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Bahamas vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 162nd vs. 161st).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Gambia
Population
404321
2871879
Population rank 173/197 138/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$753
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Bahamas and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Gambia
Year GDP
Bahamas Gambia
1960 $169,736,027 -
1961 $190,022,030 -
1962 $212,170,034 -
1963 $237,650,038 -
1964 $266,560,043 -
1965 $300,272,048 -
1966 $346,800,000 $44,212,081
1967 $398,000,000 $46,695,007
1968 $453,800,000 $41,160,066
1969 $538,700,000 $45,168,072
1970 $539,500,000 $52,296,084
1971 $573,400,000 $55,728,663
1972 $590,900,000 $59,160,569
1973 $670,900,000 $75,187,749
1974 $632,400,000 $95,796,022
1975 $596,200,000 $115,179,719
1976 $642,100,000 $112,190,829
1977 $713,000,000 $138,093,099
1978 $832,400,000 $171,833,086
1979 $1,139,800,100 $207,112,628
1980 $1,335,300,000 $241,083,090
1981 $1,426,500,000 $218,767,743
1982 $1,578,300,000 $216,050,552
1983 $1,732,800,000 $213,448,585
1984 $2,041,100,000 $177,340,880
1985 $2,320,699,900 $225,726,359
1986 $2,472,500,000 $185,646,987
1987 $2,713,999,900 $220,626,484
1988 $2,817,900,000 $266,672,212
1989 $3,062,000,000 $284,120,329
1990 $3,166,000,000 $317,083,695
1991 $3,111,160,000 $690,311,081
1992 $3,109,000,000 $714,254,256
1993 $3,092,000,000 $755,040,974
1994 $3,259,000,000 $746,493,952
1995 $3,429,000,000 $785,999,865
1996 $3,609,000,000 $848,239,446
1997 $6,332,360,000 $803,633,342
1998 $6,833,220,000 $840,285,265
1999 $7,683,870,000 $814,724,032
2000 $8,076,470,000 $782,913,872
2001 $8,317,830,000 $687,410,645
2002 $8,881,160,000 $578,235,309
2003 $8,870,090,000 $487,038,685
2004 $9,055,290,000 $961,900,651
2005 $9,836,200,000 $1,027,701,068
2006 $10,167,250,000 $1,054,112,488
2007 $10,618,340,000 $1,279,703,047
2008 $10,526,000,000 $1,561,766,956
2009 $9,981,960,000 $1,450,142,509
2010 $10,095,760,000 $1,543,294,927
2011 $10,070,450,000 $1,409,693,597
2012 $10,720,400,000 $1,415,004,738
2013 $10,475,300,000 $1,375,609,453
2014 $11,139,100,000 $1,229,461,721
2015 $11,837,600,000 $1,378,176,609
2016 $11,880,900,000 $1,484,578,886
2017 $12,446,900,000 $1,504,909,463
2018 $12,819,200,000 $1,670,671,328
2019 $13,277,000,000 $1,813,609,692
2020 $10,363,200,000 $1,812,170,891
2021 $12,037,000,000 $2,014,158,842
2022 $13,896,800,000 $2,204,734,527
2023 $15,271,300,000 $2,396,111,021
2024 $15,832,800,000 $2,507,519,958

Bahamas and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Gambia
1960 $1,459 -
1961 $1,555 -
1962 $1,651 -
1963 $1,759 -
1964 $1,883 -
1965 $2,030 -
1966 $2,239 $94.4
1967 $2,453 $97
1968 $2,668 $83.1
1969 $3,027 $88.7
1970 $2,916 $99.8
1971 $3,004 $103.3
1972 $3,014 $106.5
1973 $3,341 $131.4
1974 $3,080 $162.6
1975 $2,841 $189.8
1976 $2,993 $179.3
1977 $3,253 $213.8
1978 $3,720 $257.6
1979 $4,994 $300
1980 $5,743 $338
1981 $6,029 $296
1982 $6,559 $282.1
1983 $7,081 $268.6
1984 $8,202 $214.8
1985 $9,167 $262.8
1986 $9,601 $207.7
1987 $10,361 $237
1988 $10,576 $274.9
1989 $11,291 $280.9
1990 $11,473 $301
1991 $11,082 $628
1992 $10,873 $623
1993 $10,613 $635
1994 $10,991 $608
1995 $11,375 $622
1996 $11,784 $652
1997 $20,368 $600
1998 $21,667 $610
1999 $24,041 $575
2000 $24,940 $538
2001 $25,372 $460
2002 $26,782 $377
2003 $26,429 $309
2004 $26,650 $593
2005 $28,602 $616
2006 $29,185 $615
2007 $30,052 $725
2008 $29,392 $859
2009 $27,513 $775
2010 $27,473 $801
2011 $27,091 $711
2012 $28,552 $693
2013 $27,643 $654
2014 $29,137 $568
2015 $30,719 $620
2016 $30,617 $650
2017 $31,875 $643
2018 $32,642 $696
2019 $33,640 $738
2020 $26,179 $720
2021 $30,368 $782
2022 $34,957 $836
2023 $38,232 $888
2024 $39,455 $909

Bahamas vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Gambia
1950 58.9 31.2
1951 59.2 31.5
1952 59.6 31.7
1953 60 31.9
1954 60.3 32.2
1955 60.7 32.4
1956 61 32.8
1957 61.4 33.1
1958 61.7 33.6
1959 62.1 34.1
1960 62.5 34.6
1961 62.8 35.1
1962 63.2 35.6
1963 63.5 36.1
1964 63.9 36.6
1965 64.3 37.1
1966 64.6 37.6
1967 65 38.1
1968 65.4 38.5
1969 65.8 39
1970 66.2 39.5
1971 66.5 40
1972 66.8 40.5
1973 67.1 41.1
1974 67.6 41.7
1975 68.1 42.2
1976 68.5 42.9
1977 68.8 43.4
1978 68.9 43.6
1979 69 44.5
1980 69.1 45
1981 69.4 44.5
1982 69.7 46.3
1983 70 46.9
1984 70.2 47.5
1985 70.3 48.2
1986 70.3 48.8
1987 70.4 49.4
1988 70.5 50.1
1989 70.7 50.7
1990 70.9 51.3
1991 71.2 51.9
1992 71.3 52.5
1993 71.4 53.2
1994 71.4 53.8
1995 71.4 54.3
1996 71.5 54.8
1997 71.6 55.2
1998 71.8 56
1999 72.1 56.5
2000 72.5 56.9
2001 72.8 57.3
2002 73 57.7
2003 73.2 58.2
2004 73.2 58.7
2005 73.4 59.1
2006 73.5 59.7
2007 73.5 60
2008 73.4 60.5
2009 73.5 60.7
2010 73.4 61.2
2011 73.6 61.6
2012 73.7 61.9
2013 73.9 62.3
2014 74 62.6
2015 73.8 63
2016 74 63.4
2017 74 63.7
2018 74.1 64
2019 71.4 64.4
2020 73 64.4
2021 70.8 63.8
2022 74.5 64.9
2023 74.6 65.9
2024 74.7 66.1
2025 74.9 66.3

Bahamas and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Gambia
Year Population
Bahamas Gambia
1960 116,317 398,060
1961 122,197 408,930
1962 128,493 420,163
1963 135,087 431,757
1964 141,528 443,687
1965 147,952 455,952
1966 154,874 468,516
1967 162,267 481,588
1968 170,089 495,269
1969 177,981 509,440
1970 184,982 524,105
1971 190,857 539,388
1972 196,055 555,370
1973 200,791 571,991
1974 205,342 589,085
1975 209,886 606,821
1976 214,501 625,667
1977 219,157 645,770
1978 223,761 667,103
1979 228,230 689,781
1980 232,526 713,913
1981 236,614 739,125
1982 240,614 765,753
1983 244,698 794,525
1984 248,863 825,631
1985 253,154 858,874
1986 257,536 894,019
1987 261,935 931,091
1988 266,448 970,160
1989 271,178 1,011,357
1990 275,945 1,054,696
1991 280,731 1,099,959
1992 285,927 1,145,582
1993 291,339 1,188,365
1994 296,509 1,227,226
1995 301,461 1,264,313
1996 306,268 1,301,410
1997 310,904 1,338,889
1998 315,368 1,376,987
1999 319,614 1,415,779
2000 323,835 1,455,084
2001 327,836 1,495,011
2002 331,614 1,535,691
2003 335,618 1,577,611
2004 339,782 1,621,312
2005 343,894 1,667,037
2006 348,375 1,715,275
2007 353,334 1,765,774
2008 358,120 1,817,852
2009 362,810 1,871,422
2010 367,478 1,926,630
2011 371,729 1,983,784
2012 375,469 2,043,094
2013 378,953 2,103,820
2014 382,298 2,164,528
2015 385,346 2,224,529
2016 388,055 2,283,769
2017 390,485 2,342,189
2018 392,717 2,399,632
2019 394,675 2,456,844
2020 395,863 2,515,733
2021 396,373 2,576,010
2022 397,538 2,636,470
2023 399,440 2,697,845
2024 401,283 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Gambia

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Gambia
1960 5.09 6.25
1961 5.16 6.23
1962 5.13 6.21
1963 5.06 6.2
1964 4.97 6.2
1965 4.88 6.19
1966 4.79 6.18
1967 4.69 6.21
1968 4.56 6.22
1969 4.38 6.25
1970 4.21 6.26
1971 4.06 6.33
1972 3.89 6.37
1973 3.73 6.41
1974 3.57 6.42
1975 3.42 6.43
1976 3.3 6.43
1977 3.17 6.43
1978 3.05 6.42
1979 2.94 6.41
1980 2.84 6.41
1981 2.77 6.4
1982 2.71 6.4
1983 2.65 6.39
1984 2.59 6.39
1985 2.55 6.36
1986 2.53 6.34
1987 2.52 6.3
1988 2.52 6.26
1989 2.52 6.25
1990 2.52 6.25
1991 2.51 6.19
1992 2.71 6.11
1993 2.61 6.03
1994 2.47 6.04
1995 2.42 5.99
1996 2.35 5.93
1997 2.29 5.85
1998 2.23 5.82
1999 2.13 5.77
2000 2.06 5.72
2001 2.02 5.67
2002 1.98 5.66
2003 1.97 5.66
2004 1.98 5.68
2005 2.01 5.71
2006 2.02 5.74
2007 2.04 5.69
2008 2 5.63
2009 2.01 5.57
2010 1.84 5.56
2011 1.79 5.54
2012 1.76 5.52
2013 1.74 5.39
2014 1.69 5.2
2015 1.57 5
2016 1.5 4.81
2017 1.42 4.61
2018 1.4 4.42
2019 1.4 4.33
2020 1.39 4.25
2021 1.38 4.17
2022 1.38 4.08
2023 1.37 4.01

Bahamas and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Gambia
1960 19.5 19.4
1961 19.6 19.4
1962 19.6 19.5
1963 19.7 19.6
1964 19.8 19.6
1965 19.9 19.7
1966 20.1 19.7
1967 20.2 19.8
1968 20.3 19.7
1969 20.5 19.6
1970 20.6 19.5
1971 20.6 19.4
1972 20.7 19.3
1973 20.7 19.2
1974 20.8 19.1
1975 20.9 18.9
1976 21.1 18.8
1977 21.3 18.6
1978 21.6 18.5
1979 21.8 18.4
1980 22.1 18.2
1981 22.4 18.1
1982 22.7 17.9
1983 23 17.8
1984 23.4 17.6
1985 23.7 17.5
1986 24 17.4
1987 24.3 17.4
1988 24.7 17.3
1989 25 17.2
1990 25.4 17.2
1991 25.7 17.1
1992 26 17.1
1993 26.3 17
1994 26.6 16.9
1995 26.9 16.8
1996 27.2 16.7
1997 27.5 16.6
1998 27.9 16.5
1999 28.2 16.5
2000 28.5 16.5
2001 28.9 16.6
2002 29.3 16.6
2003 29.6 16.7
2004 30 16.8
2005 30.3 16.9
2006 30.6 17
2007 30.8 17.1
2008 31 17.2
2009 31.3 17.3
2010 31.5 17.4
2011 31.8 17.5
2012 32.1 17.6
2013 32.4 17.7
2014 32.6 17.8
2015 33 17.9
2016 33.3 18.1
2017 33.6 18.2
2018 33.9 18.4
2019 34.3 18.5
2020 34.6 18.7
2021 34.9 18.9
2022 35.2 19.1
2023 35.6 19.2
2024 36 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2020
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
30.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
38.2%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
47.7%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Bahamas Gambia
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
58.7%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
45.9%
2023

Health

Bahamas Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Gambia
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
1,850 mi
2011

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