Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 37/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 65.5/100 #58
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.641
- HDI
- 0.524
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the Gambia | Adama Barrow |
| Vice-President of the Gambia | Muhammad B. S. Jallow |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 29.6/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.6% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
46th pct
Rule of law (2023)
38th pct
Corruption control (2023)
46th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
30th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
28th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
46th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 37 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.641
- Liberal
- 0.522
- Participatory
- 0.406
- Deliberative
- 0.486
- Egalitarian
- 0.452
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 65.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #58 / 180
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #47
- 59.1
- Economic #69
- 46.5
- Legal #83
- 63.0
- Social #51
- 72.8
- Safety #62
- 86.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.5 | 58 | 59.1 | 46.5 | 63.0 | 72.8 | 86.1 |
| 2024 | 65.5 | 58 | 57.6 | 48.5 | 60.7 | 76.9 | 84.0 |
| 2023 | 71.1 | 46 | 66.9 | 59.2 | 60.8 | 85.0 | 83.5 |
| 2022 | 69.3 | 50 | 71.1 | 51.4 | 67.7 | 81.3 | 74.7 |
| 2021 | 69.2 | 85 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2020 | 69.4 | 87 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2019 | 68.7 | 92 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2018 | 61.6 | 122 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 53.3 | 143 | - | - | - | - | 54.6 |
| 2016 | 53.5 | 145 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 55.5 | 151 | - | - | - | - | 54.4 |
| 2014 | 53.6 | 155 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 54.9 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 65.5 | 141 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 40.5 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 48.3 | 137 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 42.8 | 137 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 48.3 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 54.0 | 149 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 41.0 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |