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Canada vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Canada has a population of 41.3M (ranked 37/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). Canada's land area is 3,393,336 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 4th vs. 161st).

By GDP, Canada ranks 9/197 ($2.24T) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, Canada ranks 19/197 ($54,283), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Canada Gambia
Population
41972421
2871879
Population rank 38/197 138/197
GDP
$2.24T
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 9/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$54,283
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 19/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$65,463
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$2.48T
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
112.5%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$60,128
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 4/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,544
2025
$753
2025
Land area
3,393,336 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
12.2 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
41.5 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Canada and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Canada and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Canada

Gambia
Year GDP
Canada Gambia
1960 $40,563,768,947 -
1961 $41,038,192,838 -
1962 $42,336,211,556 -
1963 $45,140,337,827 -
1964 $49,503,663,836 -
1965 $54,649,410,479 -
1966 $61,252,415,405 $44,212,081
1967 $65,856,924,424 $46,695,007
1968 $72,048,833,006 $41,160,066
1969 $79,405,011,125 $45,168,072
1970 $88,192,257,632 $52,296,084
1971 $99,606,454,744 $55,728,663
1972 $113,463,848,874 $59,160,569
1973 $131,764,343,566 $75,187,749
1974 $160,949,188,139 $95,796,022
1975 $174,419,757,177 $115,179,719
1976 $207,271,612,576 $112,190,829
1977 $212,325,176,305 $138,093,099
1978 $219,369,542,386 $171,833,086
1979 $243,891,124,296 $207,112,628
1980 $274,776,566,028 $241,083,090
1981 $307,246,642,756 $218,767,743
1982 $314,647,807,409 $216,050,552
1983 $341,866,277,183 $213,448,585
1984 $356,718,400,124 $177,340,880
1985 $366,186,012,450 $225,726,359
1986 $379,006,836,992 $185,646,987
1987 $433,134,238,311 $220,626,484
1988 $509,380,027,627 $266,672,212
1989 $567,211,993,243 $284,120,329
1990 $596,075,591,361 $317,083,695
1991 $612,527,712,316 $690,311,081
1992 $594,387,358,319 $714,254,256
1993 $579,053,561,739 $755,040,974
1994 $579,944,346,807 $746,493,952
1995 $605,961,090,061 $785,999,865
1996 $630,607,994,133 $848,239,446
1997 $654,986,999,856 $803,633,342
1998 $634,000,000,000 $840,285,265
1999 $678,412,196,271 $814,724,032
2000 $744,773,415,932 $782,913,872
2001 $738,981,792,355 $687,410,645
2002 $760,649,334,098 $578,235,309
2003 $895,540,646,635 $487,038,685
2004 $1,026,690,238,278 $961,900,651
2005 $1,173,108,598,779 $1,027,701,068
2006 $1,319,264,809,591 $1,054,112,488
2007 $1,468,820,407,783 $1,279,703,047
2008 $1,552,989,690,722 $1,561,766,956
2009 $1,374,625,142,157 $1,450,142,509
2010 $1,617,343,367,486 $1,543,294,927
2011 $1,793,326,630,175 $1,409,693,597
2012 $1,828,366,481,522 $1,415,004,738
2013 $1,846,597,421,835 $1,375,609,453
2014 $1,805,749,878,440 $1,229,461,721
2015 $1,556,508,816,217 $1,378,176,609
2016 $1,527,994,741,907 $1,484,578,886
2017 $1,649,265,644,244 $1,504,909,463
2018 $1,725,329,192,783 $1,670,671,328
2019 $1,743,725,183,673 $1,813,609,692
2020 $1,655,684,730,000 $1,812,170,891
2021 $2,022,378,748,423 $2,014,158,842
2022 $2,190,411,080,134 $2,204,734,527
2023 $2,173,339,670,064 $2,396,111,021
2024 $2,241,253,230,970 $2,507,519,958

Canada and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Canada

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Canada Gambia
1960 $2,265 -
1961 $2,246 -
1962 $2,274 -
1963 $2,380 -
1964 $2,562 -
1965 $2,777 -
1966 $3,055 $94.4
1967 $3,226 $97
1968 $3,473 $83.1
1969 $3,776 $88.7
1970 $4,136 $99.8
1971 $4,535 $103.3
1972 $5,107 $106.5
1973 $5,858 $131.4
1974 $7,057 $162.6
1975 $7,537 $189.8
1976 $8,839 $179.3
1977 $8,949 $213.8
1978 $9,154 $257.6
1979 $10,078 $300
1980 $11,208 $338
1981 $12,379 $296
1982 $12,527 $282.1
1983 $13,477 $268.6
1984 $13,930 $214.8
1985 $14,170 $262.8
1986 $14,521 $207.7
1987 $16,378 $237
1988 $19,013 $274.9
1989 $20,795 $280.9
1990 $21,526 $301
1991 $21,847 $628
1992 $20,950 $623
1993 $20,187 $635
1994 $19,998 $608
1995 $20,680 $622
1996 $21,297 $652
1997 $21,902 $600
1998 $21,025 $610
1999 $22,315 $575
2000 $24,271 $538
2001 $23,822 $460
2002 $24,256 $377
2003 $28,302 $309
2004 $32,146 $593
2005 $36,384 $616
2006 $40,504 $615
2007 $44,660 $725
2008 $46,710 $859
2009 $40,875 $775
2010 $47,561 $801
2011 $52,224 $711
2012 $52,670 $693
2013 $52,638 $654
2014 $50,961 $568
2015 $43,594 $620
2016 $42,314 $650
2017 $45,130 $643
2018 $46,539 $696
2019 $46,353 $738
2020 $43,538 $720
2021 $52,887 $782
2022 $56,257 $836
2023 $54,220 $888
2024 $54,283 $909

