Social Development in Gambia 133 indicators covering social development for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 4 2018 up 180.0% 107th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 6,712 2025 down 47.6% 74th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0024 units per person 2025 down 58.7% 32nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 72.2% 13th Political Rights Score 22 2025 up 340.0% 108th Freedom Score 51 2025 up 183.3% 114th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 509 2025 — 109th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 — 97th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 38th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -11.53 % change on previous year 2025 down 151.5% 61st Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 14 2018 up 180.0% 107th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 13.87 % change on previous year 2025 up 113.9% 37th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.773 2025 up 17.5% 45th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.934 2025 up 678.3% 42nd Political Corruption Index 0.271 2025 down 53.4% 125th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.271 2025 down 53.4% 125th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.008 2024 down 93.7% 173rd Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.5676 units per square kilometre 2023 up 50.5% 22nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0441 units per square kilometre 2023 — 59th LGBT+ Rights Index -0.4992 2019 down 28.0% 157th Forcibly displaced people 4,617 2025 down 41.2% 137th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 — 1st Age of electoral democracy 9 years 2025 up 800.0% 125th Corruption Perceptions Index 38 2024 up 31.0% 95th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.4818 2024 down 49.7% 179th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.3618 2024 down 49.7% 161st Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.12 2024 down 49.7% 150th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 4.31 2025 down 4.7% 130th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.31 2025 down 4.7% 130th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 1.8% 2024 down 90.1% 175th Age of electoral democracy 5 years 2025 up 400.0% 97th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 — 1st Homicides 202.33 deaths 2021 up 17.6% 111th Homicide rate 7.66 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 11.0% 60th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 7.95 2021 down 10.0% 57th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 166,000 2030 up 11.4% 136th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.6386 2030 down 4.8% 159th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 9.7% 2030 down 20.5% 123rd Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 171,000 2030 up 8.2% 136th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 70.1% 2020 up 5.5% 41st Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 79.3% 2020 up 7.0% 42nd Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 32.8% 2020 down 21.3% 136th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 20.7% 2020 down 20.0% 145th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 9.2% 2020 up 19.7% 141st Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 6.3% 2020 down 38.9% 147th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 6.45 2020 down 75.5% 168th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 2.97 2020 down 75.5% 168th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 1.33 2020 down 80.6% 159th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →