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Finland vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 70th vs. 161st).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Gambia
Population
5643254
2871879
Population rank 118/197 138/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 48/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 22/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$247B
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 12/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$753
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Finland and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Finland and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Finland

Gambia
Year GDP
Finland Gambia
1960 $5,279,481,824 -
1961 $5,984,433,774 -
1962 $6,407,796,043 -
1963 $6,958,916,548 -
1964 $7,848,987,793 -
1965 $8,680,393,839 -
1966 $9,306,142,172 $44,212,081
1967 $9,468,272,357 $46,695,007
1968 $8,916,565,041 $41,160,066
1969 $10,177,524,839 $45,168,072
1970 $11,358,529,162 $52,296,084
1971 $12,528,522,307 $55,728,663
1972 $14,744,499,570 $59,160,569
1973 $19,474,098,335 $75,187,749
1974 $24,851,036,710 $95,796,022
1975 $29,475,251,333 $115,179,719
1976 $31,852,352,670 $112,190,829
1977 $33,502,784,418 $138,093,099
1978 $36,259,392,058 $171,833,086
1979 $44,469,218,440 $207,112,628
1980 $53,649,984,061 $241,083,090
1981 $52,440,066,134 $218,767,743
1982 $52,784,013,815 $216,050,552
1983 $50,956,447,481 $213,448,585
1984 $52,870,993,273 $177,340,880
1985 $55,856,676,899 $225,726,359
1986 $73,511,611,541 $185,646,987
1987 $91,564,993,913 $220,626,484
1988 $109,039,090,263 $266,672,212
1989 $118,991,270,611 $284,120,329
1990 $141,446,120,355 $317,083,695
1991 $127,794,441,994 $690,311,081
1992 $112,537,828,511 $714,254,256
1993 $89,112,105,756 $755,040,974
1994 $103,182,697,780 $746,493,952
1995 $134,060,457,516 $785,999,865
1996 $131,991,975,149 $848,239,446
1997 $126,862,902,302 $803,633,342
1998 $133,990,876,725 $840,285,265
1999 $135,234,241,918 $814,724,032
2000 $125,967,821,111 $782,913,872
2001 $129,519,672,869 $687,410,645
2002 $140,360,963,812 $578,235,309
2003 $171,612,867,736 $487,038,685
2004 $197,458,297,640 $961,900,651
2005 $204,859,368,791 $1,027,701,068
2006 $217,044,068,234 $1,054,112,488
2007 $256,360,251,538 $1,279,703,047
2008 $285,698,662,071 $1,561,766,956
2009 $253,480,783,439 $1,450,142,509
2010 $249,429,613,683 $1,543,294,927
2011 $275,126,915,516 $1,409,693,597
2012 $257,443,384,493 $1,415,004,738
2013 $270,268,036,626 $1,375,609,453
2014 $273,478,528,955 $1,229,461,721
2015 $233,210,733,506 $1,378,176,609
2016 $238,777,818,793 $1,484,578,886
2017 $253,846,138,440 $1,504,909,463
2018 $273,869,255,596 $1,670,671,328
2019 $267,014,821,129 $1,813,609,692
2020 $270,000,311,606 $1,812,170,891
2021 $294,223,210,496 $2,014,158,842
2022 $280,253,099,309 $2,204,734,527
2023 $294,950,618,733 $2,396,111,021
2024 $299,835,625,551 $2,507,519,958

Finland and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Finland Gambia
1960 $1,192 -
1961 $1,341 -
1962 $1,427 -
1963 $1,538 -
1964 $1,726 -
1965 $1,902 -
1966 $2,032 $94.4
1967 $2,056 $97
1968 $1,927 $83.1
1969 $2,201 $88.7
1970 $2,466 $99.8
1971 $2,716 $103.3
1972 $3,178 $106.5
1973 $4,174 $131.4
1974 $5,298 $162.6
1975 $6,256 $189.8
1976 $6,740 $179.3
1977 $7,070 $213.8
1978 $7,629 $257.6
1979 $9,333 $300
1980 $11,225 $338
1981 $10,925 $296
1982 $10,935 $282.1
1983 $10,494 $268.6
1984 $10,830 $214.8
1985 $11,394 $262.8
1986 $14,947 $207.7
1987 $18,565 $237
1988 $22,044 $274.9
1989 $23,969 $280.9
1990 $28,366 $301
1991 $25,489 $628
1992 $22,320 $623
1993 $17,589 $635
1994 $20,278 $608
1995 $26,246 $622
1996 $25,757 $652
1997 $24,682 $600
1998 $26,000 $610
1999 $26,180 $575
2000 $24,336 $538
2001 $24,965 $460
2002 $26,989 $377
2003 $32,920 $309
2004 $37,768 $593
2005 $39,050 $616
2006 $41,214 $615
2007 $48,473 $725
2008 $53,769 $859
2009 $47,478 $775
2010 $46,506 $801
2011 $51,060 $711
2012 $47,552 $693
2013 $49,691 $654
2014 $50,074 $568
2015 $42,560 $620
2016 $43,451 $650
2017 $46,085 $643
2018 $49,654 $696
2019 $48,358 $738
2020 $48,829 $720
2021 $53,099 $782
2022 $50,441 $836
2023 $52,822 $888
2024 $53,189 $909