Canada vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Canada

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Canada Gambia
1950 68.2 31.2
1951 68.5 31.5
1952 68.7 31.7
1953 69.1 31.9
1954 69.9 32.2
1955 70 32.4
1956 70 32.8
1957 69.9 33.1
1958 70.6 33.6
1959 70.6 34.1
1960 71 34.6
1961 71.2 35.1
1962 71.2 35.6
1963 71.3 36.1
1964 71.6 36.6
1965 71.7 37.1
1966 71.9 37.6
1967 72.1 38.1
1968 72.2 38.5
1969 72.4 39
1970 72.6 39.5
1971 72.9 40
1972 72.8 40.5
1973 73.1 41.1
1974 73.1 41.7
1975 73.4 42.2
1976 73.9 42.9
1977 74.2 43.4
1978 74.5 43.6
1979 74.8 44.5
1980 75.1 45
1981 75.5 44.5
1982 75.7 46.3
1983 76.1 46.9
1984 76.4 47.5
1985 76.3 48.2
1986 76.5 48.8
1987 76.8 49.4
1988 76.9 50.1
1989 77.1 50.7
1990 77.4 51.3
1991 77.6 51.9
1992 77.9 52.5
1993 77.7 53.2
1994 77.9 53.8
1995 78 54.3
1996 78.3 54.8
1997 78.5 55.2
1998 78.7 56
1999 78.9 56.5
2000 79.2 56.9
2001 79.4 57.3
2002 79.6 57.7
2003 79.7 58.2
2004 80 58.7
2005 80.1 59.1
2006 80.5 59.7
2007 80.5 60
2008 80.7 60.5
2009 81.1 60.7
2010 81.3 61.2
2011 81.5 61.6
2012 81.7 61.9
2013 81.8 62.3
2014 81.8 62.6
2015 81.9 63
2016 82 63.4
2017 81.9 63.7
2018 81.9 64
2019 82.3 64.4
2020 81.7 64.4
2021 82 63.8
2022 81.2 64.9
2023 82.6 65.9
2024 82.7 66.1
2025 82.9 66.3

Canada and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Canada

Gambia
Year Population
Canada Gambia
1960 17,909,356 398,060
1961 18,271,000 408,930
1962 18,614,000 420,163
1963 18,964,000 431,757
1964 19,325,000 443,687
1965 19,678,000 455,952
1966 20,048,000 468,516
1967 20,412,000 481,588
1968 20,744,000 495,269
1969 21,028,000 509,440
1970 21,324,000 524,105
1971 21,962,032 539,388
1972 22,218,463 555,370
1973 22,491,777 571,991
1974 22,807,969 589,085
1975 23,143,275 606,821
1976 23,449,808 625,667
1977 23,725,843 645,770
1978 23,963,203 667,103
1979 24,201,544 689,781
1980 24,515,667 713,913
1981 24,819,915 739,125
1982 25,116,942 765,753
1983 25,366,451 794,525
1984 25,607,053 825,631
1985 25,842,116 858,874
1986 26,100,278 894,019
1987 26,446,601 931,091
1988 26,791,747 970,160
1989 27,276,781 1,011,357
1990 27,691,138 1,054,696
1991 28,037,420 1,099,959
1992 28,371,264 1,145,582
1993 28,684,764 1,188,365
1994 29,000,663 1,227,226
1995 29,302,311 1,264,313
1996 29,610,218 1,301,410
1997 29,905,948 1,338,889
1998 30,155,173 1,376,987
1999 30,401,286 1,415,779
2000 30,685,730 1,455,084
2001 31,020,855 1,495,011
2002 31,359,199 1,535,691
2003 31,642,461 1,577,611
2004 31,938,807 1,621,312
2005 32,242,732 1,667,037
2006 32,571,193 1,715,275
2007 32,888,886 1,765,774
2008 33,247,298 1,817,852
2009 33,630,069 1,871,422
2010 34,005,902 1,926,630
2011 34,339,221 1,983,784
2012 34,713,395 2,043,094
2013 35,080,992 2,103,820
2014 35,434,066 2,164,528
2015 35,704,498 2,224,529
2016 36,110,803 2,283,769
2017 36,545,075 2,342,189
2018 37,072,620 2,399,632
2019 37,618,495 2,456,844
2020 38,028,638 2,515,733
2021 38,239,864 2,576,010
2022 38,935,934 2,636,470
2023 40,083,484 2,697,845
2024 41,288,599 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Canada and Gambia

