%

Gambia compared with similar countries

Gambia's 0.796 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.174, 4.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Gambia's 0.796 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3685, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.7568	0.743	0.761	10
1910s	0.761	0.761	0.761	10
1920s	0.761	0.761	0.761	10
1930s	0.761	0.761	0.761	10
1940s	0.7648	0.761	0.769	10
1950s	0.762	0.76	0.765	10
1960s	0.7868	0.768	0.802	10
1970s	0.7209	0.688	0.743	10
1980s	0.6586	0.645	0.688	10
1990s	0.4511	0.289	0.662	10
2000s	0.277	0.272	0.289	10
2010s	0.4016	0.23	0.77	10
2020s	0.7675	0.74	0.796	6

Countries ranked near Gambia

49 Suriname 0.803 compare
50 Croatia 0.802 compare
51 Cape Verde 0.798 compare
53 Mauritius 0.792 compare
54 Moldova 0.789 compare
55 Palestine 0.785 compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
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 rule of law index in Gambia?: Rule of law index in Gambia was 0.796 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.802 in 1964.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 2013.
How does Gambia rank for rule of law index?: Gambia ranks 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 243.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.