Skip to content

Gambia vs Germany statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 83.5M in Germany (ranked 19/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 134,916 sq mi for Germany (ranked 161st vs. 63rd).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Germany ranks 3/197 ($4.66T). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Germany ranks 18/197 ($55,800).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Germany
Population
2871879
83039665
Population rank 138/197 19/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$4.66T
2024
GDP rank 173/197 3/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$55,800
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 18/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$72,300
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$2.98T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
65.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$35,650
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 21/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$39,481
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
134,916 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
619 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
46.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
81.7 years
2025

Gambia and Germany: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Germany economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Germany
Year GDP
Gambia Germany
1960 - $84,619,845,881
1961 - $96,558,204,043
1962 - $105,895,435,234
1963 - $112,232,503,744
1964 - $123,330,404,665
1965 - $134,774,688,191
1966 $44,212,081 $143,304,275,684
1967 $46,695,007 $145,100,667,773
1968 $41,160,066 $156,527,292,653
1969 $45,168,072 $177,733,486,326
1970 $52,296,084 $216,629,229,947
1971 $55,728,663 $250,900,942,397
1972 $59,160,569 $300,899,944,795
1973 $75,187,749 $399,833,571,167
1974 $95,796,022 $446,934,971,657
1975 $115,179,719 $492,434,094,920
1976 $112,190,829 $521,658,712,133
1977 $138,093,099 $602,698,323,086
1978 $171,833,086 $743,182,891,918
1979 $207,112,628 $884,574,218,333
1980 $241,083,090 $953,772,499,462
1981 $218,767,743 $803,404,797,058
1982 $216,050,552 $779,421,633,755
1983 $213,448,585 $773,507,930,295
1984 $177,340,880 $727,767,760,979
1985 $225,726,359 $735,218,723,093
1986 $185,646,987 $1,050,092,624,516
1987 $220,626,484 $1,302,932,318,825
1988 $266,672,212 $1,406,367,016,372
1989 $284,120,329 $1,404,092,925,205
1990 $317,083,695 $1,778,162,195,860
1991 $690,311,081 $1,875,792,575,133
1992 $714,254,256 $2,141,377,582,968
1993 $755,040,974 $2,078,954,217,438
1994 $746,493,952 $2,215,282,632,277
1995 $785,999,865 $2,593,053,091,306
1996 $848,239,446 $2,506,576,553,158
1997 $803,633,342 $2,218,790,886,533
1998 $840,285,265 $2,247,760,364,566
1999 $814,724,032 $2,213,873,468,587
2000 $782,913,872 $1,966,980,701,145
2001 $687,410,645 $1,966,381,496,642
2002 $578,235,309 $2,102,350,798,306
2003 $487,038,685 $2,534,715,518,349
2004 $961,900,651 $2,852,317,768,062
2005 $1,027,701,068 $2,893,393,187,362
2006 $1,054,112,488 $3,046,308,753,671
2007 $1,279,703,047 $3,484,056,680,855
2008 $1,561,766,956 $3,808,786,022,313
2009 $1,450,142,509 $3,479,800,820,863
2010 $1,543,294,927 $3,468,154,343,000
2011 $1,409,693,597 $3,824,828,563,521
2012 $1,415,004,738 $3,597,896,500,945
2013 $1,375,609,453 $3,808,086,291,482
2014 $1,229,461,721 $3,965,800,686,310
2015 $1,378,176,609 $3,423,568,450,957
2016 $1,484,578,886 $3,537,784,107,981
2017 $1,504,909,463 $3,763,092,263,753
2018 $1,670,671,328 $4,052,008,447,224
2019 $1,813,609,692 $3,957,208,055,216
2020 $1,812,170,891 $3,940,142,541,354
2021 $2,014,158,842 $4,348,297,440,388
2022 $2,204,734,527 $4,163,596,357,879
2023 $2,396,111,021 $4,525,703,903,628
2024 $2,507,519,958 $4,659,929,336,891

Gambia and Germany economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Germany
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Germany
1960 - $1,162
1961 - $1,316
1962 - $1,431
1963 - $1,502
1964 - $1,637
1965 - $1,774
1966 $94.4 $1,871
1967 $97 $1,886
1968 $83.1 $2,025
1969 $88.7 $2,281
1970 $99.8 $2,771
1971 $103.3 $3,204
1972 $106.5 $3,824
1973 $131.4 $5,065
1974 $162.6 $5,660
1975 $189.8 $6,259
1976 $179.3 $6,659
1977 $213.8 $7,711
1978 $257.6 $9,517
1979 $300 $11,322
1980 $338 $12,183
1981 $296 $10,246
1982 $282.1 $9,950
1983 $268.6 $9,900
1984 $214.8 $9,347
1985 $262.8 $9,464
1986 $207.7 $13,511
1987 $237 $16,739
1988 $274.9 $17,997
1989 $280.9 $17,829
1990 $301 $22,386
1991 $628 $23,443
1992 $623 $26,560
1993 $635 $25,617
1994 $608 $27,202
1995 $622 $31,747
1996 $652 $30,600
1997 $600 $27,047
1998 $610 $27,396
1999 $575 $26,965
2000 $538 $23,926
2001 $460 $23,878
2002 $377 $25,487
2003 $309 $30,711
2004 $593 $34,567
2005 $616 $35,084
2006 $615 $36,980
2007 $725 $42,351
2008 $859 $46,386
2009 $775 $42,487
2010 $801 $42,410
2011 $711 $47,647
2012 $693 $44,736
2013 $654 $47,220
2014 $568 $48,971
2015 $620 $41,911
2016 $650 $42,961
2017 $643 $45,527
2018 $696 $48,875
2019 $738 $47,624
2020 $720 $47,380
2021 $782 $52,266
2022 $836 $49,686
2023 $888 $53,940
2024 $909 $55,800

