The record in plain text — overall score, categories, strengths and risks, momentum, resilience, strategic position, and diagnostics.
Strongest on Stability (66/100) — sharpest risk, economy weakness.
| Category | Score | Key driver |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 24/100 | GDP Growth |
| Governance | 36/100 | — |
| Quality of Life | 33/100 | — |
| Innovation | 34/100 | — |
| Stability | 66/100 | Violence & Safety |
Derived — composites of sourced indicators. Full audit trail in Data Provenance below.
| Signal | Value | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| National Momentum | +2 | now 42, versus 40 three years ago, across 5 categories |
| Resilience | 33/100 | Pandemic 43 · Banking Crisis 30 · War / Conflict — · Natural Disaster 25 |
| Strategic Position | 34/100 | Demographics 58 · Resources 7 · Stability 66 · Education 3 · Technology 34 · Geopolitics 36 |
The Gambia scores 39 (weak) overall on NationsHelm's index. Momentum: up 2 points versus three years ago (now 42). Its strongest area is Stability (66/100). The risk drawing attention: Economy weakness.
All 192 tracked indicators — 107 sourced, 85 derived — each with its exact source, series code, and refresh cadence. The complete source-by-source catalog is on the methodology page.
Full catalog →Per-indicator sources are always public on the methodology page — Analyst assembles the complete ledger in context.
Gambia holds 1 position on the ranked country lists, drawn from the same data snapshot as this dossier.
The Gambia scores 39 out of 100 overall on NationsHelm's index (weak) — the unweighted mean of its sourced category scores. Its strongest area is Stability (66/100) and its weakest is Economy (24/100).
The Gambia's Stability score is 66 out of 100 (moderate), blended from World Bank governance indicators, V-Dem and UCDP conflict data.
The Gambia's Economy score is 24 out of 100 (weak), derived from World Bank, IMF and ILO indicators.
The Gambia's Quality of Life score is 33 out of 100 (weak), covering safety, healthcare, education, basic living conditions, environment and living conditions context from sourced indicators.
The Gambia's Governance score is 36 out of 100 (weak), from World Bank governance indicators and V-Dem democracy data.
The Gambia's Innovation score is 34 out of 100 (weak), from World Bank connectivity and business indicators, WIPO patent data and the Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index.
On NationsHelm's momentum read, the Gambia is up 2 points versus three years ago — 42 now, from 40 — across the 5 categories with time-series coverage.
The Gambia's defining asset is GDP growth, while its sharpest risk is economy weakness — GDP per Capita $871 — the category's weakest input (0/100).
The Gambia's Strategic Position score is 34 out of 100 (weak), weighing demographics, resources, stability, education, technology and geopolitics — each component sourced or derived, with unsourced components dropped rather than counted as zero.
On NationsHelm's Opportunity Index, the Gambia scores 38 out of 100 for Invest In — one of its three vectors, alongside Start a Business and Emigrate To, with a Resilience score of 33/100. Every input is sourced, so treat it as a starting map, not advice.