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Gambia vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 161st vs. 122nd).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Sri Lanka
Population
2871879
22125995
Population rank 138/197 63/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Gambia and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Gambia Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 $44,212,081 $1,751,470,588
1967 $46,695,007 $1,859,465,021
1968 $41,160,066 $1,801,344,538
1969 $45,168,072 $1,965,546,218
1970 $52,296,084 $2,296,470,588
1971 $55,728,663 $2,369,308,600
1972 $59,160,569 $2,553,936,348
1973 $75,187,749 $2,875,625,000
1974 $95,796,022 $3,574,586,466
1975 $115,179,719 $3,791,298,146
1976 $112,190,829 $3,591,319,857
1977 $138,093,099 $4,104,509,583
1978 $171,833,086 $2,733,183,857
1979 $207,112,628 $3,364,611,432
1980 $241,083,090 $4,024,621,900
1981 $218,767,743 $4,415,844,156
1982 $216,050,552 $4,768,765,017
1983 $213,448,585 $5,167,913,302
1984 $177,340,880 $6,043,474,843
1985 $225,726,359 $5,978,460,972
1986 $185,646,987 $6,405,210,564
1987 $220,626,484 $6,682,167,120
1988 $266,672,212 $6,978,371,581
1989 $284,120,329 $6,987,267,684
1990 $317,083,695 $8,032,551,173
1991 $690,311,081 $9,000,362,582
1992 $714,254,256 $9,703,011,636
1993 $755,040,974 $10,338,679,636
1994 $746,493,952 $11,717,604,209
1995 $785,999,865 $13,029,697,561
1996 $848,239,446 $13,897,738,375
1997 $803,633,342 $15,091,913,884
1998 $840,285,265 $15,794,972,847
1999 $814,724,032 $15,656,327,860
2000 $782,913,872 $16,330,814,180
2001 $687,410,645 $15,749,753,805
2002 $578,235,309 $16,536,535,647
2003 $487,038,685 $18,881,765,437
2004 $961,900,651 $20,662,525,941
2005 $1,027,701,068 $24,405,791,045
2006 $1,054,112,488 $28,279,802,406
2007 $1,279,703,047 $32,350,238,760
2008 $1,561,766,956 $40,713,826,215
2009 $1,450,142,509 $42,066,224,093
2010 $1,543,294,927 $58,636,161,082
2011 $1,409,693,597 $67,753,284,044
2012 $1,415,004,738 $70,447,216,891
2013 $1,375,609,453 $77,000,578,167
2014 $1,229,461,721 $82,528,535,714
2015 $1,378,176,609 $85,090,301,052
2016 $1,484,578,886 $88,000,211,172
2017 $1,504,909,463 $94,369,350,286
2018 $1,670,671,328 $94,450,015,983
2019 $1,813,609,692 $88,998,706,297
2020 $1,812,170,891 $84,335,574,582
2021 $2,014,158,842 $88,556,698,938
2022 $2,204,734,527 $74,143,020,263
2023 $2,396,111,021 $83,716,142,582
2024 $2,507,519,958 $98,963,185,510

Gambia and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 $94.4 $156.6
1967 $97 $162.3
1968 $83.1 $153.5
1969 $88.7 $163.6
1970 $99.8 $186.9
1971 $103.3 $188.8
1972 $106.5 $199.4
1973 $131.4 $220.2
1974 $162.6 $268.7
1975 $189.8 $279.8
1976 $179.3 $260.3
1977 $213.8 $292.1
1978 $257.6 $191
1979 $300 $230.8
1980 $338 $271.1
1981 $296 $292.5
1982 $282.1 $312
1983 $268.6 $336
1984 $214.8 $391
1985 $262.8 $385
1986 $207.7 $407
1987 $237 $420
1988 $274.9 $434
1989 $280.9 $430
1990 $301 $491
1991 $628 $546
1992 $623 $580
1993 $635 $607
1994 $608 $678
1995 $622 $742
1996 $652 $776
1997 $600 $827
1998 $610 $849
1999 $575 $826
2000 $538 $846
2001 $460 $804
2002 $377 $835
2003 $309 $946
2004 $593 $1,029
2005 $616 $1,207
2006 $615 $1,390
2007 $725 $1,579
2008 $859 $1,974
2009 $775 $2,027
2010 $801 $2,808
2011 $711 $3,225
2012 $693 $3,328
2013 $654 $3,741
2014 $568 $3,972
2015 $620 $4,058
2016 $650 $4,149
2017 $643 $4,399
2018 $696 $4,359
2019 $738 $4,082
2020 $720 $3,848
2021 $782 $3,997
2022 $836 $3,343
2023 $888 $3,799
2024 $909 $4,516

