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Gambia vs India statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 1.45B in India (ranked 1/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 1,147,955 sq mi for India (ranked 161st vs. 7th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while India ranks 143/197 ($2,697).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia India
Population
2871879
1474115403
Population rank 138/197 1/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$3.91T
2024
GDP rank 173/197 5/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$2,697
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 143/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$11,159
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$3.18T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
80.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$2,192
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 116/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$4,011
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
1,147,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
1,264 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Gambia and India: Comparison Charts

Gambia and India economies compared

GDP
Gambia

India
Year GDP
Gambia India
1960 - $37,029,883,876
1961 - $39,232,435,784
1962 - $42,161,481,858
1963 - $48,421,923,459
1964 - $56,480,289,941
1965 - $59,556,105,229
1966 $44,212,081 $45,581,230,504
1967 $46,695,007 $50,134,942,204
1968 $41,160,066 $53,085,455,871
1969 $45,168,072 $58,447,995,017
1970 $52,296,084 $62,422,483,055
1971 $55,728,663 $67,351,404,352
1972 $59,160,569 $71,464,700,667
1973 $75,187,749 $85,517,673,173
1974 $95,796,022 $99,526,597,934
1975 $115,179,719 $98,473,832,017
1976 $112,190,829 $102,716,451,980
1977 $138,093,099 $121,486,641,441
1978 $171,833,086 $137,302,319,829
1979 $207,112,628 $152,995,442,498
1980 $241,083,090 $186,328,579,302
1981 $218,767,743 $193,491,368,446
1982 $216,050,552 $200,715,624,831
1983 $213,448,585 $218,262,146,413
1984 $177,340,880 $212,157,645,178
1985 $225,726,359 $232,511,554,840
1986 $185,646,987 $248,985,994,041
1987 $220,626,484 $279,033,584,092
1988 $266,672,212 $296,589,670,896
1989 $284,120,329 $296,042,052,945
1990 $317,083,695 $320,979,026,420
1991 $690,311,081 $270,105,341,879
1992 $714,254,256 $288,208,070,278
1993 $755,040,974 $279,295,648,983
1994 $746,493,952 $327,274,843,459
1995 $785,999,865 $360,281,909,643
1996 $848,239,446 $392,896,866,205
1997 $803,633,342 $415,867,563,593
1998 $840,285,265 $421,351,317,225
1999 $814,724,032 $458,821,052,616
2000 $782,913,872 $468,395,521,654
2001 $687,410,645 $485,440,139,204
2002 $578,235,309 $514,939,140,319
2003 $487,038,685 $607,700,687,237
2004 $961,900,651 $709,152,728,831
2005 $1,027,701,068 $820,383,763,511
2006 $1,054,112,488 $940,259,888,788
2007 $1,279,703,047 $1,216,736,438,835
2008 $1,561,766,956 $1,198,895,139,006
2009 $1,450,142,509 $1,341,888,016,995
2010 $1,543,294,927 $1,675,615,519,485
2011 $1,409,693,597 $1,823,051,829,895
2012 $1,415,004,738 $1,827,637,590,410
2013 $1,375,609,453 $1,856,721,507,622
2014 $1,229,461,721 $2,039,126,479,155
2015 $1,378,176,609 $2,103,588,360,045
2016 $1,484,578,886 $2,294,796,885,663
2017 $1,504,909,463 $2,651,474,262,755
2018 $1,670,671,328 $2,702,929,641,649
2019 $1,813,609,692 $2,835,606,256,558
2020 $1,812,170,891 $2,674,851,578,587
2021 $2,014,158,842 $3,167,270,623,260
2022 $2,204,734,527 $3,346,107,287,731
2023 $2,396,111,021 $3,638,489,096,034
2024 $2,507,519,958 $3,912,686,168,582

Gambia and India economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

India
Year GDP per capita
Gambia India
1960 - $84.9
1961 - $87.9
1962 - $92.2
1963 - $103.4
1964 - $117.9
1965 - $121.5
1966 $94.4 $91
1967 $97 $98
1968 $83.1 $101.6
1969 $88.7 $109.5
1970 $99.8 $114.4
1971 $103.3 $120.7
1972 $106.5 $125.3
1973 $131.4 $146.6
1974 $162.6 $166.7
1975 $189.8 $161.1
1976 $179.3 $164.1
1977 $213.8 $189.6
1978 $257.6 $209.4
1979 $300 $228
1980 $338 $271.1
1981 $296 $275
1982 $282.1 $278.7
1983 $268.6 $296
1984 $214.8 $281
1985 $262.8 $301
1986 $207.7 $315
1987 $237 $345
1988 $274.9 $358
1989 $280.9 $350
1990 $301 $371
1991 $628 $306
1992 $623 $319
1993 $635 $303
1994 $608 $348
1995 $622 $375
1996 $652 $401
1997 $600 $416
1998 $610 $414
1999 $575 $442
2000 $538 $443
2001 $460 $450
2002 $377 $469
2003 $309 $544
2004 $593 $624
2005 $616 $710
2006 $615 $802
2007 $725 $1,022
2008 $859 $993
2009 $775 $1,095
2010 $801 $1,348
2011 $711 $1,445
2012 $693 $1,429
2013 $654 $1,433
2014 $568 $1,554
2015 $620 $1,584
2016 $650 $1,708
2017 $643 $1,950
2018 $696 $1,966
2019 $738 $2,041
2020 $720 $1,907
2021 $782 $2,240
2022 $836 $2,347
2023 $888 $2,530
2024 $909 $2,697

Gambia vs. India life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

India
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia India
1950 31.2 41.2
1951 31.5 41.6
1952 31.7 42.1
1953 31.9 42.4
1954 32.2 43.2
1955 32.4 43.7
1956 32.8 44.1
1957 33.1 44.4
1958 33.6 44.8
1959 34.1 45.3
1960 34.6 45.6
1961 35.1 45.8
1962 35.6 46.1
1963 36.1 46.5
1964 36.6 46.7
1965 37.1 45.6
1966 37.6 45.9
1967 38.1 46.2
1968 38.5 47.9
1969 39 48.3
1970 39.5 48.6
1971 40 48.9
1972 40.5 49.2
1973 41.1 49.6
1974 41.7 50.3
1975 42.2 50.8
1976 42.9 51.3
1977 43.4 51.8
1978 43.6 52.4
1979 44.5 53
1980 45 53.6
1981 44.5 54.2
1982 46.3 54.7
1983 46.9 55.3
1984 47.5 55.8
1985 48.2 56.3
1986 48.8 56.8
1987 49.4 57.3
1988 50.1 57.7
1989 50.7 58.2
1990 51.3 58.6
1991 51.9 59
1992 52.5 59.4
1993 53.2 59.8
1994 53.8 60.2
1995 54.3 60.6
1996 54.8 61
1997 55.2 61.4
1998 56 61.9
1999 56.5 62.3
2000 56.9 62.7
2001 57.3 63.2
2002 57.7 63.6
2003 58.2 64.1
2004 58.7 64.5
2005 59.1 64.9
2006 59.7 65.4
2007 60 65.8
2008 60.5 66.2
2009 60.7 66.7
2010 61.2 67.2
2011 61.6 67.6
2012 61.9 68.1
2013 62.3 68.5
2014 62.6 68.9
2015 63 69.3
2016 63.4 69.7
2017 63.7 70.1
2018 64 70.4
2019 64.4 70.7
2020 64.4 70.2
2021 63.8 67.3
2022 64.9 71.7
2023 65.9 72
2024 66.1 72.2
2025 66.3 72.5

Gambia and India population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

India
Year Population
Gambia India
1960 398,060 435,990,338
1961 408,930 446,564,729
1962 420,163 457,283,090
1963 431,757 468,138,575
1964 443,687 479,229,598
1965 455,952 490,140,146
1966 468,516 500,740,247
1967 481,588 511,606,372
1968 495,269 522,716,889
1969 509,440 533,880,544
1970 524,105 545,864,268
1971 539,388 558,096,387
1972 555,370 570,482,142
1973 571,991 583,465,598
1974 589,085 597,041,391
1975 606,821 611,309,535
1976 625,667 625,861,883
1977 645,770 640,801,103
1978 667,103 655,728,229
1979 689,781 671,155,747
1980 713,913 687,354,025
1981 739,125 703,696,250
1982 765,753 720,313,473
1983 794,525 737,372,681
1984 825,631 754,875,449
1985 858,874 772,647,793
1986 894,019 790,689,978
1987 931,091 808,931,270
1988 970,160 827,342,990
1989 1,011,357 846,039,529
1990 1,054,696 864,972,221
1991 1,099,959 883,927,600
1992 1,145,582 902,957,070
1993 1,188,365 922,118,387
1994 1,227,226 941,163,767
1995 1,264,313 960,301,044
1996 1,301,410 979,678,458
1997 1,338,889 999,133,762
1998 1,376,987 1,018,665,080
1999 1,415,779 1,038,225,823
2000 1,455,084 1,057,922,733
2001 1,495,011 1,077,898,575
2002 1,535,691 1,097,600,380
2003 1,577,611 1,116,803,006
2004 1,621,312 1,135,991,513
2005 1,667,037 1,154,676,322
2006 1,715,275 1,172,878,890
2007 1,765,774 1,190,676,021
2008 1,817,852 1,207,930,964
2009 1,871,422 1,225,524,753
2010 1,926,630 1,243,481,564
2011 1,983,784 1,261,224,954
2012 2,043,094 1,278,674,502
2013 2,103,820 1,295,829,511
2014 2,164,528 1,312,277,191
2015 2,224,529 1,328,024,498
2016 2,283,769 1,343,944,296
2017 2,342,189 1,359,657,400
2018 2,399,632 1,374,659,064
2019 2,456,844 1,389,030,312
2020 2,515,733 1,402,617,695
2021 2,576,010 1,414,203,896
2022 2,636,470 1,425,423,212
2023 2,697,845 1,438,069,596
2024 2,759,988 1,450,935,791

Fertility rates in Gambia and India

Fertility rate
Gambia

India
Year Fertility rate
Gambia India
1960 6.25 5.92
1961 6.23 5.94
1962 6.21 5.95
1963 6.2 5.97
1964 6.2 5.98
1965 6.19 5.94
1966 6.18 5.88
1967 6.21 5.83
1968 6.22 5.76
1969 6.25 5.68
1970 6.26 5.62
1971 6.33 5.57
1972 6.37 5.48
1973 6.41 5.4
1974 6.42 5.33
1975 6.43 5.2
1976 6.43 5.13
1977 6.43 5.01
1978 6.42 4.89
1979 6.41 4.81
1980 6.41 4.78
1981 6.4 4.7
1982 6.4 4.62
1983 6.39 4.57
1984 6.39 4.52
1985 6.36 4.43
1986 6.34 4.4
1987 6.3 4.31
1988 6.26 4.22
1989 6.25 4.13
1990 6.25 4.05
1991 6.19 3.96
1992 6.11 3.88
1993 6.03 3.8
1994 6.04 3.72
1995 5.99 3.65
1996 5.93 3.58
1997 5.85 3.51
1998 5.82 3.45
1999 5.77 3.38
2000 5.72 3.35
2001 5.67 3.3
2002 5.66 3.22
2003 5.66 3.12
2004 5.68 3.05
2005 5.71 2.96
2006 5.74 2.87
2007 5.69 2.78
2008 5.63 2.71
2009 5.57 2.67
2010 5.56 2.6
2011 5.54 2.53
2012 5.52 2.47
2013 5.39 2.4
2014 5.2 2.29
2015 5 2.29
2016 4.81 2.28
2017 4.61 2.19
2018 4.42 2.18
2019 4.33 2.12
2020 4.25 2.05
2021 4.17 2.01
2022 4.08 1.99
2023 4.01 1.98

Gambia and India demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

India
Year Median age, years
Gambia India
1960 19.4 20.2
1961 19.4 20.1
1962 19.5 19.9
1963 19.6 19.8
1964 19.6 19.6
1965 19.7 19.5
1966 19.7 19.4
1967 19.8 19.3
1968 19.7 19.2
1969 19.6 19.2
1970 19.5 19.2
1971 19.4 19.2
1972 19.3 19.2
1973 19.2 19.3
1974 19.1 19.3
1975 18.9 19.4
1976 18.8 19.5
1977 18.6 19.6
1978 18.5 19.7
1979 18.4 19.8
1980 18.2 19.9
1981 18.1 20
1982 17.9 20
1983 17.8 20.1
1984 17.6 20.2
1985 17.5 20.3
1986 17.4 20.4
1987 17.4 20.4
1988 17.3 20.5
1989 17.2 20.6
1990 17.2 20.7
1991 17.1 20.8
1992 17.1 21
1993 17 21.1
1994 16.9 21.2
1995 16.8 21.4
1996 16.7 21.6
1997 16.6 21.7
1998 16.5 21.9
1999 16.5 22.1
2000 16.5 22.3
2001 16.6 22.5
2002 16.6 22.7
2003 16.7 22.9
2004 16.8 23.1
2005 16.9 23.3
2006 17 23.6
2007 17.1 23.8
2008 17.2 24.1
2009 17.3 24.4
2010 17.4 24.7
2011 17.5 25
2012 17.6 25.3
2013 17.7 25.6
2014 17.8 26
2015 17.9 26.3
2016 18.1 26.6
2017 18.2 27
2018 18.4 27.3
2019 18.5 27.7
2020 18.7 28.1
2021 18.9 28.4
2022 19.1 28.7
2023 19.2 29.1
2024 19.4 29.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia India
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$3.84T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
27.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
4.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
2.44%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
3,068,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-6.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
4.17%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
49.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
24.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
53
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
22.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
4.5%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
868,660
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.09%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
205
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,673
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$5.13T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$643B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$138B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
17,914,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
2.77%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
89%
2024

Energy

Gambia India
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
754 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
2,955 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
2.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
74.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
4.12%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
36.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,182 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
19.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
7.24%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.41%
2023
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
99.5%
2023

Society

Gambia India
% of world population
0.03%
2024
17.8%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-630,830
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
36.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.09 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
44
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
2.83
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
15.6
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
81.7%
2023
English speaking
2.34%
2023
15.8%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
55.9%
2022

Health

Gambia India
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$79.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$36.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
1.17%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
0.73
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
27.7
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
7.51%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
4.1 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia India
% of world land
0.007%
2025
2%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
791 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
689,466 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
281,697 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
4,111,675 mi
2024

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