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Bangladesh vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 94th vs. 161st).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Gambia
Population
177398795
2871879
Population rank 8/197 138/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$753
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Bangladesh and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Gambia
Year GDP
Bangladesh Gambia
1960 $4,274,894,083 -
1961 $4,817,580,375 -
1962 $5,081,413,542 -
1963 $5,319,458,563 -
1964 $5,386,054,833 -
1965 $5,906,636,792 -
1966 $6,439,687,854 $44,212,081
1967 $7,253,575,688 $46,695,007
1968 $7,483,685,771 $41,160,066
1969 $8,471,006,438 $45,168,072
1970 $8,992,722,167 $52,296,084
1971 $8,751,843,188 $55,728,663
1972 $6,288,245,867 $59,160,569
1973 $8,086,725,729 $75,187,749
1974 $12,512,460,520 $95,796,022
1975 $19,448,348,073 $115,179,719
1976 $10,117,113,333 $112,190,829
1977 $9,651,149,302 $138,093,099
1978 $13,281,767,143 $171,833,086
1979 $15,565,480,322 $207,112,628
1980 $18,138,049,096 $241,083,090
1981 $20,249,694,002 $218,767,743
1982 $18,525,399,202 $216,050,552
1983 $17,609,048,822 $213,448,585
1984 $18,920,840,000 $177,340,880
1985 $22,278,423,077 $225,726,359
1986 $21,774,033,333 $185,646,987
1987 $24,298,032,258 $220,626,484
1988 $26,579,005,558 $266,672,212
1989 $28,781,715,189 $284,120,329
1990 $31,598,340,778 $317,083,695
1991 $30,957,483,950 $690,311,081
1992 $31,708,874,594 $714,254,256
1993 $33,166,519,418 $755,040,974
1994 $33,768,660,883 $746,493,952
1995 $37,939,748,769 $785,999,865
1996 $46,438,484,108 $848,239,446
1997 $48,244,309,133 $803,633,342
1998 $49,984,559,471 $840,285,265
1999 $51,270,569,884 $814,724,032
2000 $53,369,787,319 $782,913,872
2001 $53,991,289,844 $687,410,645
2002 $54,724,081,491 $578,235,309
2003 $60,158,929,188 $487,038,685
2004 $65,108,544,250 $961,900,651
2005 $69,476,001,239 $1,027,701,068
2006 $71,795,736,172 $1,054,112,488
2007 $79,611,644,975 $1,279,703,047
2008 $91,636,997,371 $1,561,766,956
2009 $102,475,158,191 $1,450,142,509
2010 $115,275,540,051 $1,543,294,927
2011 $128,607,482,310 $1,409,693,597
2012 $133,310,747,603 $1,415,004,738
2013 $149,998,957,434 $1,375,609,453
2014 $172,886,611,654 $1,229,461,721
2015 $195,146,608,978 $1,378,176,609
2016 $265,224,515,675 $1,484,578,886
2017 $293,732,446,625 $1,504,909,463
2018 $321,362,752,442 $1,670,671,328
2019 $351,231,654,604 $1,813,609,692
2020 $373,979,442,362 $1,812,170,891
2021 $416,271,647,911 $2,014,158,842
2022 $460,131,689,083 $2,204,734,527
2023 $437,415,333,018 $2,396,111,021
2024 $450,119,424,622 $2,507,519,958

Bangladesh and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Gambia
1960 $82.5 -
1961 $90.4 -
1962 $92.6 -
1963 $94.1 -
1964 $92.6 -
1965 $98.6 -
1966 $104.4 $94.4
1967 $114.2 $97
1968 $114.4 $83.1
1969 $125.9 $88.7
1970 $130.2 $99.8
1971 $124.5 $103.3
1972 $87.8 $106.5
1973 $109.7 $131.4
1974 $165 $162.6
1975 $249.8 $189.8
1976 $126.7 $179.3
1977 $117.9 $213.8
1978 $158.3 $257.6
1979 $181.1 $300
1980 $206.1 $338
1981 $224.2 $296
1982 $199.6 $282.1
1983 $184.7 $268.6
1984 $193.4 $214.8
1985 $222.2 $262.8
1986 $212.1 $207.7
1987 $231.5 $237
1988 $247.9 $274.9
1989 $263 $280.9
1990 $283.1 $301
1991 $272.1 $628
1992 $273.5 $623
1993 $280.8 $635
1994 $280.6 $608
1995 $309 $622
1996 $372 $652
1997 $379 $600
1998 $386 $610
1999 $388 $575
2000 $397 $538
2001 $395 $460
2002 $394 $377
2003 $427 $309
2004 $456 $593
2005 $480 $616
2006 $490 $615
2007 $538 $725
2008 $613 $859
2009 $679 $775
2010 $757 $801
2011 $837 $711
2012 $860 $693
2013 $958 $654
2014 $1,094 $568
2015 $1,224 $620
2016 $1,649 $650
2017 $1,811 $643
2018 $1,965 $696
2019 $2,130 $738
2020 $2,249 $720
2021 $2,483 $782
2022 $2,716 $836
2023 $2,551 $888
2024 $2,593 $909

