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China vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 2nd vs. 161st).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

China Gambia
Population
1405773318
2871879
Population rank 2/197 138/197
GDP
$18.7T
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 2/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$13,303
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 76/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,105
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$16.6T
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
96.3%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,750
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 48/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,060
2025
$753
2025
Land area
3,624,808 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
389 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

China and Gambia: Comparison Charts

China and Gambia economies compared

GDP
China

Gambia
Year GDP
China Gambia
1960 $59,846,235,025 -
1961 $50,162,299,350 -
1962 $47,310,737,754 -
1963 $50,812,227,919 -
1964 $59,821,862,703 -
1965 $70,565,994,356 -
1966 $76,854,053,259 $44,212,081
1967 $73,011,350,596 $46,695,007
1968 $70,980,323,819 $41,160,066
1969 $79,847,786,729 $45,168,072
1970 $92,752,930,873 $52,296,084
1971 $99,959,013,880 $55,728,663
1972 $113,871,930,714 $59,160,569
1973 $138,764,340,892 $75,187,749
1974 $144,418,433,058 $95,796,022
1975 $163,687,619,736 $115,179,719
1976 $154,196,810,059 $112,190,829
1977 $175,226,595,860 $138,093,099
1978 $149,788,617,886 $171,833,086
1979 $178,573,913,043 $207,112,628
1980 $191,487,500,000 $241,083,090
1981 $196,218,253,968 $218,767,743
1982 $205,480,916,031 $216,050,552
1983 $231,130,268,199 $213,448,585
1984 $260,442,857,143 $177,340,880
1985 $310,064,625,850 $225,726,359
1986 $301,310,144,928 $185,646,987
1987 $273,455,156,951 $220,626,484
1988 $312,888,888,889 $266,672,212
1989 $348,380,566,802 $284,120,329
1990 $361,560,229,446 $317,083,695
1991 $384,510,452,962 $690,311,081
1992 $428,502,354,788 $714,254,256
1993 $446,557,291,212 $755,040,974
1994 $566,929,539,493 $746,493,952
1995 $738,190,896,228 $785,999,865
1996 $868,523,936,530 $848,239,446
1997 $967,753,570,435 $803,633,342
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $840,285,265
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $814,724,032
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $782,913,872
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $687,410,645
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $578,235,309
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $487,038,685
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $961,900,651
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $1,027,701,068
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $1,054,112,488
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $1,279,703,047
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $1,561,766,956
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $1,450,142,509
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $1,543,294,927
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $1,409,693,597
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $1,415,004,738
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $1,375,609,453
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $1,229,461,721
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $1,378,176,609
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $1,484,578,886
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $1,504,909,463
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $1,670,671,328
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $1,813,609,692
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $1,812,170,891
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $2,014,158,842
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $2,204,734,527
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $2,396,111,021
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 $2,507,519,958

China and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
China

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
China Gambia
1960 $89.7 -
1961 $76 -
1962 $71.1 -
1963 $74.5 -
1964 $85.7 -
1965 $98.7 -
1966 $104.5 $94.4
1967 $96.8 $97
1968 $91.6 $83.1
1969 $100.3 $88.7
1970 $113.3 $99.8
1971 $118.8 $103.3
1972 $132.1 $106.5
1973 $157.3 $131.4
1974 $160.4 $162.6
1975 $178.6 $189.8
1976 $165.7 $179.3
1977 $185.7 $213.8
1978 $156.7 $257.6
1979 $184.3 $300
1980 $195.1 $338
1981 $197.4 $296
1982 $203.7 $282.1
1983 $225.9 $268.6
1984 $251.2 $214.8
1985 $295 $262.8
1986 $282.4 $207.7
1987 $252.3 $237
1988 $284 $274.9
1989 $311 $280.9
1990 $319 $301
1991 $334 $628
1992 $368 $623
1993 $379 $635
1994 $476 $608
1995 $613 $622
1996 $713 $652
1997 $787 $600
1998 $835 $610
1999 $881 $575
2000 $969 $538
2001 $1,065 $460
2002 $1,164 $377
2003 $1,307 $309
2004 $1,531 $593
2005 $1,778 $616
2006 $2,129 $615
2007 $2,735 $725
2008 $3,523 $859
2009 $3,898 $775
2010 $4,629 $801
2011 $5,704 $711
2012 $6,405 $693
2013 $7,147 $654
2014 $7,781 $568
2015 $8,175 $620
2016 $8,255 $650
2017 $8,980 $643
2018 $10,086 $696
2019 $10,343 $738
2020 $10,627 $720
2021 $12,887 $782
2022 $12,971 $836
2023 $12,951 $888
2024 $13,303 $909

China vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
China

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
China Gambia
1950 43.8 31.2
1951 44.6 31.5
1952 45.3 31.7
1953 45.9 31.9
1954 46.8 32.2
1955 47.2 32.4
1956 47.8 32.8
1957 48.4 33.1
1958 48.8 33.6
1959 40.2 34.1
1960 33.4 34.6
1961 40.2 35.1
1962 51 35.6
1963 51.7 36.1
1964 52.3 36.6
1965 53 37.1
1966 53.7 37.6
1967 54.4 38.1
1968 55.2 38.5
1969 56 39
1970 56.8 39.5
1971 57.7 40
1972 58.6 40.5
1973 59.5 41.1
1974 60.2 41.7
1975 61 42.2
1976 61.2 42.9
1977 62.5 43.4
1978 63.1 43.6
1979 63.7 44.5
1980 64.2 45
1981 64.8 44.5
1982 65.2 46.3
1983 65.7 46.9
1984 66.1 47.5
1985 66.5 48.2
1986 66.9 48.8
1987 67.3 49.4
1988 67.6 50.1
1989 67.9 50.7
1990 68.2 51.3
1991 68.6 51.9
1992 69.1 52.5
1993 69.5 53.2
1994 69.8 53.8
1995 70.4 54.3
1996 70.8 54.8
1997 71.2 55.2
1998 71.6 56
1999 72 56.5
2000 72.3 56.9
2001 72.7 57.3
2002 73 57.7
2003 73.4 58.2
2004 73.7 58.7
2005 74.1 59.1
2006 74.4 59.7
2007 74.8 60
2008 74.8 60.5
2009 75.3 60.7
2010 75.7 61.2
2011 75.9 61.6
2012 76.2 61.9
2013 76.5 62.3
2014 76.7 62.6
2015 77 63
2016 77.2 63.4
2017 77.2 63.7
2018 77.7 64
2019 77.9 64.4
2020 78 64.4
2021 78.1 63.8
2022 78.2 64.9
2023 78 65.9
2024 78 66.1
2025 78.4 66.3

China and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
China

Gambia
Year Population
China Gambia
1960 667,070,000 398,060
1961 660,330,000 408,930
1962 665,770,000 420,163
1963 682,335,000 431,757
1964 698,355,000 443,687
1965 715,185,000 455,952
1966 735,400,000 468,516
1967 754,550,000 481,588
1968 774,510,000 495,269
1969 796,025,000 509,440
1970 818,315,000 524,105
1971 841,105,000 539,388
1972 862,030,000 555,370
1973 881,940,000 571,991
1974 900,350,000 589,085
1975 916,395,000 606,821
1976 930,685,000 625,667
1977 943,455,000 645,770
1978 956,165,000 667,103
1979 969,005,000 689,781
1980 981,235,000 713,913
1981 993,885,000 739,125
1982 1,008,630,000 765,753
1983 1,023,310,000 794,525
1984 1,036,825,000 825,631
1985 1,051,040,000 858,874
1986 1,066,790,000 894,019
1987 1,084,035,000 931,091
1988 1,101,630,000 970,160
1989 1,118,650,000 1,011,357
1990 1,135,185,000 1,054,696
1991 1,150,780,000 1,099,959
1992 1,164,970,000 1,145,582
1993 1,178,440,000 1,188,365
1994 1,191,835,000 1,227,226
1995 1,204,855,000 1,264,313
1996 1,217,550,000 1,301,410
1997 1,230,075,000 1,338,889
1998 1,241,935,000 1,376,987
1999 1,252,735,000 1,415,779
2000 1,262,645,000 1,455,084
2001 1,271,850,000 1,495,011
2002 1,280,400,000 1,535,691
2003 1,288,400,000 1,577,611
2004 1,296,075,000 1,621,312
2005 1,303,720,000 1,667,037
2006 1,311,020,000 1,715,275
2007 1,317,885,000 1,765,774
2008 1,324,655,000 1,817,852
2009 1,331,260,000 1,871,422
2010 1,337,705,000 1,926,630
2011 1,345,035,000 1,983,784
2012 1,354,190,000 2,043,094
2013 1,363,240,000 2,103,820
2014 1,371,860,000 2,164,528
2015 1,379,860,000 2,224,529
2016 1,387,790,000 2,283,769
2017 1,396,215,000 2,342,189
2018 1,402,760,000 2,399,632
2019 1,407,745,000 2,456,844
2020 1,411,100,000 2,515,733
2021 1,412,360,000 2,576,010
2022 1,412,175,000 2,636,470
2023 1,410,710,000 2,697,845
2024 1,408,975,000 2,759,988

