Rule of Law in Gambia
Gambia: Rule of Law was 0.1443 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Gambia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law in Gambia is 0.1443 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Gambia peaked at 0.3093 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1443 standard error, in 2011.
Gambia ranks 13th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2873 standard error | 0.2653 standard error | 0.3093 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1879 standard error | 0.1528 standard error | 0.2334 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1472 standard error | 0.1443 standard error | 0.1501 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 rule of law in Gambia?
- Rule of law in Gambia was 0.1443 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3093 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1443 standard error in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for rule of law?
- Gambia ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. 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.