Bangladesh vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Gambia
1950 37.4 31.2
1951 38.1 31.5
1952 38.8 31.7
1953 39.4 31.9
1954 40.4 32.2
1955 41.1 32.4
1956 41.6 32.8
1957 42.6 33.1
1958 43.1 33.6
1959 43.7 34.1
1960 44 34.6
1961 44.9 35.1
1962 45.8 35.6
1963 45.7 36.1
1964 46.8 36.6
1965 46 37.1
1966 47.6 37.6
1967 48.1 38.1
1968 48.4 38.5
1969 48.7 39
1970 42.7 39.5
1971 26.5 40
1972 49.6 40.5
1973 49.9 41.1
1974 49.6 41.7
1975 50.6 42.2
1976 51 42.9
1977 51.3 43.4
1978 51.6 43.6
1979 52 44.5
1980 52.3 45
1981 52.6 44.5
1982 53 46.3
1983 53.4 46.9
1984 53.8 47.5
1985 53.9 48.2
1986 54.6 48.8
1987 54.9 49.4
1988 55.2 50.1
1989 55.5 50.7
1990 55.8 51.3
1991 53.8 51.9
1992 56.6 52.5
1993 57.1 53.2
1994 57.6 53.8
1995 58.2 54.3
1996 58.9 54.8
1997 59.7 55.2
1998 60.4 56
1999 61.2 56.5
2000 62 56.9
2001 62.8 57.3
2002 63.6 57.7
2003 64.3 58.2
2004 64.9 58.7
2005 65.5 59.1
2006 66 59.7
2007 66.5 60
2008 67 60.5
2009 67.5 60.7
2010 68 61.2
2011 68.5 61.6
2012 69 61.9
2013 69.5 62.3
2014 70 62.6
2015 70.5 63
2016 71.1 63.4
2017 71.6 63.7
2018 72.1 64
2019 72.6 64.4
2020 71.4 64.4
2021 71.1 63.8
2022 74.3 64.9
2023 74.7 65.9
2024 74.9 66.1
2025 75.2 66.3

Bangladesh and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Gambia
Year Population
Bangladesh Gambia
1960 51,828,660 398,060
1961 53,310,348 408,930
1962 54,881,146 420,163
1963 56,504,402 431,757
1964 58,178,374 443,687
1965 59,902,519 455,952
1966 61,669,806 468,516
1967 63,510,929 481,588
1968 65,408,276 495,269
1969 67,294,133 509,440
1970 69,058,894 524,105
1971 70,276,758 539,388
1972 71,641,519 555,370
1973 73,722,294 571,991
1974 75,839,348 589,085
1975 77,854,351 606,821
1976 79,855,318 625,667
1977 81,867,264 645,770
1978 83,889,655 667,103
1979 85,935,072 689,781
1980 88,016,432 713,913
1981 90,303,105 739,125
1982 92,814,507 765,753
1983 95,335,155 794,525
1984 97,814,966 825,631
1985 100,253,825 858,874
1986 102,635,572 894,019
1987 104,959,291 931,091
1988 107,216,008 970,160
1989 109,433,799 1,011,357
1990 111,633,717 1,054,696
1991 113,787,109 1,099,959
1992 115,952,192 1,145,582
1993 118,132,360 1,188,365
1994 120,343,179 1,227,226
1995 122,600,370 1,264,313
1996 124,862,179 1,301,410
1997 127,198,069 1,338,889
1998 129,622,332 1,376,987
1999 132,108,065 1,415,779
2000 134,544,304 1,455,084
2001 136,805,810 1,495,011
2002 138,933,658 1,535,691
2003 140,970,351 1,577,611
2004 142,902,856 1,621,312
2005 144,715,786 1,667,037
2006 146,405,973 1,715,275
2007 147,989,278 1,765,774
2008 149,474,264 1,817,852
2009 150,873,714 1,871,422
2010 152,201,981 1,926,630
2011 153,591,076 1,983,784
2012 155,070,101 2,043,094
2013 156,532,141 2,103,820
2014 157,964,929 2,164,528
2015 159,383,179 2,224,529
2016 160,811,932 2,283,769
2017 162,186,147 2,342,189
2018 163,523,103 2,399,632
2019 164,913,055 2,456,844
2020 166,298,024 2,515,733
2021 167,658,854 2,576,010
2022 169,384,897 2,636,470
2023 171,466,990 2,697,845
2024 173,562,364 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Gambia