Gambia vs. Germany life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Germany
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Germany
1950 31.2 66.8
1951 31.5 67.1
1952 31.7 67.5
1953 31.9 67.8
1954 32.2 68.1
1955 32.4 68.3
1956 32.8 68.6
1957 33.1 68.5
1958 33.6 69.2
1959 34.1 69.3
1960 34.6 69.3
1961 35.1 69.8
1962 35.6 70
1963 36.1 70.1
1964 36.6 70.6
1965 37.1 70.6
1966 37.6 70.7
1967 38.1 71
1968 38.5 70.6
1969 39 70.5
1970 39.5 70.7
1971 40 70.9
1972 40.5 71.1
1973 41.1 71.4
1974 41.7 71.7
1975 42.2 71.5
1976 42.9 72
1977 43.4 72.6
1978 43.6 72.6
1979 44.5 72.9
1980 45 73.1
1981 44.5 73.3
1982 46.3 73.6
1983 46.9 73.9
1984 47.5 74.4
1985 48.2 74.5
1986 48.8 74.7
1987 49.4 75.1
1988 50.1 75.3
1989 50.7 75.5
1990 51.3 75.3
1991 51.9 75.6
1992 52.5 76
1993 53.2 76.1
1994 53.8 76.4
1995 54.3 76.6
1996 54.8 76.8
1997 55.2 77.2
1998 56 77.6
1999 56.5 77.8
2000 56.9 78.1
2001 57.3 78.4
2002 57.7 78.5
2003 58.2 78.5
2004 58.7 79.1
2005 59.1 79.3
2006 59.7 79.6
2007 60 79.7
2008 60.5 79.8
2009 60.7 79.9
2010 61.2 80.1
2011 61.6 80.4
2012 61.9 80.5
2013 62.3 80.5
2014 62.6 80.9
2015 63 80.6
2016 63.4 80.8
2017 63.7 80.9
2018 64 80.9
2019 64.4 81.2
2020 64.4 81
2021 63.8 81.1
2022 64.9 80.6
2023 65.9 81.4
2024 66.1 81.5
2025 66.3 81.7

Gambia and Germany population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Germany
Year Population
Gambia Germany
1960 398,060 72,814,900
1961 408,930 73,377,632
1962 420,163 74,025,784
1963 431,757 74,714,353
1964 443,687 75,318,337
1965 455,952 75,963,695
1966 468,516 76,600,311
1967 481,588 76,951,336
1968 495,269 77,294,314
1969 509,440 77,909,682
1970 524,105 78,169,289
1971 539,388 78,312,842
1972 555,370 78,688,452
1973 571,991 78,936,666
1974 589,085 78,967,433
1975 606,821 78,673,554
1976 625,667 78,336,950
1977 645,770 78,159,814
1978 667,103 78,091,820
1979 689,781 78,126,350
1980 713,913 78,288,576
1981 739,125 78,407,907
1982 765,753 78,333,366
1983 794,525 78,128,282
1984 825,631 77,858,685
1985 858,874 77,684,873
1986 894,019 77,720,436
1987 931,091 77,839,920
1988 970,160 78,144,619
1989 1,011,357 78,751,283
1990 1,054,696 79,433,029
1991 1,099,959 80,013,896
1992 1,145,582 80,624,598
1993 1,188,365 81,156,363
1994 1,227,226 81,438,348
1995 1,264,313 81,678,051
1996 1,301,410 81,914,831
1997 1,338,889 82,034,771
1998 1,376,987 82,047,195
1999 1,415,779 82,100,243
2000 1,455,084 82,211,508
2001 1,495,011 82,349,925
2002 1,535,691 82,488,495
2003 1,577,611 82,534,176
2004 1,621,312 82,516,260
2005 1,667,037 82,469,422
2006 1,715,275 82,376,451
2007 1,765,774 82,266,372
2008 1,817,852 82,110,097
2009 1,871,422 81,902,307
2010 1,926,630 81,776,930
2011 1,983,784 80,274,983
2012 2,043,094 80,425,823
2013 2,103,820 80,645,605
2014 2,164,528 80,982,500
2015 2,224,529 81,686,611
2016 2,283,769 82,348,669
2017 2,342,189 82,657,002
2018 2,399,632 82,905,782
2019 2,456,844 83,092,962
2020 2,515,733 83,160,871
2021 2,576,010 83,196,078
2022 2,636,470 83,797,985
2023 2,697,845 83,901,923
2024 2,759,988 83,510,950