Finland vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Gambia
1950 64.2 31.2
1951 65.6 31.5
1952 66.5 31.7
1953 66.6 31.9
1954 67.5 32.2
1955 67.3 32.4
1956 68 32.8
1957 67.5 33.1
1958 68.6 33.6
1959 68.8 34.1
1960 69 34.6
1961 69 35.1
1962 68.7 35.6
1963 69.2 36.1
1964 69.4 36.6
1965 69.1 37.1
1966 69.6 37.6
1967 69.8 38.1
1968 69.8 38.5
1969 69.6 39
1970 70.3 39.5
1971 70.1 40
1972 70.9 40.5
1973 71.4 41.1
1974 71.3 41.7
1975 71.8 42.2
1976 72 42.9
1977 72.5 43.4
1978 73.1 43.6
1979 73.4 44.5
1980 73.6 45
1981 74 44.5
1982 74.5 46.3
1983 74.4 46.9
1984 74.7 47.5
1985 74.4 48.2
1986 74.8 48.8
1987 74.8 49.4
1988 74.8 50.1
1989 75 50.7
1990 75 51.3
1991 75.4 51.9
1992 75.6 52.5
1993 75.9 53.2
1994 76.6 53.8
1995 76.6 54.3
1996 76.9 54.8
1997 77.1 55.2
1998 77.3 56
1999 77.5 56.5
2000 77.7 56.9
2001 78.1 57.3
2002 78.3 57.7
2003 78.5 58.2
2004 78.8 58.7
2005 79 59.1
2006 79.4 59.7
2007 79.4 60
2008 79.7 60.5
2009 79.8 60.7
2010 80 61.2
2011 80.4 61.6
2012 80.5 61.9
2013 80.9 62.3
2014 81.1 62.6
2015 81.4 63
2016 81.3 63.4
2017 81.5 63.7
2018 81.6 64
2019 81.9 64.4
2020 81.8 64.4
2021 81.8 63.8
2022 81.2 64.9
2023 81.9 65.9
2024 82.1 66.1
2025 82.2 66.3

Finland and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Gambia
Year Population
Finland Gambia
1960 4,429,634 398,060
1961 4,461,005 408,930
1962 4,491,443 420,163
1963 4,523,309 431,757
1964 4,548,543 443,687
1965 4,563,732 455,952
1966 4,580,869 468,516
1967 4,605,744 481,588
1968 4,626,469 495,269
1969 4,623,785 509,440
1970 4,606,307 524,105
1971 4,612,124 539,388
1972 4,639,657 555,370
1973 4,666,081 571,991
1974 4,690,574 589,085
1975 4,711,440 606,821
1976 4,725,664 625,667
1977 4,738,902 645,770
1978 4,752,528 667,103
1979 4,764,690 689,781
1980 4,779,535 713,913
1981 4,799,964 739,125
1982 4,826,933 765,753
1983 4,855,787 794,525
1984 4,881,803 825,631
1985 4,902,206 858,874
1986 4,918,154 894,019
1987 4,932,123 931,091
1988 4,946,481 970,160
1989 4,964,371 1,011,357
1990 4,986,431 1,054,696
1991 5,013,740 1,099,959
1992 5,041,992 1,145,582
1993 5,066,447 1,188,365
1994 5,088,333 1,227,226
1995 5,107,790 1,264,313
1996 5,124,573 1,301,410
1997 5,139,835 1,338,889
1998 5,153,498 1,376,987
1999 5,165,474 1,415,779
2000 5,176,209 1,455,084
2001 5,188,008 1,495,011
2002 5,200,598 1,535,691
2003 5,213,014 1,577,611
2004 5,228,172 1,621,312
2005 5,246,096 1,667,037
2006 5,266,268 1,715,275
2007 5,288,720 1,765,774
2008 5,313,399 1,817,852
2009 5,338,871 1,871,422
2010 5,363,352 1,926,630
2011 5,388,272 1,983,784
2012 5,413,971 2,043,094
2013 5,438,972 2,103,820
2014 5,461,512 2,164,528
2015 5,479,531 2,224,529
2016 5,495,303 2,283,769
2017 5,508,214 2,342,189
2018 5,515,525 2,399,632
2019 5,521,606 2,456,844
2020 5,529,543 2,515,733
2021 5,541,017 2,576,010
2022 5,556,106 2,636,470
2023 5,583,911 2,697,845
2024 5,637,214 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Finland and Gambia

