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Gambia vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 161st vs. 17th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Iran
Population
2871879
93020793
Population rank 138/197 17/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$437B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$18,442
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Gambia and Iran: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Iran economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Iran
Year GDP
Gambia Iran
1960 - $4,199,134,390
1961 - $4,426,949,095
1962 - $4,693,566,416
1963 - $4,928,628,018
1964 - $5,379,845,648
1965 - $6,197,319,929
1966 $44,212,081 $6,789,938,672
1967 $46,695,007 $7,555,383,690
1968 $41,160,066 $8,623,172,960
1969 $45,168,072 $9,743,089,607
1970 $52,296,084 $10,976,245,154
1971 $55,728,663 $13,731,802,833
1972 $59,160,569 $17,153,463,263
1973 $75,187,749 $27,081,698,250
1974 $95,796,022 $46,209,092,072
1975 $115,179,719 $51,776,222,350
1976 $112,190,829 $68,055,295,081
1977 $138,093,099 $80,600,122,702
1978 $171,833,086 $77,994,316,621
1979 $207,112,628 $90,391,877,326
1980 $241,083,090 $94,362,275,580
1981 $218,767,743 $100,499,312,750
1982 $216,050,552 $125,948,756,439
1983 $213,448,585 $156,365,156,618
1984 $177,340,880 $162,276,728,620
1985 $225,726,359 $180,183,629,600
1986 $185,646,987 $209,094,561,833
1987 $220,626,484 $134,009,995,923
1988 $266,672,212 $123,057,861,334
1989 $284,120,329 $120,496,362,916
1990 $317,083,695 $124,813,263,926
1991 $690,311,081 $131,637,664,958
1992 $714,254,256 $119,768,691,217
1993 $755,040,974 $63,743,623,231
1994 $746,493,952 $71,841,461,172
1995 $785,999,865 $96,419,225,745
1996 $848,239,446 $120,403,931,883
1997 $803,633,342 $113,919,163,421
1998 $840,285,265 $110,276,913,362
1999 $814,724,032 $113,848,450,089
2000 $782,913,872 $109,591,707,801
2001 $687,410,645 $126,878,750,296
2002 $578,235,309 $128,626,917,504
2003 $487,038,685 $151,911,222,120
2004 $961,900,651 $187,754,571,247
2005 $1,027,701,068 $224,970,371,329
2006 $1,054,112,488 $265,602,187,406
2007 $1,279,703,047 $349,736,591,836
2008 $1,561,766,956 $406,070,949,551
2009 $1,450,142,509 $414,059,094,950
2010 $1,543,294,927 $487,069,570,461
2011 $1,409,693,597 $629,082,257,472
2012 $1,415,004,738 $644,019,315,004
2013 $1,375,609,453 $500,399,839,840
2014 $1,229,461,721 $462,284,793,281
2015 $1,378,176,609 $409,191,686,497
2016 $1,484,578,886 $459,042,684,193
2017 $1,504,909,463 $489,168,731,811
2018 $1,670,671,328 $398,880,231,367
2019 $1,813,609,692 $333,519,146,339
2020 $1,812,170,891 $262,186,179,356
2021 $2,014,158,842 $383,436,202,447
2022 $2,204,734,527 $394,362,621,793
2023 $2,396,111,021 $404,625,655,076
2024 $2,507,519,958 $436,906,331,672

Gambia and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Iran
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Iran
1960 - $195.6
1961 - $200.1
1962 - $205.8
1963 - $209.6
1964 - $221.7
1965 - $247.5
1966 $94.4 $262.9
1967 $97 $283.7
1968 $83.1 $314
1969 $88.7 $345
1970 $99.8 $377
1971 $103.3 $457
1972 $106.5 $555
1973 $131.4 $851
1974 $162.6 $1,409
1975 $189.8 $1,532
1976 $179.3 $1,954
1977 $213.8 $2,243
1978 $257.6 $2,101
1979 $300 $2,352
1980 $338 $2,368
1981 $296 $2,393
1982 $282.1 $2,845
1983 $268.6 $3,397
1984 $214.8 $3,395
1985 $262.8 $3,634
1986 $207.7 $4,064
1987 $237 $2,513
1988 $274.9 $2,234
1989 $280.9 $2,125
1990 $301 $2,138
1991 $628 $2,194
1992 $623 $1,957
1993 $635 $1,038
1994 $608 $1,168
1995 $622 $1,550
1996 $652 $1,915
1997 $600 $1,790
1998 $610 $1,709
1999 $575 $1,740
2000 $538 $1,650
2001 $460 $1,881
2002 $377 $1,891
2003 $309 $2,209
2004 $593 $2,672
2005 $616 $3,132
2006 $615 $3,619
2007 $725 $4,688
2008 $859 $5,377
2009 $775 $5,416
2010 $801 $6,291
2011 $711 $8,026
2012 $693 $8,114
2013 $654 $6,223
2014 $568 $5,672
2015 $620 $4,953
2016 $650 $5,477
2017 $643 $5,753
2018 $696 $4,632
2019 $738 $3,831
2020 $720 $2,989
2021 $782 $4,335
2022 $836 $4,405
2023 $888 $4,466
2024 $909 $4,771

Gambia vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Iran
1950 31.2 38.2
1951 31.5 38.7
1952 31.7 39.2
1953 31.9 39.5
1954 32.2 40
1955 32.4 40.6
1956 32.8 41.1
1957 33.1 41.3
1958 33.6 42.2
1959 34.1 42.8
1960 34.6 43.3
1961 35.1 43.9
1962 35.6 43.8
1963 36.1 45.1
1964 36.6 45.7
1965 37.1 46.4
1966 37.6 47.1
1967 38.1 47.8
1968 38.5 47.9
1969 39 49.4
1970 39.5 50.2
1971 40 51.1
1972 40.5 51.7
1973 41.1 52.9
1974 41.7 53.9
1975 42.2 54.8
1976 42.9 55.8
1977 43.4 56.7
1978 43.6 56
1979 44.5 58.5
1980 45 58.4
1981 44.5 56.6
1982 46.3 57.6
1983 46.9 58.5
1984 47.5 60.9
1985 48.2 61.5
1986 48.8 62.1
1987 49.4 62.7
1988 50.1 63.3
1989 50.7 65.3
1990 51.3 64.1
1991 51.9 66.2
1992 52.5 66.7
1993 53.2 67
1994 53.8 67.5
1995 54.3 67.9
1996 54.8 68.3
1997 55.2 68.6
1998 56 69.2
1999 56.5 69.7
2000 56.9 70.2
2001 57.3 70.6
2002 57.7 71.1
2003 58.2 70.5
2004 58.7 72
2005 59.1 72.4
2006 59.7 72.9
2007 60 73.3
2008 60.5 73.7
2009 60.7 74
2010 61.2 74.4
2011 61.6 74.7
2012 61.9 75
2013 62.3 75.3
2014 62.6 75.6
2015 63 75.9
2016 63.4 76.2
2017 63.7 76.4
2018 64 76.6
2019 64.4 76.9
2020 64.4 74.1
2021 63.8 73.8
2022 64.9 76.8
2023 65.9 77.7
2024 66.1 77.9
2025 66.3 78.1

Gambia and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Iran
Year Population
Gambia Iran
1960 398,060 21,470,434
1961 408,930 22,125,726
1962 420,163 22,807,907
1963 431,757 23,519,005
1964 443,687 24,262,859
1965 455,952 25,036,978
1966 468,516 25,829,270
1967 481,588 26,628,432
1968 495,269 27,437,391
1969 509,440 28,273,482
1970 524,105 29,145,100
1971 539,388 30,029,071
1972 555,370 30,921,179
1973 571,991 31,839,838
1974 589,085 32,796,463
1975 606,821 33,802,973
1976 625,667 34,837,271
1977 645,770 35,933,181
1978 667,103 37,126,535
1979 689,781 38,424,952
1980 713,913 39,842,324
1981 739,125 41,989,312
1982 765,753 44,272,141
1983 794,525 46,029,535
1984 825,631 47,793,998
1985 858,874 49,582,289
1986 894,019 51,446,045
1987 931,091 53,323,493
1988 970,160 55,072,694
1989 1,011,357 56,704,914
1990 1,054,696 58,380,092
1991 1,099,959 59,986,931
1992 1,145,582 61,184,983
1993 1,188,365 61,403,543
1994 1,227,226 61,520,598
1995 1,264,313 62,205,567
1996 1,301,410 62,881,300
1997 1,338,889 63,639,638
1998 1,376,987 64,519,859
1999 1,415,779 65,445,391
2000 1,455,084 66,418,659
2001 1,495,011 67,452,005
2002 1,535,691 68,011,317
2003 1,577,611 68,769,340
2004 1,621,312 70,256,316
2005 1,667,037 71,828,455
2006 1,715,275 73,392,747
2007 1,765,774 74,602,648
2008 1,817,852 75,514,204
2009 1,871,422 76,457,825
2010 1,926,630 77,420,842
2011 1,983,784 78,383,598
2012 2,043,094 79,370,580
2013 2,103,820 80,414,686
2014 2,164,528 81,502,045
2015 2,224,529 82,619,362
2016 2,283,769 83,812,228
2017 2,342,189 85,026,754
2018 2,399,632 86,117,998
2019 2,456,844 87,051,648
2020 2,515,733 87,723,443
2021 2,576,010 88,455,488
2022 2,636,470 89,524,246
2023 2,697,845 90,608,707
2024 2,759,988 91,567,738