Gambia vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Sri Lanka
1950 31.2 53.2
1951 31.5 54
1952 31.7 54.9
1953 31.9 55.6
1954 32.2 56.4
1955 32.4 57.2
1956 32.8 57.9
1957 33.1 58.5
1958 33.6 59.3
1959 34.1 60
1960 34.6 60.6
1961 35.1 61.2
1962 35.6 61.6
1963 36.1 62
1964 36.6 62.4
1965 37.1 62.8
1966 37.6 63.2
1967 38.1 63.6
1968 38.5 63.9
1969 39 64.1
1970 39.5 64.4
1971 40 64.2
1972 40.5 64.6
1973 41.1 64.8
1974 41.7 65
1975 42.2 65.4
1976 42.9 65.8
1977 43.4 66.4
1978 43.6 66.8
1979 44.5 67.5
1980 45 68
1981 44.5 68.4
1982 46.3 68.7
1983 46.9 68.7
1984 47.5 68.8
1985 48.2 68.9
1986 48.8 69
1987 49.4 69
1988 50.1 69
1989 50.7 67.3
1990 51.3 69.2
1991 51.9 69.1
1992 52.5 69.6
1993 53.2 70
1994 53.8 70.2
1995 54.3 69.7
1996 54.8 69.8
1997 55.2 69.9
1998 56 70.1
1999 56.5 70.4
2000 56.9 71.2
2001 57.3 71.8
2002 57.7 72.3
2003 58.2 72.4
2004 58.7 68
2005 59.1 73.1
2006 59.7 72.8
2007 60 73
2008 60.5 72.6
2009 60.7 70.3
2010 61.2 74.5
2011 61.6 74.7
2012 61.9 75.2
2013 62.3 75.5
2014 62.6 75.8
2015 63 76
2016 63.4 76.1
2017 63.7 76.2
2018 64 76.5
2019 64.4 76.7
2020 64.4 76.9
2021 63.8 76.3
2022 64.9 77.3
2023 65.9 77.5
2024 66.1 77.7
2025 66.3 77.9

Gambia and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Gambia Sri Lanka
1960 398,060 9,661,389
1961 408,930 9,899,372
1962 420,163 10,143,754
1963 431,757 10,395,040
1964 443,687 10,653,397
1965 455,952 10,916,965
1966 468,516 11,183,928
1967 481,588 11,457,328
1968 495,269 11,736,088
1969 509,440 12,013,858
1970 524,105 12,287,110
1971 539,388 12,551,910
1972 555,370 12,809,205
1973 571,991 13,060,916
1974 589,085 13,305,693
1975 606,821 13,548,984
1976 625,667 13,796,770
1977 645,770 14,049,371
1978 667,103 14,310,128
1979 689,781 14,579,614
1980 713,913 14,847,974
1981 739,125 15,099,414
1982 765,753 15,286,567
1983 794,525 15,388,794
1984 825,631 15,441,860
1985 858,874 15,544,154
1986 894,019 15,731,256
1987 931,091 15,916,576
1988 970,160 16,078,621
1989 1,011,357 16,248,557
1990 1,054,696 16,352,458
1991 1,099,959 16,475,354
1992 1,145,582 16,739,284
1993 1,188,365 17,025,918
1994 1,227,226 17,275,773
1995 1,264,313 17,564,068
1996 1,301,410 17,905,018
1997 1,338,889 18,248,200
1998 1,376,987 18,596,003
1999 1,415,779 18,944,731
2000 1,455,084 19,293,054
2001 1,495,011 19,600,362
2002 1,535,691 19,805,752
2003 1,577,611 19,951,521
2004 1,621,312 20,087,605
2005 1,667,037 20,216,524
2006 1,715,275 20,352,411
2007 1,765,774 20,492,545
2008 1,817,852 20,629,378
2009 1,871,422 20,756,435
2010 1,926,630 20,879,089
2011 1,983,784 21,009,048
2012 2,043,094 21,169,458
2013 2,103,820 20,585,000
2014 2,164,528 20,778,000
2015 2,224,529 20,970,000
2016 2,283,769 21,209,000
2017 2,342,189 21,453,000
2018 2,399,632 21,670,000
2019 2,456,844 21,803,000
2020 2,515,733 21,919,000
2021 2,576,010 22,156,000
2022 2,636,470 22,181,000
2023 2,697,845 22,037,000
2024 2,759,988 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Gambia and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Gambia