Fertility rate
Finland

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Finland Gambia
1960 2.72 6.25
1961 2.72 6.23
1962 2.68 6.21
1963 2.68 6.2
1964 2.59 6.2
1965 2.48 6.19
1966 2.41 6.18
1967 2.32 6.21
1968 2.14 6.22
1969 1.93 6.25
1970 1.83 6.26
1971 1.68 6.33
1972 1.58 6.37
1973 1.49 6.41
1974 1.61 6.42
1975 1.68 6.43
1976 1.7 6.43
1977 1.68 6.43
1978 1.64 6.42
1979 1.64 6.41
1980 1.63 6.41
1981 1.64 6.4
1982 1.71 6.4
1983 1.74 6.39
1984 1.69 6.39
1985 1.64 6.36
1986 1.6 6.34
1987 1.59 6.3
1988 1.69 6.26
1989 1.71 6.25
1990 1.78 6.25
1991 1.79 6.19
1992 1.85 6.11
1993 1.81 6.03
1994 1.85 6.04
1995 1.81 5.99
1996 1.78 5.93
1997 1.75 5.85
1998 1.7 5.82
1999 1.73 5.77
2000 1.73 5.72
2001 1.73 5.67
2002 1.72 5.66
2003 1.76 5.66
2004 1.8 5.68
2005 1.8 5.71
2006 1.84 5.74
2007 1.83 5.69
2008 1.85 5.63
2009 1.86 5.57
2010 1.87 5.56
2011 1.83 5.54
2012 1.8 5.52
2013 1.75 5.39
2014 1.71 5.2
2015 1.65 5
2016 1.57 4.81
2017 1.49 4.61
2018 1.41 4.42
2019 1.35 4.33
2020 1.37 4.25
2021 1.46 4.17
2022 1.32 4.08
2023 1.26 4.01

Finland and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Finland Gambia
1960 28.4 19.4
1961 28.4 19.4
1962 28.5 19.5
1963 28.5 19.6
1964 28.6 19.6
1965 28.7 19.7
1966 28.8 19.7
1967 28.9 19.8
1968 29 19.7
1969 29.3 19.6
1970 29.6 19.5
1971 29.9 19.4
1972 30.1 19.3
1973 30.2 19.2
1974 30.4 19.1
1975 30.7 18.9
1976 31.2 18.8
1977 31.7 18.6
1978 32.1 18.5
1979 32.4 18.4
1980 32.8 18.2
1981 33.2 18.1
1982 33.5 17.9
1983 33.9 17.8
1984 34.3 17.6
1985 34.7 17.5
1986 35.1 17.4
1987 35.4 17.4
1988 35.8 17.3
1989 36.1 17.2
1990 36.4 17.2
1991 36.7 17.1
1992 37 17.1
1993 37.2 17
1994 37.5 16.9
1995 37.8 16.8
1996 38.1 16.7
1997 38.4 16.6
1998 38.7 16.5
1999 39 16.5
2000 39.4 16.5
2001 39.7 16.6
2002 40 16.6
2003 40.3 16.7
2004 40.6 16.8
2005 40.9 16.9
2006 41.2 17
2007 41.4 17.1
2008 41.6 17.2
2009 41.8 17.3
2010 41.9 17.4
2011 42.1 17.5
2012 42.2 17.6
2013 42.3 17.7
2014 42.4 17.8
2015 42.5 17.9
2016 42.6 18.1
2017 42.7 18.2
2018 42.8 18.4
2019 43 18.5
2020 43.2 18.7
2021 43.3 18.9
2022 43.5 19.1
2023 43.8 19.2
2024 44 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
77
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.6%
2020
Number of billionaires
7
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
30.2%
2020
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
38.2%
2024

Energy

Finland Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Finland Gambia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
85.9%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
58.7%
2022
English speaking
70.2%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
45.9%
2023

Health

Finland Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Finland Gambia
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
1,850 mi
2011

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