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Ethiopia vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 25th vs. 161st).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Ethiopia Gambia
Population
138227398
2871879
Population rank 10/197 138/197
GDP
$127B
2022
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 62/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$1,011
2022
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 176/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,278
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$59.5B
2022
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$474
2022
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 168/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,273
2025
$753
2025
Land area
435,716 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.99
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Ethiopia and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Ethiopia

Gambia
Year GDP
Ethiopia Gambia
1960 $1,610,511,694 -
1961 $1,680,859,514 -
1962 $1,747,566,307 -
1963 $1,825,058,828 -
1964 $1,984,129,186 -
1965 $2,159,998,591 -
1966 $2,324,466,416 $44,212,081
1967 $2,461,762,003 $46,695,007
1968 $2,619,948,865 $41,160,066
1969 $2,768,987,372 $45,168,072
1970 $3,045,354,455 $52,296,084
1971 $3,224,280,835 $55,728,663
1972 $3,520,252,938 $59,160,569
1973 $4,070,570,550 $75,187,749
1974 $4,577,209,966 $95,796,022
1975 $4,577,047,854 $115,179,719
1976 $4,943,806,093 $112,190,829
1977 $5,651,840,585 $138,093,099
1978 $6,014,961,435 $171,833,086
1979 $6,586,048,398 $207,112,628
1980 $7,012,585,454 $241,083,090
1981 $7,507,663,567 $218,767,743
1982 $7,899,988,841 $216,050,552
1983 $8,781,664,427 $213,448,585
1984 $8,298,309,581 $177,340,880
1985 $9,717,392,687 $225,726,359
1986 $10,094,328,898 $185,646,987
1987 $10,790,001,558 $220,626,484
1988 $11,181,119,718 $266,672,212
1989 $11,762,932,007 $284,120,329
1990 $12,478,943,895 $317,083,695
1991 $13,799,799,324 $690,311,081
1992 $10,754,799,037 $714,254,256
1993 $9,051,043,870 $755,040,974
1994 $7,100,806,754 $746,493,952
1995 $7,855,205,207 $785,999,865
1996 $8,761,215,548 $848,239,446
1997 $8,803,539,988 $803,633,342
1998 $8,013,274,132 $840,285,265
1999 $7,892,973,532 $814,724,032
2000 $8,242,349,618 $782,913,872
2001 $8,231,326,016 $687,410,645
2002 $7,850,809,498 $578,235,309
2003 $8,623,691,300 $487,038,685
2004 $10,131,187,261 $961,900,651
2005 $12,401,139,454 $1,027,701,068
2006 $15,280,861,835 $1,054,112,488
2007 $19,707,616,773 $1,279,703,047
2008 $27,066,912,635 $1,561,766,956
2009 $32,437,389,116 $1,450,142,509
2010 $29,933,790,334 $1,543,294,927
2011 $31,952,763,089 $1,409,693,597
2012 $43,310,721,414 $1,415,004,738
2013 $47,648,276,605 $1,375,609,453
2014 $55,612,228,234 $1,229,461,721
2015 $64,589,328,551 $1,378,176,609
2016 $74,296,766,562 $1,484,578,886
2017 $81,770,885,148 $1,504,909,463
2018 $84,269,180,857 $1,670,671,328
2019 $95,912,620,248 $1,813,609,692
2020 $107,657,732,424 $1,812,170,891
2021 $111,261,888,669 $2,014,158,842
2022 $126,772,707,851 $2,204,734,527
2023 - $2,396,111,021
2024 - $2,507,519,958

Ethiopia and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Ethiopia

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Ethiopia Gambia
1960 $75.3 -
1961 $76.7 -
1962 $77.8 -
1963 $79.2 -
1964 $83.8 -
1965 $88.9 -
1966 $93.2 $94.4
1967 $96.1 $97
1968 $99.5 $83.1
1969 $102.3 $88.7
1970 $109.4 $99.8
1971 $112.7 $103.3
1972 $119.8 $106.5
1973 $134.9 $131.4
1974 $147.9 $162.6
1975 $144.3 $189.8
1976 $152 $179.3
1977 $170.4 $213.8
1978 $178.3 $257.6
1979 $192.4 $300
1980 $203.7 $338
1981 $212.7 $296
1982 $215.3 $282.1
1983 $232.7 $268.6
1984 $214.2 $214.8
1985 $243.9 $262.8
1986 $246 $207.7
1987 $254.1 $237
1988 $253.2 $274.9
1989 $256.4 $280.9
1990 $262.1 $301
1991 $277.6 $628
1992 $207.4 $623
1993 $168.5 $635
1994 $127.7 $608
1995 $136.5 $622
1996 $147.3 $652
1997 $143.4 $600
1998 $126.5 $610
1999 $120.7 $575
2000 $122.3 $538
2001 $118.5 $460
2002 $109.6 $377
2003 $116.8 $309
2004 $133.2 $593
2005 $158.2 $616
2006 $189.3 $615
2007 $237.1 $725
2008 $316 $859
2009 $369 $775
2010 $331 $801
2011 $343 $711
2012 $452 $693
2013 $484 $654
2014 $550 $568
2015 $622 $620
2016 $696 $650
2017 $746 $643
2018 $748 $696
2019 $829 $738
2020 $905 $720
2021 $911 $782
2022 $1,011 $836
2023 - $888
2024 - $909

