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Estonia vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 129th vs. 161st).

By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Estonia Gambia
Population
1355535
2871879
Population rank 155/197 138/197
GDP
$42.8B
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 102/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$31,170
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 40/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,334
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$10.1B
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,362
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 66/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,368
2025
$753
2025
Land area
16,498 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.31
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
43.3 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Estonia and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Estonia and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Estonia

Gambia
Year GDP
Estonia Gambia
1966 - $44,212,081
1967 - $46,695,007
1968 - $41,160,066
1969 - $45,168,072
1970 - $52,296,084
1971 - $55,728,663
1972 - $59,160,569
1973 - $75,187,749
1974 - $95,796,022
1975 - $115,179,719
1976 - $112,190,829
1977 - $138,093,099
1978 - $171,833,086
1979 - $207,112,628
1980 - $241,083,090
1981 - $218,767,743
1982 - $216,050,552
1983 - $213,448,585
1984 - $177,340,880
1985 - $225,726,359
1986 - $185,646,987
1987 - $220,626,484
1988 - $266,672,212
1989 - $284,120,329
1990 - $317,083,695
1991 - $690,311,081
1992 - $714,254,256
1993 $4,013,091,682 $755,040,974
1994 $4,123,011,420 $746,493,952
1995 $4,502,970,889 $785,999,865
1996 $4,786,018,988 $848,239,446
1997 $5,154,420,649 $803,633,342
1998 $5,674,080,543 $840,285,265
1999 $5,756,912,266 $814,724,032
2000 $5,686,579,748 $782,913,872
2001 $6,250,218,423 $687,410,645
2002 $7,370,119,619 $578,235,309
2003 $9,876,595,528 $487,038,685
2004 $12,148,595,031 $961,900,651
2005 $14,109,491,357 $1,027,701,068
2006 $17,025,671,810 $1,054,112,488
2007 $22,450,264,166 $1,279,703,047
2008 $24,342,935,404 $1,561,766,956
2009 $19,633,984,440 $1,450,142,509
2010 $19,524,355,419 $1,543,294,927
2011 $23,303,915,795 $1,409,693,597
2012 $23,237,406,116 $1,415,004,738
2013 $25,451,032,781 $1,375,609,453
2014 $27,055,689,003 $1,229,461,721
2015 $23,311,847,751 $1,378,176,609
2016 $24,561,027,788 $1,484,578,886
2017 $27,469,461,919 $1,504,909,463
2018 $31,222,632,741 $1,670,671,328
2019 $31,873,748,770 $1,813,609,692
2020 $31,820,771,494 $1,812,170,891
2021 $37,204,563,051 $2,014,158,842
2022 $38,376,046,175 $2,204,734,527
2023 $41,291,245,222 $2,396,111,021
2024 $42,764,929,169 $2,507,519,958

Estonia and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Estonia

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Estonia Gambia
1966 - $94.4
1967 - $97
1968 - $83.1
1969 - $88.7
1970 - $99.8
1971 - $103.3
1972 - $106.5
1973 - $131.4
1974 - $162.6
1975 - $189.8
1976 - $179.3
1977 - $213.8
1978 - $257.6
1979 - $300
1980 - $338
1981 - $296
1982 - $282.1
1983 - $268.6
1984 - $214.8
1985 - $262.8
1986 - $207.7
1987 - $237
1988 - $274.9
1989 - $280.9
1990 - $301
1991 - $628
1992 - $623
1993 $2,686 $635
1994 $2,819 $608
1995 $3,134 $622
1996 $3,381 $652
1997 $3,683 $600
1998 $4,093 $610
1999 $4,141 $575
2000 $4,071 $538
2001 $4,503 $460
2002 $5,343 $377
2003 $7,205 $309
2004 $8,916 $593
2005 $10,415 $616
2006 $12,641 $615
2007 $16,745 $725
2008 $18,206 $859
2009 $14,712 $775
2010 $14,664 $801
2011 $17,556 $711
2012 $17,568 $693
2013 $19,310 $654
2014 $20,582 $568
2015 $17,722 $620
2016 $18,666 $650
2017 $20,852 $643
2018 $23,618 $696
2019 $24,021 $738
2020 $23,934 $720
2021 $27,954 $782
2022 $28,451 $836
2023 $30,133 $888
2024 $31,170 $909

Estonia vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Estonia

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Estonia Gambia
1950 66.4 31.2
1951 66.8 31.5
1952 67.2 31.7
1953 67.5 31.9
1954 67.8 32.2
1955 68.2 32.4
1956 68.5 32.8
1957 68.8 33.1
1958 68.8 33.6
1959 68.7 34.1
1960 69.3 34.6
1961 69.6 35.1
1962 69.8 35.6
1963 69.9 36.1
1964 70.6 36.6
1965 70.7 37.1
1966 70.7 37.6
1967 71 38.1
1968 70.6 38.5
1969 70.3 39
1970 70.4 39.5
1971 70.6 40
1972 70.4 40.5
1973 70.7 41.1
1974 70.8 41.7
1975 70.1 42.2
1976 69.7 42.9
1977 69.8 43.4
1978 69.7 43.6
1979 69.4 44.5
1980 69.5 45
1981 69.3 44.5
1982 69.9 46.3
1983 69.8 46.9
1984 69.6 47.5
1985 69.8 48.2
1986 70.9 48.8
1987 70.9 49.4
1988 71 50.1
1989 70.5 50.7
1990 69.9 51.3
1991 69.8 51.9
1992 69.2 52.5
1993 68.2 53.2
1994 66.7 53.8
1995 67.8 54.3
1996 70 54.8
1997 70.2 55.2
1998 69.8 56
1999 70.7 56.5
2000 71 56.9
2001 70.8 57.3
2002 71.4 57.7
2003 71.9 58.2
2004 72.4 58.7
2005 73 59.1
2006 73.2 59.7
2007 73.2 60
2008 74.3 60.5
2009 75.2 60.7
2010 75.9 61.2
2011 76.3 61.6
2012 76.4 61.9
2013 77.3 62.3
2014 77.1 62.6
2015 77.7 63
2016 77.8 63.4
2017 78.2 63.7
2018 78.3 64
2019 78.8 64.4
2020 78.9 64.4
2021 77.4 63.8
2022 78.2 64.9
2023 79.2 65.9
2024 79.3 66.1
2025 79.5 66.3

Estonia and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Estonia

Gambia
Year Population
Estonia Gambia
1960 1,211,537 398,060
1961 1,225,077 408,930
1962 1,241,623 420,163
1963 1,258,857 431,757
1964 1,277,086 443,687
1965 1,294,566 455,952
1966 1,308,597 468,516
1967 1,318,946 481,588
1968 1,331,214 495,269
1969 1,345,249 509,440
1970 1,360,076 524,105
1971 1,376,955 539,388
1972 1,392,518 555,370
1973 1,405,951 571,991
1974 1,418,169 589,085
1975 1,429,352 606,821
1976 1,439,576 625,667
1977 1,450,211 645,770
1978 1,460,188 667,103
1979 1,468,333 689,781
1980 1,477,219 713,913
1981 1,487,666 739,125
1982 1,498,414 765,753
1983 1,508,745 794,525
1984 1,518,617 825,631
1985 1,528,781 858,874
1986 1,540,190 894,019
1987 1,552,221 931,091
1988 1,561,900 970,160
1989 1,568,131 1,011,357
1990 1,569,174 1,054,696
1991 1,561,314 1,099,959
1992 1,533,091 1,145,582
1993 1,494,128 1,188,365
1994 1,462,514 1,227,226
1995 1,436,634 1,264,313
1996 1,415,594 1,301,410
1997 1,399,535 1,338,889
1998 1,386,156 1,376,987
1999 1,390,244 1,415,779
2000 1,396,985 1,455,084
2001 1,388,115 1,495,011
2002 1,379,350 1,535,691
2003 1,370,720 1,577,611
2004 1,362,550 1,621,312
2005 1,354,775 1,667,037
2006 1,346,810 1,715,275
2007 1,340,680 1,765,774
2008 1,337,090 1,817,852
2009 1,334,515 1,871,422
2010 1,331,475 1,926,630
2011 1,327,439 1,983,784
2012 1,322,696 2,043,094
2013 1,317,997 2,103,820
2014 1,314,545 2,164,528
2015 1,315,407 2,224,529
2016 1,315,790 2,283,769
2017 1,317,384 2,342,189
2018 1,321,977 2,399,632
2019 1,326,898 2,456,844
2020 1,329,522 2,515,733
2021 1,330,932 2,576,010
2022 1,348,840 2,636,470
2023 1,370,286 2,697,845
2024 1,371,986 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Estonia and Gambia

