Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.88 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.88
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
44th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.88
in 2025
All-time low
0.317
in 2013
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.88 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 169.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.88 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.317, in 2013.
That places Gambia 44th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.552 | — |
| 1947 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.558 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.564 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.596 | +5.7% |
| 1961 | 0.6 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.613 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7 | +14.2% |
| 1966 | 0.746 | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.779 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.774 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.773 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.749 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.763 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.773 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.781 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.785 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.775 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.435 | -43.9% |
| 1995 | 0.332 | -23.7% |
| 1996 | 0.35 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.38 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.388 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.371 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.355 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.352 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.35 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.353 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.344 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.357 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.355 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.351 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.317 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.319 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.327 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.325 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.82 | +152.3% |
| 2018 | 0.84 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.844 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.837 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.856 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.871 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.879 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.88 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.552 | 0.552 | 0.552 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5616 | 0.552 | 0.564 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6719 | 0.596 | 0.746 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7775 | 0.774 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7712 | 0.749 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5386 | 0.332 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3524 | 0.344 | 0.357 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4853 | 0.317 | 0.844 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.867 | 0.837 | 0.88 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 14.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 61,155 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 6.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7807 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 717.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 6.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 29.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Gambia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Gambia was 0.88 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.317 in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 44th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.1%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.