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Gambia vs Greece statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 10.4M in Greece (ranked 94/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 49,769 sq mi for Greece (ranked 161st vs. 95th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Greece ranks 54/197 ($257B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Greece ranks 49/197 ($24,752).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Greece
Population
2871879
10276140
Population rank 138/197 95/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$257B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 54/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$24,752
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 49/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$44,074
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$388B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
142.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$37,349
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 16/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$13,372
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
49,769 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
208.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.32
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
47.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Gambia and Greece: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Greece economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Greece
Year GDP
Gambia Greece
1960 - $4,274,890,307
1961 - $4,892,397,431
1962 - $5,140,542,929
1963 - $5,813,285,627
1964 - $6,576,906,345
1965 - $7,582,209,670
1966 $44,212,081 $8,472,021,467
1967 $46,695,007 $9,146,592,856
1968 $41,160,066 $9,950,331,206
1969 $45,168,072 $11,454,106,327
1970 $52,296,084 $12,957,113,636
1971 $55,728,663 $14,388,806,818
1972 $59,160,569 $16,650,659,091
1973 $75,187,749 $22,037,019,563
1974 $95,796,022 $24,998,715,909
1975 $115,179,719 $28,129,128,587
1976 $112,190,829 $30,719,552,239
1977 $138,093,099 $35,673,080,481
1978 $171,833,086 $43,654,480,519
1979 $207,112,628 $53,724,121,435
1980 $241,083,090 $56,039,256,595
1981 $218,767,743 $51,618,456,335
1982 $216,050,552 $53,858,346,939
1983 $213,448,585 $48,741,397,059
1984 $177,340,880 $47,352,146,312
1985 $225,726,359 $47,155,741,426
1986 $185,646,987 $55,595,445,472
1987 $220,626,484 $64,739,630,096
1988 $266,672,212 $75,200,610,137
1989 $284,120,329 $78,067,933,277
1990 $317,083,695 $96,529,587,274
1991 $690,311,081 $103,680,863,713
1992 $714,254,256 $114,608,178,405
1993 $755,040,974 $107,295,704,518
1994 $746,493,952 $114,980,063,202
1995 $785,999,865 $134,974,613,914
1996 $848,239,446 $142,502,984,145
1997 $803,633,342 $138,766,067,640
1998 $840,285,265 $139,612,812,176
1999 $814,724,032 $137,131,371,955
2000 $782,913,872 $125,760,166,225
2001 $687,410,645 $132,050,474,720
2002 $578,235,309 $150,253,800,086
2003 $487,038,685 $196,930,509,813
2004 $961,900,651 $234,979,615,898
2005 $1,027,701,068 $242,315,668,619
2006 $1,054,112,488 $269,073,415,334
2007 $1,279,703,047 $314,226,996,944
2008 $1,561,766,956 $351,121,399,546
2009 $1,450,142,509 $326,829,054,686
2010 $1,543,294,927 $296,417,644,404
2011 $1,409,693,597 $283,228,079,776
2012 $1,415,004,738 $238,841,140,018
2013 $1,375,609,453 $236,556,279,641
2014 $1,229,461,721 $233,911,581,521
2015 $1,378,176,609 $194,567,373,678
2016 $1,484,578,886 $193,097,239,006
2017 $1,504,909,463 $200,381,103,984
2018 $1,670,671,328 $213,298,873,494
2019 $1,813,609,692 $207,305,649,887
2020 $1,812,170,891 $191,362,985,555
2021 $2,014,158,842 $218,303,801,895
2022 $2,204,734,527 $218,880,566,444
2023 $2,396,111,021 $243,498,333,238
2024 $2,507,519,958 $257,144,811,302

Gambia and Greece economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Greece
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Greece
1960 - $513
1961 - $583
1962 - $608
1963 - $686
1964 - $773
1965 - $887
1966 $94.4 $984
1967 $97 $1,053
1968 $83.1 $1,138
1969 $88.7 $1,306
1970 $99.8 $1,474
1971 $103.3 $1,629
1972 $106.5 $1,873
1973 $131.4 $2,468
1974 $162.6 $2,789
1975 $189.8 $3,109
1976 $179.3 $3,343
1977 $213.8 $3,832
1978 $257.6 $4,629
1979 $300 $5,627
1980 $338 $5,812
1981 $296 $5,305
1982 $282.1 $5,502
1983 $268.6 $4,950
1984 $214.8 $4,785
1985 $262.8 $4,747
1986 $207.7 $5,578
1987 $237 $6,474
1988 $274.9 $7,492
1989 $280.9 $7,738
1990 $301 $9,467
1991 $628 $10,047
1992 $623 $11,021
1993 $635 $10,257
1994 $608 $10,937
1995 $622 $12,779
1996 $652 $13,433
1997 $600 $13,016
1998 $610 $13,023
1999 $575 $12,743
2000 $538 $11,638
2001 $460 $12,157
2002 $377 $13,782
2003 $309 $18,021
2004 $593 $21,449
2005 $616 $22,054
2006 $615 $24,416
2007 $725 $28,441
2008 $859 $31,696
2009 $775 $29,425
2010 $801 $26,653
2011 $711 $25,505
2012 $693 $21,624
2013 $654 $21,573
2014 $568 $21,475
2015 $620 $17,981
2016 $650 $17,919
2017 $643 $18,632
2018 $696 $19,873
2019 $738 $19,335
2020 $720 $17,887
2021 $782 $20,655
2022 $836 $20,972
2023 $888 $23,401
2024 $909 $24,752

