Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Gambia
Gambia: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.17 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.17
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.17
in 2021
All-time low
0.17
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Gambia, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.17 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Gambia 158th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.17 | — |
| 2023 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.17 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.39, 44% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.17 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 37% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Gambia
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Gambia?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Gambia was 0.17 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Gambia ranks 158th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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