Fertility rates in Gambia and Iran

Fertility rate
Gambia

Iran
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Iran
1960 6.25 7.52
1961 6.23 7.46
1962 6.21 7.4
1963 6.2 7.32
1964 6.2 7.24
1965 6.19 7.22
1966 6.18 7.21
1967 6.21 7.19
1968 6.22 7.12
1969 6.25 7.01
1970 6.26 6.8
1971 6.33 6.55
1972 6.37 6.26
1973 6.41 6.06
1974 6.42 5.97
1975 6.43 5.95
1976 6.43 6.07
1977 6.43 6.18
1978 6.42 6.34
1979 6.41 6.55
1980 6.41 6.63
1981 6.4 6.62
1982 6.4 6.59
1983 6.39 6.53
1984 6.39 6.43
1985 6.36 6.24
1986 6.34 6.01
1987 6.3 5.72
1988 6.26 5.43
1989 6.25 5.17
1990 6.25 4.93
1991 6.19 4.57
1992 6.11 4.1
1993 6.03 3.67
1994 6.04 3.24
1995 5.99 2.85
1996 5.93 2.54
1997 5.85 2.32
1998 5.82 2.19
1999 5.77 2.09
2000 5.72 2
2001 5.67 1.92
2002 5.66 1.84
2003 5.66 1.8
2004 5.68 1.78
2005 5.71 1.76
2006 5.74 1.76
2007 5.69 1.75
2008 5.63 1.74
2009 5.57 1.74
2010 5.56 1.75
2011 5.54 1.79
2012 5.52 1.85
2013 5.39 1.91
2014 5.2 1.98
2015 5 2.02
2016 4.81 2.05
2017 4.61 2.02
2018 4.42 1.92
2019 4.33 1.77
2020 4.25 1.7
2021 4.17 1.71
2022 4.08 1.7
2023 4.01 1.7

Gambia and Iran demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Iran
Year Median age, years
Gambia Iran
1960 19.4 19.1
1961 19.4 18.7
1962 19.5 18.4
1963 19.6 18.1
1964 19.6 17.9
1965 19.7 17.8
1966 19.7 17.7
1967 19.8 17.7
1968 19.7 17.6
1969 19.6 17.6
1970 19.5 17.6
1971 19.4 17.7
1972 19.3 17.8
1973 19.2 17.9
1974 19.1 18
1975 18.9 18.1
1976 18.8 18.2
1977 18.6 18.3
1978 18.5 18.3
1979 18.4 18.3
1980 18.2 18.2
1981 18.1 18.4
1982 17.9 18.6
1983 17.8 18.5
1984 17.6 18.4
1985 17.5 18.3
1986 17.4 18.2
1987 17.4 18.2
1988 17.3 18.2
1989 17.2 18.1
1990 17.2 18.2
1991 17.1 18.3
1992 17.1 18.4
1993 17 18.3
1994 16.9 18.4
1995 16.8 18.7
1996 16.7 19.1
1997 16.6 19.5
1998 16.5 20
1999 16.5 20.7
2000 16.5 21.4
2001 16.6 22
2002 16.6 22.6
2003 16.7 23.1
2004 16.8 23.7
2005 16.9 24.3
2006 17 24.8
2007 17.1 25.5
2008 17.2 26.1
2009 17.3 26.6
2010 17.4 27.2
2011 17.5 27.7
2012 17.6 28.2
2013 17.7 28.7
2014 17.8 29.2
2015 17.9 29.7
2016 18.1 30.2
2017 18.2 30.7
2018 18.4 31.2
2019 18.5 31.7
2020 18.7 32.3
2021 18.9 32.8
2022 19.1 33.3
2023 19.2 33.8
2024 19.4 34.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.8%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
2.28%
2000
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
91.1%
2024

Energy

Gambia Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Iran
% of world population
0.03%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
21.5
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
88.9%
2023
English speaking
2.34%
2023
12%
2025
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
79.6%
2023

Health

Gambia Iran
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
1.51
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
11.8
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Iran
% of world land
0.007%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
138,867 mi
2018

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