Gambia vs. Greece life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Greece
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Greece
1950 31.2 66.2
1951 31.5 66.7
1952 31.7 67.3
1953 31.9 67.5
1954 32.2 68
1955 32.4 68.6
1956 32.8 68.1
1957 33.1 68.4
1958 33.6 69.7
1959 34.1 69.6
1960 34.6 70.5
1961 35.1 70.4
1962 35.6 70.3
1963 36.1 70.6
1964 36.6 70.5
1965 37.1 71.5
1966 37.6 71.9
1967 38.1 71.4
1968 38.5 71.5
1969 39 72.1
1970 39.5 72.7
1971 40 72.9
1972 40.5 72.7
1973 41.1 73
1974 41.7 73.5
1975 42.2 73.5
1976 42.9 73.7
1977 43.4 73.8
1978 43.6 74.4
1979 44.5 74.7
1980 45 74.5
1981 44.5 74.9
1982 46.3 75.2
1983 46.9 75.5
1984 47.5 75.8
1985 48.2 76.1
1986 48.8 76.5
1987 49.4 76.1
1988 50.1 77
1989 50.7 77.1
1990 51.3 77.3
1991 51.9 77.4
1992 52.5 77.3
1993 53.2 77.7
1994 53.8 77.9
1995 54.3 77.9
1996 54.8 78
1997 55.2 78.4
1998 56 78.3
1999 56.5 78.4
2000 56.9 78.4
2001 57.3 78.9
2002 57.7 79
2003 58.2 79.1
2004 58.7 79.4
2005 59.1 79.7
2006 59.7 79.8
2007 60 79.7
2008 60.5 80.1
2009 60.7 80.4
2010 61.2 80.6
2011 61.6 80.6
2012 61.9 80.4
2013 62.3 81.1
2014 62.6 81.1
2015 63 80.8
2016 63.4 81.3
2017 63.7 81
2018 64 81.5
2019 64.4 81.3
2020 64.4 81.5
2021 63.8 80.5
2022 64.9 79.9
2023 65.9 81.9
2024 66.1 82
2025 66.3 82.2

Gambia and Greece population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Greece
Year Population
Gambia Greece
1960 398,060 8,331,725
1961 408,930 8,398,050
1962 420,163 8,448,233
1963 431,757 8,479,625
1964 443,687 8,510,429
1965 455,952 8,550,333
1966 468,516 8,613,651
1967 481,588 8,684,088
1968 495,269 8,740,765
1969 509,440 8,772,764
1970 524,105 8,792,806
1971 539,388 8,831,036
1972 555,370 8,888,628
1973 571,991 8,929,086
1974 589,085 8,962,022
1975 606,821 9,046,541
1976 625,667 9,188,150
1977 645,770 9,308,479
1978 667,103 9,429,959
1979 689,781 9,548,258
1980 713,913 9,642,505
1981 739,125 9,729,350
1982 765,753 9,789,513
1983 794,525 9,846,627
1984 825,631 9,895,801
1985 858,874 9,934,300
1986 894,019 9,967,213
1987 931,091 10,000,595
1988 970,160 10,036,983
1989 1,011,357 10,089,498
1990 1,054,696 10,196,792
1991 1,099,959 10,319,927
1992 1,145,582 10,399,061
1993 1,188,365 10,460,415
1994 1,227,226 10,512,922
1995 1,264,313 10,562,153
1996 1,301,410 10,608,800
1997 1,338,889 10,661,259
1998 1,376,987 10,720,509
1999 1,415,779 10,761,698
2000 1,455,084 10,805,808
2001 1,495,011 10,862,132
2002 1,535,691 10,902,022
2003 1,577,611 10,928,070
2004 1,621,312 10,955,141
2005 1,667,037 10,987,314
2006 1,715,275 11,020,362
2007 1,765,774 11,048,473
2008 1,817,852 11,077,841
2009 1,871,422 11,107,017
2010 1,926,630 11,121,341
2011 1,983,784 11,104,899
2012 2,043,094 11,045,011
2013 2,103,820 10,965,211
2014 2,164,528 10,892,413
2015 2,224,529 10,820,883
2016 2,283,769 10,775,971
2017 2,342,189 10,754,679
2018 2,399,632 10,732,882
2019 2,456,844 10,721,582
2020 2,515,733 10,698,599
2021 2,576,010 10,569,207
2022 2,636,470 10,436,882
2023 2,697,845 10,405,588
2024 2,759,988 10,388,805