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Gambia
1960 6.74 6.25
1961 6.78 6.23
1962 6.81 6.21
1963 6.8 6.2
1964 6.79 6.2
1965 6.77 6.19
1966 6.77 6.18
1967 6.79 6.21
1968 6.79 6.22
1969 6.81 6.25
1970 6.84 6.26
1971 6.83 6.33
1972 6.82 6.37
1973 6.8 6.41
1974 6.78 6.42
1975 6.73 6.43
1976 6.66 6.43
1977 6.58 6.43
1978 6.51 6.42
1979 6.42 6.41
1980 6.33 6.41
1981 6.24 6.4
1982 6.12 6.4
1983 5.91 6.39
1984 5.73 6.39
1985 5.54 6.36
1986 5.3 6.34
1987 5.08 6.3
1988 4.85 6.26
1989 4.7 6.25
1990 4.51 6.25
1991 4.26 6.19
1992 4.03 6.11
1993 3.83 6.03
1994 3.74 6.04
1995 3.59 5.99
1996 3.51 5.93
1997 3.5 5.85
1998 3.43 5.82
1999 3.36 5.77
2000 3.28 5.72
2001 3.2 5.67
2002 3.13 5.66
2003 3.03 5.66
2004 2.94 5.68
2005 2.85 5.71
2006 2.76 5.74
2007 2.67 5.69
2008 2.58 5.63
2009 2.48 5.57
2010 2.38 5.56
2011 2.31 5.54
2012 2.26 5.52
2013 2.25 5.39
2014 2.23 5.2
2015 2.23 5
2016 2.23 4.81
2017 2.21 4.61
2018 2.19 4.42
2019 2.18 4.33
2020 2.17 4.25
2021 2.17 4.17
2022 2.18 4.08
2023 2.16 4.01

Bangladesh and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Gambia
1960 19 19.4
1961 18.9 19.4
1962 18.8 19.5
1963 18.7 19.6
1964 18.6 19.6
1965 18.5 19.7
1966 18.4 19.7
1967 18.3 19.8
1968 18.2 19.7
1969 18 19.6
1970 17.9 19.5
1971 17.8 19.4
1972 17.7 19.3
1973 17.6 19.2
1974 17.5 19.1
1975 17.5 18.9
1976 17.5 18.8
1977 17.5 18.6
1978 17.6 18.5
1979 17.6 18.4
1980 17.6 18.2
1981 17.6 18.1
1982 17.6 17.9
1983 17.7 17.8
1984 17.7 17.6
1985 17.8 17.5
1986 17.9 17.4
1987 18 17.4
1988 18.2 17.3
1989 18.4 17.2
1990 18.5 17.2
1991 18.7 17.1
1992 18.9 17.1
1993 19.1 17
1994 19.3 16.9
1995 19.5 16.8
1996 19.7 16.7
1997 19.9 16.6
1998 20.2 16.5
1999 20.4 16.5
2000 20.7 16.5
2001 21 16.6
2002 21.2 16.6
2003 21.4 16.7
2004 21.6 16.8
2005 21.8 16.9
2006 22 17
2007 22.2 17.1
2008 22.4 17.2
2009 22.7 17.3
2010 22.9 17.4
2011 23.2 17.5
2012 23.5 17.6
2013 23.8 17.7
2014 24.2 17.8
2015 24.5 17.9
2016 24.8 18.1
2017 25 18.2
2018 25.2 18.4
2019 25.4 18.5
2020 25.6 18.7
2021 25.8 18.9
2022 26 19.1
2023 26.4 19.2
2024 26.7 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.6%
2020
Number of billionaires
0
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
691
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$87.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.4B
2024
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
30.2%
2020
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
38.2%
2024

Energy

Bangladesh Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Gambia
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
58.7%
2022
English speaking
12%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
45.9%
2023

Health

Bangladesh Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Gambia
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
1,850 mi
2011

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