Fertility rate
Canada

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Canada Gambia
1960 3.81 6.25
1961 3.75 6.23
1962 3.68 6.21
1963 3.61 6.2
1964 3.46 6.2
1965 3.12 6.19
1966 2.75 6.18
1967 2.53 6.21
1968 2.39 6.22
1969 2.33 6.25
1970 2.26 6.26
1971 2.14 6.33
1972 1.98 6.37
1973 1.89 6.41
1974 1.84 6.42
1975 1.82 6.43
1976 1.8 6.43
1977 1.78 6.43
1978 1.77 6.42
1979 1.75 6.41
1980 1.74 6.41
1981 1.7 6.4
1982 1.69 6.4
1983 1.68 6.39
1984 1.65 6.39
1985 1.67 6.36
1986 1.68 6.34
1987 1.68 6.3
1988 1.68 6.26
1989 1.77 6.25
1990 1.83 6.25
1991 1.72 6.19
1992 1.71 6.11
1993 1.69 6.03
1994 1.69 6.04
1995 1.67 5.99
1996 1.63 5.93
1997 1.57 5.85
1998 1.56 5.82
1999 1.55 5.77
2000 1.51 5.72
2001 1.54 5.67
2002 1.52 5.66
2003 1.55 5.66
2004 1.56 5.68
2005 1.58 5.71
2006 1.63 5.74
2007 1.67 5.69
2008 1.7 5.63
2009 1.69 5.57
2010 1.65 5.56
2011 1.63 5.54
2012 1.63 5.52
2013 1.61 5.39
2014 1.61 5.2
2015 1.6 5
2016 1.59 4.81
2017 1.55 4.61
2018 1.51 4.42
2019 1.47 4.33
2020 1.41 4.25
2021 1.44 4.17
2022 1.33 4.08
2023 1.26 4.01

Canada and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Canada

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Canada Gambia
1960 26.4 19.4
1961 26.3 19.4
1962 26 19.5
1963 25.8 19.6
1964 25.6 19.6
1965 25.5 19.7
1966 25.5 19.7
1967 25.5 19.8
1968 25.7 19.7
1969 25.8 19.6
1970 26 19.5
1971 26.3 19.4
1972 26.6 19.3
1973 26.9 19.2
1974 27.2 19.1
1975 27.4 18.9
1976 27.7 18.8
1977 28.1 18.6
1978 28.5 18.5
1979 28.8 18.4
1980 29.2 18.2
1981 29.5 18.1
1982 29.8 17.9
1983 30.2 17.8
1984 30.6 17.6
1985 31 17.5
1986 31.4 17.4
1987 31.8 17.4
1988 32.2 17.3
1989 32.5 17.2
1990 32.9 17.2
1991 33.2 17.1
1992 33.6 17.1
1993 33.9 17
1994 34.3 16.9
1995 34.7 16.8
1996 35.1 16.7
1997 35.5 16.6
1998 36 16.5
1999 36.4 16.5
2000 36.7 16.5
2001 37.1 16.6
2002 37.4 16.6
2003 37.8 16.7
2004 38.1 16.8
2005 38.5 16.9
2006 38.8 17
2007 39.1 17.1
2008 39.3 17.2
2009 39.5 17.3
2010 39.7 17.4
2011 39.9 17.5
2012 40.1 17.6
2013 40.3 17.7
2014 40.5 17.8
2015 40.6 17.9
2016 40.7 18.1
2017 40.8 18.2
2018 40.8 18.4
2019 40.8 18.5
2020 40.9 18.7
2021 41.1 18.9
2022 41.3 19.1
2023 41.4 19.2
2024 41.5 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Canada Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.2T
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.2%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.88%
2022
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.29%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
72,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.35%
2024
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2021
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2021
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
75.5
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2021
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2021
2.6%
2020
Number of millionaires
1,991,416
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.07%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
76
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
4,226
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.37T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$120B
2024
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$851M
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
32,430,000
2019
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.66%
2011
30.2%
2020
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
38.2%
2024

Energy

Canada Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
7,336 kg
2023
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.79
2023
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
575 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.3 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
23.8%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
19.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-89.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,460 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
67%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
14.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Canada Gambia
% of world population
0.51%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+368,599
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89.6
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
75
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
99
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.27
2022
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
58.7%
2022
English speaking
82.1%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
94%
2023
45.9%
2023

Health

Canada Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,112
2023
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$935
2023
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2022
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2021
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.1
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
26.7%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
85
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.89 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Canada Gambia
% of world land
5.9%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
82,186 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
219,596 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,339,068 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
647,655 mi
2014
1,850 mi
2011

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