Fertility rates in Gambia and Greece

Fertility rate
Gambia

Greece
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Greece
1960 6.25 2.23
1961 6.23 2.13
1962 6.21 2.16
1963 6.2 2.14
1964 6.2 2.24
1965 6.19 2.25
1966 6.18 2.32
1967 6.21 2.45
1968 6.22 2.42
1969 6.25 2.36
1970 6.26 2.4
1971 6.33 2.32
1972 6.37 2.32
1973 6.41 2.27
1974 6.42 2.38
1975 6.43 2.33
1976 6.43 2.35
1977 6.43 2.27
1978 6.42 2.28
1979 6.41 2.26
1980 6.41 2.23
1981 6.4 2.09
1982 6.4 2.03
1983 6.39 1.94
1984 6.39 1.83
1985 6.36 1.67
1986 6.34 1.6
1987 6.3 1.5
1988 6.26 1.5
1989 6.25 1.4
1990 6.25 1.39
1991 6.19 1.37
1992 6.11 1.36
1993 6.03 1.32
1994 6.04 1.33
1995 5.99 1.28
1996 5.93 1.26
1997 5.85 1.27
1998 5.82 1.24
1999 5.77 1.23
2000 5.72 1.25
2001 5.67 1.25
2002 5.66 1.28
2003 5.66 1.29
2004 5.68 1.31
2005 5.71 1.34
2006 5.74 1.4
2007 5.69 1.41
2008 5.63 1.5
2009 5.57 1.5
2010 5.56 1.48
2011 5.54 1.4
2012 5.52 1.34
2013 5.39 1.29
2014 5.2 1.3
2015 5 1.33
2016 4.81 1.38
2017 4.61 1.35
2018 4.42 1.35
2019 4.33 1.34
2020 4.25 1.39
2021 4.17 1.43
2022 4.08 1.32
2023 4.01 1.32

Gambia and Greece demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Greece
Year Median age, years
Gambia Greece
1960 19.4 28.5
1961 19.4 29
1962 19.5 29.3
1963 19.6 29.4
1964 19.6 29.4
1965 19.7 31
1966 19.7 30.9
1967 19.8 31.1
1968 19.7 31.3
1969 19.6 31.6
1970 19.5 33.2
1971 19.4 32.9
1972 19.3 33
1973 19.2 33.3
1974 19.1 33.6
1975 18.9 33.8
1976 18.8 33.8
1977 18.6 33.9
1978 18.5 33.9
1979 18.4 34
1980 18.2 33.8
1981 18.1 33.7
1982 17.9 33.9
1983 17.8 34.1
1984 17.6 34.3
1985 17.5 34.5
1986 17.4 34.8
1987 17.4 35.1
1988 17.3 35.4
1989 17.2 35.7
1990 17.2 36
1991 17.1 36.3
1992 17.1 36.5
1993 17 36.6
1994 16.9 36.8
1995 16.8 37
1996 16.7 37.2
1997 16.6 37.4
1998 16.5 37.6
1999 16.5 37.8
2000 16.5 38
2001 16.6 38.2
2002 16.6 38.5
2003 16.7 38.8
2004 16.8 39.1
2005 16.9 39.4
2006 17 39.7
2007 17.1 40.1
2008 17.2 40.5
2009 17.3 40.9
2010 17.4 41.4
2011 17.5 41.8
2012 17.6 42.2
2013 17.7 42.7
2014 17.8 43.2
2015 17.9 43.7
2016 18.1 44.1
2017 18.2 44.4
2018 18.4 44.7
2019 18.5 45
2020 18.7 45.3
2021 18.9 45.9
2022 19.1 46.4
2023 19.2 46.7
2024 19.4 47.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Greece
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$239B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
49.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
3.23%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
147,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-0.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
10%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
68%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
26%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
16
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
143
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$83.2B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$15.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$561M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
7,406,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
10.5%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
88.6%
2024

Energy

Gambia Greece
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
1,875 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$22
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
51.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
4.97 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
21.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
12.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
89.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,694 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
40.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
8.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Greece
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-122,772
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
81%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.88 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
72.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.84
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
8.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
93.9%
2009
English speaking
2.34%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
86.3%
2024

Health

Gambia Greece
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$1,768
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$593
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
6.37
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
31 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
5
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
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
32.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
5.81 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Greece
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
4,791 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
20,742 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
15,065 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
72,700 mi
2018

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