Ethiopia vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ethiopia

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Gambia
1950 35.5 31.2
1951 35.9 31.5
1952 36.2 31.7
1953 36.6 31.9
1954 37 32.2
1955 37.3 32.4
1956 37.8 32.8
1957 32.2 33.1
1958 32.6 33.6
1959 39.2 34.1
1960 39.6 34.6
1961 40.2 35.1
1962 40.5 35.6
1963 41 36.1
1964 41.3 36.6
1965 41.4 37.1
1966 39.3 37.6
1967 41.9 38.1
1968 42.1 38.5
1969 42.1 39
1970 42.1 39.5
1971 42.2 40
1972 41 40.5
1973 41.1 41.1
1974 39.1 41.7
1975 38.9 42.2
1976 41.3 42.9
1977 41.4 43.4
1978 41.5 43.6
1979 42.4 44.5
1980 42.8 45
1981 43.1 44.5
1982 43.4 46.3
1983 36.3 46.9
1984 36.7 47.5
1985 37.7 48.2
1986 38.4 48.8
1987 45.9 49.4
1988 45.7 50.1
1989 45.6 50.7
1990 45.1 51.3
1991 46.7 51.9
1992 47.3 52.5
1993 47.7 53.2
1994 47.9 53.8
1995 48.2 54.3
1996 48.7 54.8
1997 49.2 55.2
1998 49.8 56
1999 49.5 56.5
2000 50.9 56.9
2001 51.4 57.3
2002 52.1 57.7
2003 52.9 58.2
2004 53.7 58.7
2005 54.4 59.1
2006 55.4 59.7
2007 56.6 60
2008 57.7 60.5
2009 58.7 60.7
2010 59.7 61.2
2011 60.6 61.6
2012 61.4 61.9
2013 62.2 62.3
2014 62.9 62.6
2015 63.6 63
2016 64.2 63.4
2017 64.8 63.7
2018 65.3 64
2019 65.7 64.4
2020 66 64.4
2021 65.3 63.8
2022 66.9 64.9
2023 67.3 65.9
2024 67.6 66.1
2025 67.9 66.3

Ethiopia and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Ethiopia

Gambia
Year Population
Ethiopia Gambia
1960 21,376,693 398,060
1961 21,906,102 408,930
1962 22,465,126 420,163
1963 23,051,637 431,757
1964 23,666,548 443,687
1965 24,310,612 455,952
1966 24,952,689 468,516
1967 25,620,276 481,588
1968 26,337,930 495,269
1969 27,072,571 509,440
1970 27,829,128 524,105
1971 28,600,106 539,388
1972 29,374,608 555,370
1973 30,166,785 571,991
1974 30,957,273 589,085
1975 31,723,252 606,821
1976 32,534,418 625,667
1977 33,167,272 645,770
1978 33,734,592 667,103
1979 34,238,652 689,781
1980 34,428,514 713,913
1981 35,304,012 739,125
1982 36,701,290 765,753
1983 37,740,817 794,525
1984 38,735,722 825,631
1985 39,842,136 858,874
1986 41,037,656 894,019
1987 42,460,039 931,091
1988 44,150,825 970,160
1989 45,879,690 1,011,357
1990 47,609,755 1,054,696
1991 49,717,198 1,099,959
1992 51,853,747 1,145,582
1993 53,708,891 1,188,365
1994 55,611,508 1,227,226
1995 57,537,335 1,264,313
1996 59,467,635 1,301,410
1997 61,404,539 1,338,889
1998 63,363,524 1,376,987
1999 65,374,561 1,415,779
2000 67,411,494 1,455,084
2001 69,487,762 1,495,011
2002 71,635,517 1,535,691
2003 73,832,663 1,577,611
2004 76,077,206 1,621,312
2005 78,367,470 1,667,037
2006 80,703,490 1,715,275
2007 83,103,217 1,765,774
2008 85,543,668 1,817,852
2009 88,007,636 1,871,422
2010 90,538,514 1,926,630
2011 93,149,970 1,983,784
2012 95,798,767 2,043,094
2013 98,438,751 2,103,820
2014 101,115,610 2,164,528
2015 103,867,135 2,224,529
2016 106,718,162 2,283,769
2017 109,666,481 2,342,189
2018 112,664,152 2,399,632
2019 115,737,383 2,456,844
2020 118,917,671 2,515,733
2021 122,138,588 2,576,010
2022 125,384,287 2,636,470
2023 128,691,692 2,697,845
2024 132,059,767 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and Gambia

