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Gambia, The

Gambia, The / GM

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Gambia, The in numbers.

Area11,300 kmยฒWorld # 162 โ†’Population2.8MWorld # 141 โ†’Population density249.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 54 โ†’Life expectancy66.1 yearsWorld # 185 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 919World # 199 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Gambia, The across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area11,300 kmยฒWorld # 162 / 2023 โ†’Population2.8MWorld # 141 / 2025 โ†’Population density249.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 54 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,965World # 63 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.2%World # 37 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.9World # 28 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate29.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 32 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 146 / 2024 โ†’Median age18.2 yearsWorld # 211 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.2%World # 186 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1439.7%World # 27 / 2025 โ†’Urban population65%World # 107 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-3KWorld # 126 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 133 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share8.6%World # 89 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy66.1 yearsWorld # 185 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy55.8 yearsWorld # 152 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 183 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate11.1%World # 128 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 919World # 199 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 2.6BWorld # 184 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 3,706World # 179 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5.9%World # 36 / 2025 โ†’Inflation11.6%World # 21 / 2024 โ†’Unemployment6.5%World # 70 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment10.9%World # 106 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)38.8World # 53 / 2020 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.8%World # 156 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people50.9 per million peopleWorld # 117 / 2018 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 130 / 2018 โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,402 kcal/dayWorld # 164 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person19.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 153 / 2023 โ†’Rice production52.5K tWorld # 84 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area22.3%World # 128 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.3 tWorld # 190 / 2024 โ†’Internet use49.5%World # 160 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions126.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 72 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate29.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 28 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 145 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament8.6%World # 175 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals246KWorld # 151 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 53MWorld # 159 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam96.4%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal157 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyDalasiGMDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsGambia River