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Gambia vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 161st vs. 104th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Iceland
Population
2871879
412970
Population rank 138/197 172/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Gambia and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Iceland
Year GDP
Gambia Iceland
1960 - $252,169,712
1961 - $257,703,245
1962 - $289,200,704
1963 - $345,175,036
1964 - $440,797,869
1965 - $531,569,564
1966 $44,212,081 $638,349,755
1967 $46,695,007 $630,567,116
1968 $41,160,066 $481,532,848
1969 $45,168,072 $420,945,148
1970 $52,296,084 $526,704,545
1971 $55,728,663 $670,251,136
1972 $59,160,569 $839,652,164
1973 $75,187,749 $1,154,440,253
1974 $95,796,022 $1,515,190,595
1975 $115,179,719 $1,406,875,081
1976 $112,190,829 $1,669,488,390
1977 $138,093,099 $2,208,509,076
1978 $171,833,086 $2,511,826,196
1979 $207,112,628 $2,853,435,054
1980 $241,083,090 $3,381,419,251
1981 $218,767,743 $3,492,997,010
1982 $216,050,552 $3,206,626,645
1983 $213,448,585 $2,765,950,336
1984 $177,340,880 $2,864,441,387
1985 $225,726,359 $2,984,052,357
1986 $185,646,987 $3,989,622,739
1987 $220,626,484 $5,520,318,405
1988 $266,672,212 $6,106,635,816
1989 $284,120,329 $5,672,569,449
1990 $317,083,695 $6,468,736,356
1991 $690,311,081 $6,909,730,288
1992 $714,254,256 $7,080,981,738
1993 $755,040,974 $6,218,581,532
1994 $746,493,952 $6,389,460,343
1995 $785,999,865 $7,123,633,418
1996 $848,239,446 $7,426,082,271
1997 $803,633,342 $7,569,672,925
1998 $840,285,265 $8,503,746,468
1999 $814,724,032 $8,982,047,589
2000 $782,913,872 $9,025,660,362
2001 $687,410,645 $8,234,846,805
2002 $578,235,309 $9,318,395,055
2003 $487,038,685 $11,429,333,038
2004 $961,900,651 $13,825,302,536
2005 $1,027,701,068 $16,852,963,067
2006 $1,054,112,488 $17,465,318,552
2007 $1,279,703,047 $21,652,505,597
2008 $1,561,766,956 $18,074,622,987
2009 $1,450,142,509 $13,154,414,219
2010 $1,543,294,927 $13,751,161,918
2011 $1,409,693,597 $15,221,622,926
2012 $1,415,004,738 $14,751,508,134
2013 $1,375,609,453 $16,125,060,515
2014 $1,229,461,721 $17,867,662,178
2015 $1,378,176,609 $17,517,210,519
2016 $1,484,578,886 $20,793,168,031
2017 $1,504,909,463 $24,728,285,177
2018 $1,670,671,328 $26,260,850,582
2019 $1,813,609,692 $24,681,343,649
2020 $1,812,170,891 $21,629,953,194
2021 $2,014,158,842 $25,770,339,317
2022 $2,204,734,527 $28,696,453,180
2023 $2,396,111,021 $31,452,223,862
2024 $2,507,519,958 $33,462,807,983

Gambia and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Iceland
1960 - $1,436
1961 - $1,439
1962 - $1,586
1963 - $1,859
1964 - $2,332
1965 - $2,764
1966 $94.4 $3,264
1967 $97 $3,173
1968 $83.1 $2,390
1969 $88.7 $2,070
1970 $99.8 $2,576
1971 $103.3 $3,252
1972 $106.5 $4,015
1973 $131.4 $5,437
1974 $162.6 $7,041
1975 $189.8 $6,454
1976 $179.3 $7,583
1977 $213.8 $9,957
1978 $257.6 $11,237
1979 $300 $12,641
1980 $338 $14,822
1981 $296 $15,137
1982 $282.1 $13,712
1983 $268.6 $11,672
1984 $214.8 $11,960
1985 $262.8 $12,361
1986 $207.7 $16,406
1987 $237 $22,453
1988 $274.9 $24,452
1989 $280.9 $22,434
1990 $301 $25,385
1991 $628 $26,803
1992 $623 $27,124
1993 $635 $23,580
1994 $608 $24,019
1995 $622 $26,634
1996 $652 $27,615
1997 $600 $27,919
1998 $610 $31,030
1999 $575 $32,382
2000 $538 $32,096
2001 $460 $28,897
2002 $377 $32,409
2003 $309 $39,477
2004 $593 $47,335
2005 $616 $56,795
2006 $615 $57,493
2007 $725 $69,496
2008 $859 $56,943
2009 $775 $41,301
2010 $801 $43,237
2011 $711 $47,715
2012 $693 $45,996
2013 $654 $49,805
2014 $568 $54,577
2015 $620 $52,952
2016 $650 $61,988
2017 $643 $72,010
2018 $696 $74,452
2019 $738 $68,452
2020 $720 $59,024
2021 $782 $69,178
2022 $836 $75,121
2023 $888 $79,960
2024 $909 $82,704

Gambia vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Iceland
1950 31.2 71
1951 31.5 71
1952 31.7 72.4
1953 31.9 72.3
1954 32.2 73.3
1955 32.4 73.3
1956 32.8 72.9
1957 33.1 73.4
1958 33.6 73.3
1959 34.1 72.6
1960 34.6 74
1961 35.1 73.4
1962 35.6 73.6
1963 36.1 72.9
1964 36.6 73.5
1965 37.1 73.8
1966 37.6 73.1
1967 38.1 73.7
1968 38.5 73.9
1969 39 73.7
1970 39.5 73.8
1971 40 73.5
1972 40.5 74.4
1973 41.1 74.3
1974 41.7 74.1
1975 42.2 75.3
1976 42.9 76.6
1977 43.4 76.1
1978 43.6 76.4
1979 44.5 76.5
1980 45 76.6
1981 44.5 76.2
1982 46.3 76.8
1983 46.9 76.4
1984 47.5 77.3
1985 48.2 77.4
1986 48.8 77.9
1987 49.4 77.1
1988 50.1 76.9
1989 50.7 77.9
1990 51.3 77.7
1991 51.9 77.8
1992 52.5 78.6
1993 53.2 78.8
1994 53.8 79
1995 54.3 77.5
1996 54.8 78.6
1997 55.2 78.7
1998 56 79.4
1999 56.5 79.2
2000 56.9 79.5
2001 57.3 80.4
2002 57.7 80.3
2003 58.2 80.8
2004 58.7 80.7
2005 59.1 81.2
2006 59.7 80.9
2007 60 81.1
2008 60.5 81.2
2009 60.7 81.4
2010 61.2 81.6
2011 61.6 82
2012 61.9 82.3
2013 62.3 81.7
2014 62.6 82.4
2015 63 82.2
2016 63.4 81.8
2017 63.7 82.2
2018 64 82.5
2019 64.4 82.8
2020 64.4 82.7
2021 63.8 82.8
2022 64.9 81.6
2023 65.9 82.7
2024 66.1 83
2025 66.3 83.2

Gambia and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Iceland
Year Population
Gambia Iceland
1960 398,060 175,574
1961 408,930 179,029
1962 420,163 182,378
1963 431,757 185,653
1964 443,687 188,983
1965 455,952 192,286
1966 468,516 195,570
1967 481,588 198,751
1968 495,269 201,488
1969 509,440 203,369
1970 524,105 204,438
1971 539,388 206,098
1972 555,370 209,137
1973 571,991 212,317
1974 589,085 215,209
1975 606,821 217,979
1976 625,667 220,154
1977 645,770 221,799
1978 667,103 223,537
1979 689,781 225,735
1980 713,913 228,138
1981 739,125 230,755
1982 765,753 233,860
1983 794,525 236,977
1984 825,631 239,511
1985 858,874 241,405
1986 894,019 243,180
1987 931,091 245,859
1988 970,160 249,740
1989 1,011,357 252,852
1990 1,054,696 254,826
1991 1,099,959 257,797
1992 1,145,582 261,057
1993 1,188,365 263,725
1994 1,227,226 266,021
1995 1,264,313 267,468
1996 1,301,410 268,916
1997 1,338,889 271,128
1998 1,376,987 274,047
1999 1,415,779 277,381
2000 1,455,084 281,205
2001 1,495,011 284,968
2002 1,535,691 287,523
2003 1,577,611 289,521
2004 1,621,312 292,074
2005 1,667,037 296,734
2006 1,715,275 303,782
2007 1,765,774 311,566
2008 1,817,852 317,414
2009 1,871,422 318,499
2010 1,926,630 318,041
2011 1,983,784 319,014
2012 2,043,094 320,716
2013 2,103,820 323,764
2014 2,164,528 327,386
2015 2,224,529 330,815
2016 2,283,769 335,439
2017 2,342,189 343,400
2018 2,399,632 352,721
2019 2,456,844 360,563
2020 2,515,733 366,463
2021 2,576,010 372,520
2022 2,636,470 382,003
2023 2,697,845 393,349
2024 2,759,988 404,610

Fertility rates in Gambia and Iceland

Fertility rate
Gambia

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Iceland
1960 6.25 4.29
1961 6.23 3.88
1962 6.21 3.98
1963 6.2 3.99
1964 6.2 3.88
1965 6.19 3.73
1966 6.18 3.59
1967 6.21 3.28
1968 6.22 3.06
1969 6.25 2.99
1970 6.26 2.81
1971 6.33 2.92
1972 6.37 3.09
1973 6.41 2.94
1974 6.42 2.66
1975 6.43 2.65
1976 6.43 2.52
1977 6.43 2.31
1978 6.42 2.35
1979 6.41 2.49
1980 6.41 2.48
1981 6.4 2.33
1982 6.4 2.27
1983 6.39 2.24
1984 6.39 2.08
1985 6.36 1.93
1986 6.34 1.92
1987 6.3 2.06
1988 6.26 2.26
1989 6.25 2.19
1990 6.25 2.3
1991 6.19 2.18
1992 6.11 2.21
1993 6.03 2.22
1994 6.04 2.14
1995 5.99 2.08
1996 5.93 2.12
1997 5.85 2.04
1998 5.82 2.05
1999 5.77 1.99
2000 5.72 2.08
2001 5.67 1.95
2002 5.66 1.93
2003 5.66 1.99
2004 5.68 2.04
2005 5.71 2.05
2006 5.74 2.08
2007 5.69 2.09
2008 5.63 2.15
2009 5.57 2.23
2010 5.56 2.2
2011 5.54 2.02
2012 5.52 2.04
2013 5.39 1.93
2014 5.2 1.93
2015 5 1.8
2016 4.81 1.74
2017 4.61 1.71
2018 4.42 1.71
2019 4.33 1.74
2020 4.25 1.72
2021 4.17 1.82
2022 4.08 1.59
2023 4.01 1.59

Gambia and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Gambia Iceland
1960 19.4 25.4
1961 19.4 25.2
1962 19.5 24.9
1963 19.6 24.7
1964 19.6 24.4
1965 19.7 24.2
1966 19.7 24.1
1967 19.8 24.1
1968 19.7 24.2
1969 19.6 24.3
1970 19.5 24.5
1971 19.4 24.7
1972 19.3 24.8
1973 19.2 24.9
1974 19.1 25.1
1975 18.9 25.4
1976 18.8 25.7
1977 18.6 26
1978 18.5 26.4
1979 18.4 26.7
1980 18.2 26.9
1981 18.1 27.2
1982 17.9 27.5
1983 17.8 27.7
1984 17.6 28
1985 17.5 28.4
1986 17.4 28.8
1987 17.4 29.1
1988 17.3 29.3
1989 17.2 29.6
1990 17.2 30
1991 17.1 30.2
1992 17.1 30.5
1993 17 30.8
1994 16.9 31.1
1995 16.8 31.5
1996 16.7 31.8
1997 16.6 32.1
1998 16.5 32.4
1999 16.5 32.6
2000 16.5 32.8
2001 16.6 33
2002 16.6 33.4
2003 16.7 33.7
2004 16.8 34
2005 16.9 34.2
2006 17 34.5
2007 17.1 34.6
2008 17.2 34.5
2009 17.3 34.6
2010 17.4 34.9
2011 17.5 35.1
2012 17.6 35.4
2013 17.7 35.5
2014 17.8 35.7
2015 17.9 36
2016 18.1 36.2
2017 18.2 36.3
2018 18.4 36.4
2019 18.5 36.5
2020 18.7 36.6
2021 18.9 36.7
2022 19.1 36.7
2023 19.2 36.9
2024 19.4 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

Gambia Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Iceland
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
2.34%
2023
98%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Gambia Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Iceland
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
8,014 mi
2012

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