Fertility rates in China and Gambia

Fertility rate
China

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
China Gambia
1960 4.45 6.25
1961 3.86 6.23
1962 6.09 6.21
1963 7.51 6.2
1964 6.67 6.2
1965 6.61 6.19
1966 6.31 6.18
1967 5.81 6.21
1968 6.51 6.22
1969 6.18 6.25
1970 6.09 6.26
1971 5.52 6.33
1972 5.11 6.37
1973 4.73 6.41
1974 4.17 6.42
1975 3.57 6.43
1976 3.24 6.43
1977 2.84 6.43
1978 2.72 6.42
1979 2.75 6.41
1980 2.74 6.41
1981 2.79 6.4
1982 2.97 6.4
1983 2.56 6.39
1984 2.61 6.39
1985 2.63 6.36
1986 2.72 6.34
1987 2.76 6.3
1988 2.54 6.26
1989 2.52 6.25
1990 2.51 6.25
1991 1.93 6.19
1992 1.78 6.11
1993 1.69 6.03
1994 1.63 6.04
1995 1.59 5.99
1996 1.55 5.93
1997 1.53 5.85
1998 1.52 5.82
1999 1.53 5.77
2000 1.63 5.72
2001 1.56 5.67
2002 1.57 5.66
2003 1.57 5.66
2004 1.61 5.68
2005 1.62 5.71
2006 1.64 5.74
2007 1.67 5.69
2008 1.7 5.63
2009 1.71 5.57
2010 1.69 5.56
2011 1.67 5.54
2012 1.8 5.52
2013 1.71 5.39
2014 1.77 5.2
2015 1.67 5
2016 1.77 4.81
2017 1.8 4.61
2018 1.54 4.42
2019 1.5 4.33
2020 1.24 4.25
2021 1.12 4.17
2022 1.03 4.08
2023 1 4.01

China and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
China

Gambia
Year Median age, years
China Gambia
1960 20.9 19.4
1961 21.1 19.4
1962 21 19.5
1963 20.4 19.6
1964 19.9 19.6
1965 19.6 19.7
1966 19.3 19.7
1967 19.2 19.8
1968 19.2 19.7
1969 19.1 19.6
1970 19.1 19.5
1971 19.2 19.4
1972 19.3 19.3
1973 19.5 19.2
1974 19.7 19.1
1975 20.1 18.9
1976 20.4 18.8
1977 20.8 18.6
1978 21.2 18.5
1979 21.4 18.4
1980 21.6 18.2
1981 21.8 18.1
1982 22.1 17.9
1983 22.6 17.8
1984 23 17.6
1985 23.2 17.5
1986 23.4 17.4
1987 23.6 17.4
1988 23.9 17.3
1989 24.4 17.2
1990 24.7 17.2
1991 25.1 17.1
1992 25.6 17.1
1993 26.1 17
1994 26.6 16.9
1995 27.2 16.8
1996 27.8 16.7
1997 28.3 16.6
1998 28.8 16.5
1999 29.4 16.5
2000 30 16.5
2001 30.5 16.6
2002 31.1 16.6
2003 31.6 16.7
2004 32.1 16.8
2005 32.6 16.9
2006 33.1 17
2007 33.7 17.1
2008 34.2 17.2
2009 34.7 17.3
2010 35.1 17.4
2011 35.5 17.5
2012 35.7 17.6
2013 36 17.7
2014 36.3 17.8
2015 36.7 17.9
2016 37.1 18.1
2017 37.4 18.2
2018 37.7 18.4
2019 38.1 18.5
2020 38.5 18.7
2021 39 18.9
2022 39.6 19.1
2023 40.1 19.2
2024 40.6 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

China Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.3T
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.7%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4%
2023
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.67%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,535,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.57%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.11%
2021
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
56.7%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.5%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
49
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.4%
2022
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2022
2.6%
2020
Number of millionaires
6,013,282
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.55%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
450
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
11,231
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.8T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46T
2024
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$31.4B
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,402,000
2020
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.59%
2004
30.2%
2020
Banked people share
89.4%
2024
38.2%
2024

Energy

China Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,851 kg
2023
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.83
2023
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13,260 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.4 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.76%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
24%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,524 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
28.4%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.5%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
4.55%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

China Gambia
% of world population
17.3%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-318,992
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
65.5%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
51.4
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
90
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.5
2020
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.4
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020
58.7%
2022
English speaking
0.7%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
92%
2024
45.9%
2023

Health

China Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$672
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2022
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.52
2021
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.2
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
8.37%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.4%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.58 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

China Gambia
% of world land
6.3%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
2,573 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,009,326 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871,112 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,411,576 mi
2024
1,850 mi
2011

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