Fertility rates in Gambia and Germany

Fertility rate
Gambia

Germany
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Germany
1960 6.25 2.37
1961 6.23 2.45
1962 6.21 2.44
1963 6.2 2.51
1964 6.2 2.54
1965 6.19 2.5
1966 6.18 2.53
1967 6.21 2.48
1968 6.22 2.38
1969 6.25 2.21
1970 6.26 2.03
1971 6.33 1.92
1972 6.37 1.71
1973 6.41 1.54
1974 6.42 1.51
1975 6.43 1.45
1976 6.43 1.45
1977 6.43 1.4
1978 6.42 1.38
1979 6.41 1.38
1980 6.41 1.44
1981 6.4 1.43
1982 6.4 1.41
1983 6.39 1.33
1984 6.39 1.29
1985 6.36 1.37
1986 6.34 1.43
1987 6.3 1.43
1988 6.26 1.46
1989 6.25 1.42
1990 6.25 1.45
1991 6.19 1.33
1992 6.11 1.29
1993 6.03 1.28
1994 6.04 1.24
1995 5.99 1.25
1996 5.93 1.3
1997 5.85 1.35
1998 5.82 1.36
1999 5.77 1.36
2000 5.72 1.38
2001 5.67 1.35
2002 5.66 1.34
2003 5.66 1.34
2004 5.68 1.36
2005 5.71 1.34
2006 5.74 1.33
2007 5.69 1.37
2008 5.63 1.38
2009 5.57 1.36
2010 5.56 1.39
2011 5.54 1.39
2012 5.52 1.41
2013 5.39 1.42
2014 5.2 1.47
2015 5 1.5
2016 4.81 1.6
2017 4.61 1.57
2018 4.42 1.57
2019 4.33 1.54
2020 4.25 1.53
2021 4.17 1.58
2022 4.08 1.46
2023 4.01 1.39

Gambia and Germany demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Germany
Year Median age, years
Gambia Germany
1960 19.4 34.7
1961 19.4 34.7
1962 19.5 34.7
1963 19.6 34.6
1964 19.6 34.5
1965 19.7 34.4
1966 19.7 34.4
1967 19.8 34.3
1968 19.7 34.2
1969 19.6 34.1
1970 19.5 34.3
1971 19.4 34.4
1972 19.3 34.6
1973 19.2 34.7
1974 19.1 35
1975 18.9 35.5
1976 18.8 35.8
1977 18.6 36.1
1978 18.5 36.3
1979 18.4 36.4
1980 18.2 36.5
1981 18.1 36.5
1982 17.9 36.6
1983 17.8 36.7
1984 17.6 37
1985 17.5 37.1
1986 17.4 37.2
1987 17.4 37.4
1988 17.3 37.6
1989 17.2 37.6
1990 17.2 37.6
1991 17.1 37.7
1992 17.1 37.8
1993 17 37.9
1994 16.9 38.1
1995 16.8 38.4
1996 16.7 38.6
1997 16.6 38.9
1998 16.5 39.3
1999 16.5 39.7
2000 16.5 40
2001 16.6 40.4
2002 16.6 40.8
2003 16.7 41.2
2004 16.8 41.6
2005 16.9 42
2006 17 42.5
2007 17.1 43.1
2008 17.2 43.5
2009 17.3 43.9
2010 17.4 44.2
2011 17.5 44.6
2012 17.6 45.1
2013 17.7 45.5
2014 17.8 45.7
2015 17.9 45.7
2016 18.1 45.7
2017 18.2 45.8
2018 18.4 45.8
2019 18.5 45.8
2020 18.7 45.8
2021 18.9 45.9
2022 19.1 46
2023 19.2 46.2
2024 19.4 46.3

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for the Gambia and Germany.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Germany
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$4.59T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
49.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
5.24%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
183,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-2.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
3.37%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
63.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
25.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
25%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.9%
2020
Number of millionaires n/a
2,820,819
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.14%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
171
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
435
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.04T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$378B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$21.2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
12,449,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
3.47%
2019
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Gambia Germany
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
2,907 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$23.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
583 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
6.95 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
77.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
17.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.15%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
70.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,904 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
39.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.95%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
1.41%
2023
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Germany
% of world population
0.03%
2024
1.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+36,954
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
91.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
75
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
93
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.82
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
3.8
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
2.34%
2023
56.3%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
93.5%
2024

Health

Gambia Germany
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$6,233
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$703
2023
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
81.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
4.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
3.7
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
21.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
11.8 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Germany
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.23%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
1,616 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
64,039 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
44,089 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
515,738 mi
2022

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Gambia vs Germany
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare