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Gambia vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 161st vs. 57th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Iraq
Population
2871879
47813338
Population rank 138/197 34/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Gambia and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Iraq
Year GDP
Gambia Iraq
1960 - $1,537,252,193
1961 - $1,671,960,965
1962 - $1,784,174,541
1963 - $1,805,901,510
1964 - $2,136,408,198
1965 - $2,335,785,506
1966 $44,212,081 $2,530,306,096
1967 $46,695,007 $2,551,522,656
1968 $41,160,066 $2,896,598,841
1969 $45,168,072 $3,007,758,797
1970 $52,296,084 $3,281,318,687
1971 $55,728,663 $3,865,346,535
1972 $59,160,569 $4,113,848,002
1973 $75,187,749 $5,134,367,778
1974 $95,796,022 $11,516,762,614
1975 $115,179,719 $13,458,516,763
1976 $112,190,829 $17,754,825,601
1977 $138,093,099 $19,838,130,715
1978 $171,833,086 $23,762,275,652
1979 $207,112,628 $37,816,457,839
1980 $241,083,090 $52,569,000,000
1981 $218,767,743 $37,823,000,000
1982 $216,050,552 $42,382,333,333
1983 $213,448,585 $40,712,903,226
1984 $177,340,880 $46,938,387,097
1985 $225,726,359 $48,425,161,290
1986 $185,646,987 $47,264,516,129
1987 $220,626,484 $56,774,193,548
1988 $266,672,212 $62,684,516,129
1989 $284,120,329 $65,831,935,484
1990 $317,083,695 $180,408,064,516
1991 $690,311,081 $407,796,350
1992 $714,254,256 $553,671,958
1993 $755,040,974 $1,031,944,881
1994 $746,493,952 $3,991,349,283
1995 $785,999,865 $12,894,029,888
1996 $848,239,446 $10,433,698,621
1997 $803,633,342 $20,764,857,056
1998 $840,285,265 $20,617,405,044
1999 $814,724,032 $36,881,601,584
2000 $782,913,872 $48,364,250,944
2001 $687,410,645 $36,176,430,129
2002 $578,235,309 $32,928,454,672
2003 $487,038,685 $21,921,569,479
2004 $961,900,651 $36,633,669,269
2005 $1,027,701,068 $50,065,104,668
2006 $1,054,112,488 $65,147,051,918
2007 $1,279,703,047 $88,837,057,320
2008 $1,561,766,956 $131,614,434,154
2009 $1,450,142,509 $111,657,580,326
2010 $1,543,294,927 $138,516,722,650
2011 $1,409,693,597 $185,749,664,444
2012 $1,415,004,738 $218,002,476,129
2013 $1,375,609,453 $234,637,675,129
2014 $1,229,461,721 $228,415,656,175
2015 $1,378,176,609 $166,774,104,959
2016 $1,484,578,886 $166,743,557,748
2017 $1,504,909,463 $187,217,660,051
2018 $1,670,671,328 $227,367,469,034
2019 $1,813,609,692 $233,636,097,800
2020 $1,812,170,891 $180,898,797,517
2021 $2,014,158,842 $209,691,945,713
2022 $2,204,734,527 $287,372,232,138
2023 $2,396,111,021 $268,881,051,644
2024 $2,507,519,958 $279,641,257,615

Gambia and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Iraq
1960 - $218.9
1961 - $232.4
1962 - $240.7
1963 - $235.5
1964 - $269.4
1965 - $284.8
1966 $94.4 $298.2
1967 $97 $290.6
1968 $83.1 $319
1969 $88.7 $320
1970 $99.8 $337
1971 $103.3 $384
1972 $106.5 $394
1973 $131.4 $476
1974 $162.6 $1,031
1975 $189.8 $1,166
1976 $179.3 $1,489
1977 $213.8 $1,609
1978 $257.6 $1,863
1979 $300 $2,871
1980 $338 $3,868
1981 $296 $2,700
1982 $282.1 $2,942
1983 $268.6 $2,743
1984 $214.8 $3,066
1985 $262.8 $3,088
1986 $207.7 $2,940
1987 $237 $3,436
1988 $274.9 $3,707
1989 $280.9 $3,791
1990 $301 $10,261
1991 $628 $23
1992 $623 $30.3
1993 $635 $53.7
1994 $608 $198.2
1995 $622 $619
1996 $652 $485
1997 $600 $936
1998 $610 $901
1999 $575 $1,560
2000 $538 $1,980
2001 $460 $1,436
2002 $377 $1,266
2003 $309 $818
2004 $593 $1,328
2005 $616 $1,762
2006 $615 $2,277
2007 $725 $3,129
2008 $859 $4,543
2009 $775 $3,715
2010 $801 $4,462
2011 $711 $5,776
2012 $693 $6,478
2013 $654 $6,650
2014 $568 $6,249
2015 $620 $4,440
2016 $650 $4,334
2017 $643 $4,759
2018 $696 $5,647
2019 $738 $5,672
2020 $720 $4,295
2021 $782 $4,868
2022 $836 $6,521
2023 $888 $5,965
2024 $909 $6,074

Gambia vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Iraq
1950 31.2 37.4
1951 31.5 39
1952 31.7 40.5
1953 31.9 42.1
1954 32.2 43.5
1955 32.4 45
1956 32.8 46.4
1957 33.1 47.7
1958 33.6 49
1959 34.1 49.7
1960 34.6 51.5
1961 35.1 52.3
1962 35.6 53.5
1963 36.1 54.4
1964 36.6 55.2
1965 37.1 56.4
1966 37.6 57.3
1967 38.1 58.4
1968 38.5 59
1969 39 59.6
1970 39.5 60.5
1971 40 61.3
1972 40.5 61.8
1973 41.1 62.3
1974 41.7 61
1975 42.2 61.4
1976 42.9 63.6
1977 43.4 63.9
1978 43.6 64.2
1979 44.5 64.4
1980 45 60.9
1981 44.5 58.7
1982 46.3 59
1983 46.9 59.3
1984 47.5 59.5
1985 48.2 59.8
1986 48.8 60
1987 49.4 60.3
1988 50.1 56.7
1989 50.7 57.5
1990 51.3 57.6
1991 51.9 61.3
1992 52.5 65.3
1993 53.2 65.3
1994 53.8 65
1995 54.3 64.8
1996 54.8 64.6
1997 55.2 64.2
1998 56 64.4
1999 56.5 64.5
2000 56.9 64.9
2001 57.3 65.3
2002 57.7 65.7
2003 58.2 64.8
2004 58.7 64.6
2005 59.1 64.9
2006 59.7 64
2007 60 64.4
2008 60.5 66.5
2009 60.7 67.8
2010 61.2 68.1
2011 61.6 68.4
2012 61.9 68.8
2013 62.3 69
2014 62.6 69.7
2015 63 70
2016 63.4 68.7
2017 63.7 69.8
2018 64 71.1
2019 64.4 71.2
2020 64.4 69.7
2021 63.8 70.7
2022 64.9 72
2023 65.9 72.3
2024 66.1 72.4
2025 66.3 72.5

Gambia and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Iraq
Year Population
Gambia Iraq
1960 398,060 7,022,052
1961 408,930 7,194,553
1962 420,163 7,413,875
1963 431,757 7,667,928
1964 443,687 7,929,566
1965 455,952 8,202,140
1966 468,516 8,485,104
1967 481,588 8,778,869
1968 495,269 9,085,016
1969 509,440 9,403,356
1970 524,105 9,735,611
1971 539,388 10,077,809
1972 555,370 10,430,164
1973 571,991 10,795,869
1974 589,085 11,167,761
1975 606,821 11,543,639
1976 625,667 11,927,651
1977 645,770 12,331,046
1978 667,103 12,753,355
1979 689,781 13,170,365
1980 713,913 13,591,992
1981 739,125 14,006,381
1982 765,753 14,406,083
1983 794,525 14,840,555
1984 825,631 15,310,733
1985 858,874 15,683,430
1986 894,019 16,074,145
1987 931,091 16,521,049
1988 970,160 16,908,819
1989 1,011,357 17,364,542
1990 1,054,696 17,581,206
1991 1,099,959 17,767,253
1992 1,145,582 18,300,845
1993 1,188,365 19,201,195
1994 1,227,226 20,139,807
1995 1,264,313 20,825,860
1996 1,301,410 21,501,321
1997 1,338,889 22,176,593
1998 1,376,987 22,884,399
1999 1,415,779 23,636,527
2000 1,455,084 24,424,056
2001 1,495,011 25,197,840
2002 1,535,691 26,006,559
2003 1,577,611 26,802,659
2004 1,621,312 27,577,878
2005 1,667,037 28,407,448
2006 1,715,275 28,616,515
2007 1,765,774 28,391,607
2008 1,817,852 28,971,036
2009 1,871,422 30,058,206
2010 1,926,630 31,045,366
2011 1,983,784 32,161,424
2012 2,043,094 33,654,842
2013 2,103,820 35,281,989
2014 2,164,528 36,550,059
2015 2,224,529 37,560,535
2016 2,283,769 38,469,627
2017 2,342,189 39,337,353
2018 2,399,632 40,265,624
2019 2,456,844 41,192,171
2020 2,515,733 42,116,605
2021 2,576,010 43,071,211
2022 2,636,470 44,070,551
2023 2,697,845 45,074,049
2024 2,759,988 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Gambia and Iraq