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Sri Lanka
1960 6.25 5.35
1961 6.23 5.24
1962 6.21 5.18
1963 6.2 5.12
1964 6.2 5.06
1965 6.19 4.93
1966 6.18 4.83
1967 6.21 4.79
1968 6.22 4.66
1969 6.25 4.5
1970 6.26 4.39
1971 6.33 4.27
1972 6.37 4.16
1973 6.41 4
1974 6.42 3.86
1975 6.43 3.82
1976 6.43 3.78
1977 6.43 3.74
1978 6.42 3.81
1979 6.41 3.82
1980 6.41 3.73
1981 6.4 3.65
1982 6.4 3.32
1983 6.39 3.11
1984 6.39 3.01
1985 6.36 2.9
1986 6.34 2.74
1987 6.3 2.64
1988 6.26 2.57
1989 6.25 2.58
1990 6.25 2.54
1991 6.19 2.51
1992 6.11 2.49
1993 6.03 2.44
1994 6.04 2.4
1995 5.99 2.35
1996 5.93 2.29
1997 5.85 2.22
1998 5.82 2.14
1999 5.77 2.14
2000 5.72 2.21
2001 5.67 2.28
2002 5.66 2.31
2003 5.66 2.3
2004 5.68 2.27
2005 5.71 2.26
2006 5.74 2.29
2007 5.69 2.3
2008 5.63 2.23
2009 5.57 2.18
2010 5.56 2.13
2011 5.54 2.14
2012 5.52 2.17
2013 5.39 2.18
2014 5.2 2.13
2015 5 2.09
2016 4.81 2.06
2017 4.61 2.04
2018 4.42 2.03
2019 4.33 2.02
2020 4.25 2.01
2021 4.17 2
2022 4.08 1.98
2023 4.01 1.97

Gambia and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Gambia Sri Lanka
1960 19.4 19.5
1961 19.4 19.5
1962 19.5 19.5
1963 19.6 19.5
1964 19.6 19.5
1965 19.7 19.5
1966 19.7 19.6
1967 19.8 19.7
1968 19.7 19.8
1969 19.6 19.9
1970 19.5 20
1971 19.4 20.1
1972 19.3 20.2
1973 19.2 20.4
1974 19.1 20.6
1975 18.9 20.7
1976 18.8 20.9
1977 18.6 21
1978 18.5 21.2
1979 18.4 21.3
1980 18.2 21.5
1981 18.1 21.6
1982 17.9 21.7
1983 17.8 21.9
1984 17.6 22
1985 17.5 22.2
1986 17.4 22.5
1987 17.4 22.8
1988 17.3 23.1
1989 17.2 23.4
1990 17.2 23.6
1991 17.1 23.9
1992 17.1 24.3
1993 17 24.6
1994 16.9 24.9
1995 16.8 25.3
1996 16.7 25.8
1997 16.6 26.2
1998 16.5 26.5
1999 16.5 26.9
2000 16.5 27.2
2001 16.6 27.6
2002 16.6 27.9
2003 16.7 28.2
2004 16.8 28.5
2005 16.9 28.8
2006 17 29
2007 17.1 29.3
2008 17.2 29.6
2009 17.3 29.9
2010 17.4 30.2
2011 17.5 30.5
2012 17.6 30.8
2013 17.7 31.1
2014 17.8 31.4
2015 17.9 31.7
2016 18.1 32
2017 18.2 32.3
2018 18.4 32.5
2019 18.5 32.8
2020 18.7 33.1
2021 18.9 33.3
2022 19.1 33.6
2023 19.2 33.8
2024 19.4 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
8.22%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
81.7%
2024

Energy

Gambia Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
92.7%
2023
English speaking
2.34%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Gambia Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
70,894 mi
2010

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