Gambia
Country in Africa
In brief
Women in parliament: 8.6% (2025). World rank 173 of 190; in Africa, 50 of 52. Government effectiveness, score 0–100: 43.5 (2025). World rank 140 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 20 of 54. Regulatory quality, score 0–100: 44.4 (2025). World rank 147 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 23 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: women in parliament 9.4% → 8.6%, rule of law 43.5 → 52.1 (score 0–100), and control of corruption 29.4 → 37.7 (score 0–100). Worse than all its neighbours (Senegal): voice and accountability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption.
State
- Form of government
- Presidential republic
- Head of state
- Adama Barrow
- Head of government
- Adama Barrow
- Independence
- February 18, 1965
- UN member
- Yes
- Women in parliament
- 8.6% 2025