Fertility rate
Gambia

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Iraq
1960 6.25 5.3
1961 6.23 5.8
1962 6.21 6.99
1963 6.2 7.01
1964 6.2 7.01
1965 6.19 7.02
1966 6.18 7.02
1967 6.21 7.03
1968 6.22 7.06
1969 6.25 7.08
1970 6.26 7.07
1971 6.33 7.06
1972 6.37 7.02
1973 6.41 6.99
1974 6.42 6.95
1975 6.43 6.91
1976 6.43 6.86
1977 6.43 6.8
1978 6.42 6.73
1979 6.41 6.66
1980 6.41 6.59
1981 6.4 6.53
1982 6.4 6.46
1983 6.39 6.39
1984 6.39 6.32
1985 6.36 6.25
1986 6.34 6.18
1987 6.3 6.11
1988 6.26 6.05
1989 6.25 5.99
1990 6.25 5.93
1991 6.19 5.83
1992 6.11 5.72
1993 6.03 5.61
1994 6.04 5.49
1995 5.99 5.36
1996 5.93 5.25
1997 5.85 5.19
1998 5.82 5.11
1999 5.77 5.04
2000 5.72 4.92
2001 5.67 4.8
2002 5.66 4.67
2003 5.66 4.58
2004 5.68 4.53
2005 5.71 4.45
2006 5.74 4.46
2007 5.69 4.4
2008 5.63 4.37
2009 5.57 4.38
2010 5.56 4.46
2011 5.54 4.59
2012 5.52 4.54
2013 5.39 4.44
2014 5.2 4.31
2015 5 4.08
2016 4.81 3.84
2017 4.61 3.64
2018 4.42 3.55
2019 4.33 3.48
2020 4.25 3.42
2021 4.17 3.36
2022 4.08 3.29
2023 4.01 3.25

Gambia and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Gambia Iraq
1960 19.4 20.4
1961 19.4 20.4
1962 19.5 20.1
1963 19.6 19.8
1964 19.6 19.5
1965 19.7 19.3
1966 19.7 19
1967 19.8 18.7
1968 19.7 18.5
1969 19.6 18.3
1970 19.5 18.1
1971 19.4 17.9
1972 19.3 17.7
1973 19.2 17.5
1974 19.1 17.2
1975 18.9 17
1976 18.8 16.7
1977 18.6 16.6
1978 18.5 16.6
1979 18.4 16.5
1980 18.2 16.5
1981 18.1 16.5
1982 17.9 16.5
1983 17.8 16.6
1984 17.6 16.6
1985 17.5 16.7
1986 17.4 16.8
1987 17.4 16.9
1988 17.3 16.9
1989 17.2 17
1990 17.2 17.1
1991 17.1 17.2
1992 17.1 17.3
1993 17 17.3
1994 16.9 17.4
1995 16.8 17.5
1996 16.7 17.6
1997 16.6 17.7
1998 16.5 17.8
1999 16.5 17.9
2000 16.5 17.9
2001 16.6 18
2002 16.6 18.1
2003 16.7 18.2
2004 16.8 18.3
2005 16.9 18.5
2006 17 18.6
2007 17.1 18.7
2008 17.2 18.8
2009 17.3 18.9
2010 17.4 19
2011 17.5 19.1
2012 17.6 19.2
2013 17.7 19.3
2014 17.8 19.4
2015 17.9 19.5
2016 18.1 19.7
2017 18.2 19.9
2018 18.4 20.1
2019 18.5 20.4
2020 18.7 20.6
2021 18.9 20.9
2022 19.1 21.1
2023 19.2 21.4
2024 19.4 21.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.7%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
1.88%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
30.2%
2024

Energy

Gambia Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Iraq
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
27.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
84.1%
2021
English speaking
2.34%
2023
35%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Gambia Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
1.01
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
22.6
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Iraq
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
n/a

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