The Gambia is a unitary presidential republic of eight local government areas, led by Adama Barrow since Yahya Jammeh lost the 2016 election. Its economy rests on farming and tourism, and Barrow seeks a third term in December 2026.
In the 12 Axes register, Gambia leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
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Where Gambia sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state with eight local government areas
Centrist
Term-limit draft constitution failed; Barrow seeks third term
Centrist
Press freedom improved after 2017
Non-Interventionist
Member of ECOWAS and Commonwealth
Neutral
Small army, active in regional peacekeeping
Centrist
Mandinka, Fula, Wolof coexist; no ethnic quotas
Economic Liberal
Market economy based on farming and tourism
Markets
Light state ownership, open services trade
Free Trade
Open port economy with re-export trade
Spiritual
Secular constitution, Muslim-majority population
Traditionalist
Same-sex acts criminalised
Neutral
No distinct state stance on technology
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Gambia is at Privatize 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Gambia is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: Flappiefh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