Fertility rate
Ethiopia

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Ethiopia Gambia
1960 6.51 6.25
1961 6.53 6.23
1962 6.56 6.21
1963 6.59 6.2
1964 6.61 6.2
1965 6.63 6.19
1966 6.66 6.18
1967 6.68 6.21
1968 6.7 6.22
1969 6.72 6.25
1970 6.78 6.26
1971 6.84 6.33
1972 6.9 6.37
1973 6.96 6.41
1974 7.02 6.42
1975 7.08 6.43
1976 7.13 6.43
1977 7.19 6.43
1978 7.23 6.42
1979 7.25 6.41
1980 7.29 6.41
1981 7.31 6.4
1982 7.34 6.4
1983 7.35 6.39
1984 7.36 6.39
1985 7.34 6.36
1986 7.32 6.34
1987 7.29 6.3
1988 7.26 6.26
1989 7.23 6.25
1990 7.2 6.25
1991 7.16 6.19
1992 7.13 6.11
1993 7.09 6.03
1994 7.05 6.04
1995 7 5.99
1996 6.93 5.93
1997 6.87 5.85
1998 6.79 5.82
1999 6.72 5.77
2000 6.65 5.72
2001 6.58 5.67
2002 6.5 5.66
2003 6.4 5.66
2004 6.3 5.68
2005 6.19 5.71
2006 6.05 5.74
2007 5.89 5.69
2008 5.7 5.63
2009 5.49 5.57
2010 5.28 5.56
2011 5.08 5.54
2012 4.89 5.52
2013 4.71 5.39
2014 4.61 5.2
2015 4.53 5
2016 4.47 4.81
2017 4.4 4.61
2018 4.37 4.42
2019 4.35 4.33
2020 4.27 4.25
2021 4.18 4.17
2022 4.08 4.08
2023 3.99 4.01

Ethiopia and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Ethiopia

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Ethiopia Gambia
1960 18.6 19.4
1961 18.6 19.4
1962 18.6 19.5
1963 18.6 19.6
1964 18.6 19.6
1965 18.6 19.7
1966 18.5 19.7
1967 18.5 19.8
1968 18.4 19.7
1969 18.3 19.6
1970 18.1 19.5
1971 17.9 19.4
1972 17.7 19.3
1973 17.6 19.2
1974 17.5 19.1
1975 17.3 18.9
1976 17.2 18.8
1977 17.1 18.6
1978 17 18.5
1979 16.9 18.4
1980 16.8 18.2
1981 16.8 18.1
1982 16.7 17.9
1983 16.7 17.8
1984 16.8 17.6
1985 16.9 17.5
1986 16.9 17.4
1987 16.9 17.4
1988 16.9 17.3
1989 16.9 17.2
1990 16.9 17.2
1991 16.9 17.1
1992 16.9 17.1
1993 16.8 17
1994 16.7 16.9
1995 16.6 16.8
1996 16.5 16.7
1997 16.4 16.6
1998 16.3 16.5
1999 16.2 16.5
2000 16.2 16.5
2001 16.1 16.6
2002 16.1 16.6
2003 16.1 16.7
2004 16.2 16.8
2005 16.2 16.9
2006 16.3 17
2007 16.4 17.1
2008 16.5 17.2
2009 16.7 17.3
2010 16.9 17.4
2011 17.1 17.5
2012 17.4 17.6
2013 17.6 17.7
2014 17.9 17.8
2015 18.1 17.9
2016 18.3 18.1
2017 18.6 18.2
2018 18.8 18.4
2019 19 18.5
2020 19.2 18.7
2021 19.4 18.9
2022 19.6 19.1
2023 19.7 19.2
2024 19.9 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ethiopia Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$126B
2022
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.6%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2024
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.79%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
138,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.7%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2021
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
37.6%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.1
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2021
2.6%
2020
Total reserves including gold
$3.78B
2024
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$490M
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
518,000
2020
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
29.6%
2020
30.2%
2020
Banked people share
48.8%
2024
38.2%
2024

Energy

Ethiopia Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.53
2022
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
16.7 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
9.69%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.6%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.15%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
10.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
92.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
95.4%
2020
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
55.4%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Ethiopia Gambia
% of world population
1.62%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+30,069
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
23.7%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.4
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
56
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.63
2012
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.2
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.5%
2022
58.7%
2022
English speaking
0.22%
2025
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
16.7%
2021
45.9%
2023

Health

Ethiopia Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.1
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.3%
2022
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.11
2022
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.3 years
2025
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
195
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
46.5
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
2.9%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.06 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Ethiopia Gambia
% of world land
0.76%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
3,299 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
148,483 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
65,056 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
74,671 mi
2018
1,850 mi
2011

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