Fertility rate
Estonia

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Estonia Gambia
1960 1.98 6.25
1961 1.98 6.23
1962 1.95 6.21
1963 1.89 6.2
1964 1.94 6.2
1965 1.88 6.19
1966 1.87 6.18
1967 1.9 6.21
1968 2.03 6.22
1969 2.13 6.25
1970 2.17 6.26
1971 2.19 6.33
1972 2.13 6.37
1973 2.06 6.41
1974 2.07 6.42
1975 2.04 6.43
1976 2.07 6.43
1977 2.06 6.43
1978 2.02 6.42
1979 2 6.41
1980 2.02 6.41
1981 2.07 6.4
1982 2.07 6.4
1983 2.16 6.39
1984 2.17 6.39
1985 2.13 6.36
1986 2.18 6.34
1987 2.27 6.3
1988 2.27 6.26
1989 2.22 6.25
1990 2.05 6.25
1991 1.8 6.19
1992 1.71 6.11
1993 1.49 6.03
1994 1.42 6.04
1995 1.38 5.99
1996 1.37 5.93
1997 1.32 5.85
1998 1.28 5.82
1999 1.3 5.77
2000 1.36 5.72
2001 1.32 5.67
2002 1.36 5.66
2003 1.37 5.66
2004 1.47 5.68
2005 1.52 5.71
2006 1.58 5.74
2007 1.69 5.69
2008 1.72 5.63
2009 1.7 5.57
2010 1.72 5.56
2011 1.61 5.54
2012 1.56 5.52
2013 1.52 5.39
2014 1.54 5.2
2015 1.58 5
2016 1.6 4.81
2017 1.59 4.61
2018 1.67 4.42
2019 1.66 4.33
2020 1.58 4.25
2021 1.61 4.17
2022 1.41 4.08
2023 1.31 4.01

Estonia and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Estonia

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Estonia Gambia
1960 32.2 19.4
1961 32.4 19.4
1962 32.5 19.5
1963 32.7 19.6
1964 32.8 19.6
1965 33 19.7
1966 33.2 19.7
1967 33.4 19.8
1968 33.6 19.7
1969 33.7 19.6
1970 33.7 19.5
1971 33.8 19.4
1972 33.9 19.3
1973 34.1 19.2
1974 34.2 19.1
1975 34.2 18.9
1976 34.3 18.8
1977 34.3 18.6
1978 34.2 18.5
1979 34 18.4
1980 33.9 18.2
1981 33.8 18.1
1982 33.8 17.9
1983 33.9 17.8
1984 33.9 17.6
1985 33.9 17.5
1986 34 17.4
1987 34 17.4
1988 34.1 17.3
1989 34.2 17.2
1990 34.3 17.2
1991 34.6 17.1
1992 35 17.1
1993 35.6 17
1994 36 16.9
1995 36.3 16.8
1996 36.7 16.7
1997 37 16.6
1998 37.3 16.5
1999 37.6 16.5
2000 38 16.5
2001 38.3 16.6
2002 38.5 16.6
2003 38.8 16.7
2004 39.1 16.8
2005 39.3 16.9
2006 39.6 17
2007 39.7 17.1
2008 39.8 17.2
2009 40 17.3
2010 40.3 17.4
2011 40.6 17.5
2012 40.9 17.6
2013 41.1 17.7
2014 41.4 17.8
2015 41.5 17.9
2016 41.7 18.1
2017 41.9 18.2
2018 42 18.4
2019 42.2 18.5
2020 42.4 18.7
2021 42.5 18.9
2022 42.7 19.1
2023 42.9 19.2
2024 43.3 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Estonia Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$39.4B
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.21%
2022
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.5%
2024
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
65.1%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
20.5%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.9
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.7%
2023
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
2.6%
2020
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
14
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.07B
2024
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$496M
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,695,000
2020
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.98%
2020
30.2%
2020
Banked people share
98.9%
2024
38.2%
2024

Energy

Estonia Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,089 kg
2023
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2023
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
11.4 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.35 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
38%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.9%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
3.77%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,722 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.42%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Estonia Gambia
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,742
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
70%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.53 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
82
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
81
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2023
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.5
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
58.7%
2022
English speaking
50.2%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
92.2%
2024
45.9%
2023

Health

Estonia Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,999
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$463
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.44
2021
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2023
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
22.8%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Estonia Gambia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
12,025 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,815 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,415 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
1,850 mi
2011

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