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Key features of women's political empowerment in Gambia

Gambia: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.813 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.813
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
69th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.813
in 2025
All-time low
0.126
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Gambia, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Gambia is 0.813, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Gambia peaked at 0.813 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.126, in 1900.

That places Gambia 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Gambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.126 —
1901 0.126 +0.0%
1902 0.126 +0.0%
1903 0.126 +0.0%
1904 0.142 +12.7%
1905 0.142 +0.0%
1906 0.142 +0.0%
1907 0.142 +0.0%
1908 0.142 +0.0%
1909 0.142 +0.0%
1910 0.142 +0.0%
1911 0.142 +0.0%
1912 0.142 +0.0%
1913 0.142 +0.0%
1914 0.142 +0.0%
1915 0.142 +0.0%
1916 0.142 +0.0%
1917 0.142 +0.0%
1918 0.142 +0.0%
1919 0.142 +0.0%
1920 0.142 +0.0%
1921 0.142 +0.0%
1922 0.142 +0.0%
1923 0.142 +0.0%
1924 0.142 +0.0%
1925 0.142 +0.0%
1926 0.142 +0.0%
1927 0.142 +0.0%
1928 0.142 +0.0%
1929 0.142 +0.0%
1930 0.142 +0.0%
1931 0.142 +0.0%
1932 0.142 +0.0%
1933 0.142 +0.0%
1934 0.142 +0.0%
1935 0.142 +0.0%
1936 0.142 +0.0%
1937 0.142 +0.0%
1938 0.142 +0.0%
1939 0.142 +0.0%
1940 0.144 +1.4%
1941 0.144 +0.0%
1942 0.144 +0.0%
1943 0.148 +2.8%
1944 0.148 +0.0%
1945 0.148 +0.0%
1946 0.149 +0.7%
1947 0.149 +0.0%
1948 0.149 +0.0%
1949 0.149 +0.0%
1950 0.148 -0.7%
1951 0.148 +0.0%
1952 0.148 +0.0%
1953 0.148 +0.0%
1954 0.148 +0.0%
1955 0.148 +0.0%
1956 0.148 +0.0%
1957 0.148 +0.0%
1958 0.148 +0.0%
1959 0.148 +0.0%
1960 0.212 +43.2%
1961 0.212 +0.0%
1962 0.218 +2.8%
1963 0.218 +0.0%
1964 0.218 +0.0%
1965 0.294 +34.9%
1966 0.364 +23.8%
1967 0.423 +16.2%
1968 0.423 +0.0%
1969 0.423 +0.0%
1970 0.431 +1.9%
1971 0.431 +0.0%
1972 0.431 +0.0%
1973 0.431 +0.0%
1974 0.431 +0.0%
1975 0.431 +0.0%
1976 0.431 +0.0%
1977 0.441 +2.3%
1978 0.441 +0.0%
1979 0.441 +0.0%
1980 0.441 +0.0%
1981 0.441 +0.0%
1982 0.478 +8.4%
1983 0.487 +1.9%
1984 0.487 +0.0%
1985 0.487 +0.0%
1986 0.487 +0.0%
1987 0.501 +2.9%
1988 0.498 -0.6%
1989 0.498 +0.0%
1990 0.498 +0.0%
1991 0.494 -0.8%
1992 0.515 +4.3%
1993 0.494 -4.1%
1994 0.464 -6.1%
1995 0.482 +3.9%
1996 0.482 +0.0%
1997 0.502 +4.1%
1998 0.497 -1.0%
1999 0.498 +0.2%
2000 0.504 +1.2%
2001 0.504 +0.0%
2002 0.528 +4.8%
2003 0.528 +0.0%
2004 0.57 +8.0%
2005 0.57 +0.0%
2006 0.57 +0.0%
2007 0.548 -3.9%
2008 0.552 +0.7%
2009 0.54 -2.2%
2010 0.545 +0.9%
2011 0.544 -0.2%
2012 0.548 +0.7%
2013 0.539 -1.6%
2014 0.552 +2.4%
2015 0.554 +0.4%
2016 0.547 -1.3%
2017 0.68 +24.3%
2018 0.749 +10.1%
2019 0.75 +0.1%
2020 0.781 +4.1%
2021 0.762 -2.4%
2022 0.782 +2.6%
2023 0.79 +1.0%
2024 0.793 +0.4%
2025 0.813 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.1356 0.126 0.142 10
1910s 0.142 0.142 0.142 10
1920s 0.142 0.142 0.142 10
1930s 0.142 0.142 0.142 10
1940s 0.1472 0.144 0.149 10
1950s 0.148 0.148 0.148 10
1960s 0.3005 0.212 0.423 10
1970s 0.434 0.431 0.441 10
1980s 0.4805 0.441 0.501 10
1990s 0.4926 0.464 0.515 10
2000s 0.5414 0.504 0.57 10
2010s 0.6008 0.539 0.75 10
2020s 0.7868 0.762 0.813 6

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 67 Georgia 0.816 compare
  2. 68 Mauritius 0.814 compare
  3. 70 Portugal 0.811 compare
  4. 71 Guyana 0.81 compare
  5. 71 Philippines 0.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Gambia?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Gambia was 0.813 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.813 in 2025.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.126 in 1900.
How does Gambia rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Gambia ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.