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Gambia vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 161st vs. 119th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Ireland
Population
2871879
5474763
Population rank 138/197 121/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$577B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$131,175
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Gambia and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Ireland
Year GDP
Gambia Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 $44,212,081 $3,198,820,904
1967 $46,695,007 $3,445,739,915
1968 $41,160,066 $3,378,701,147
1969 $45,168,072 $3,902,721,632
1970 $52,296,084 $4,395,995,086
1971 $55,728,663 $5,098,250,287
1972 $59,160,569 $6,318,060,582
1973 $75,187,749 $7,481,173,066
1974 $95,796,022 $7,896,860,615
1975 $115,179,719 $9,483,808,362
1976 $112,190,829 $9,453,756,015
1977 $138,093,099 $11,248,340,431
1978 $171,833,086 $14,647,996,074
1979 $207,112,628 $18,319,334,300
1980 $241,083,090 $21,747,855,640
1981 $218,767,743 $20,670,190,138
1982 $216,050,552 $21,474,754,080
1983 $213,448,585 $20,766,047,764
1984 $177,340,880 $20,106,648,455
1985 $225,726,359 $21,270,013,326
1986 $185,646,987 $28,714,571,852
1987 $220,626,484 $33,920,518,493
1988 $266,672,212 $37,772,897,421
1989 $284,120,329 $39,238,392,678
1990 $317,083,695 $49,305,632,408
1991 $690,311,081 $49,787,502,852
1992 $714,254,256 $55,918,538,121
1993 $755,040,974 $52,417,477,614
1994 $746,493,952 $57,097,656,066
1995 $785,999,865 $69,139,823,232
1996 $848,239,446 $75,790,785,030
1997 $803,633,342 $82,856,648,758
1998 $840,285,265 $90,199,410,116
1999 $814,724,032 $98,893,958,263
2000 $782,913,872 $100,207,610,430
2001 $687,410,645 $109,346,669,230
2002 $578,235,309 $128,596,035,288
2003 $487,038,685 $164,670,771,260
2004 $961,900,651 $194,372,115,041
2005 $1,027,701,068 $211,876,989,656
2006 $1,054,112,488 $232,180,617,162
2007 $1,279,703,047 $270,079,279,420
2008 $1,561,766,956 $275,447,471,451
2009 $1,450,142,509 $236,443,117,248
2010 $1,543,294,927 $221,985,621,538
2011 $1,409,693,597 $241,337,364,610
2012 $1,415,004,738 $227,270,922,957
2013 $1,375,609,453 $243,301,556,085
2014 $1,229,461,721 $266,787,238,499
2015 $1,378,176,609 $302,391,428,540
2016 $1,484,578,886 $305,733,136,181
2017 $1,504,909,463 $348,532,394,024
2018 $1,670,671,328 $395,461,216,460
2019 $1,813,609,692 $407,124,824,065
2020 $1,812,170,891 $436,555,518,400
2021 $2,014,158,842 $531,306,516,908
2022 $2,204,734,527 $548,570,250,342
2023 $2,396,111,021 $551,394,889,340
2024 $2,507,519,958 $577,389,475,010

Gambia and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 $94.4 $1,107
1967 $97 $1,187
1968 $83.1 $1,159
1969 $88.7 $1,331
1970 $99.8 $1,487
1971 $103.3 $1,704
1972 $106.5 $2,080
1973 $131.4 $2,424
1974 $162.6 $2,517
1975 $189.8 $2,973
1976 $179.3 $2,920
1977 $213.8 $3,427
1978 $257.6 $4,400
1979 $300 $5,430
1980 $338 $6,372
1981 $296 $5,986
1982 $282.1 $6,161
1983 $268.6 $5,915
1984 $214.8 $5,692
1985 $262.8 $6,012
1986 $207.7 $8,112
1987 $237 $9,582
1988 $274.9 $10,716
1989 $280.9 $11,176
1990 $301 $14,031
1991 $628 $14,087
1992 $623 $15,714
1993 $635 $14,657
1994 $608 $15,903
1995 $622 $19,158
1996 $652 $20,836
1997 $600 $22,551
1998 $610 $24,295
1999 $575 $26,338
2000 $538 $26,335
2001 $460 $28,282
2002 $377 $32,705
2003 $309 $41,204
2004 $593 $47,754
2005 $616 $50,933
2006 $615 $54,329
2007 $725 $61,396
2008 $859 $61,353
2009 $775 $52,133
2010 $801 $48,679
2011 $711 $52,693
2012 $693 $49,412
2013 $654 $52,619
2014 $568 $57,278
2015 $620 $64,312
2016 $650 $64,193
2017 $643 $72,198
2018 $696 $80,739
2019 $738 $81,810
2020 $720 $86,623
2021 $782 $103,962
2022 $836 $105,235
2023 $888 $103,888
2024 $909 $107,316

Gambia vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Ireland
1950 31.2 65.6
1951 31.5 64.8
1952 31.7 67.2
1953 31.9 67.9
1954 32.2 68
1955 32.4 68
1956 32.8 69
1957 33.1 69
1958 33.6 69.3
1959 34.1 69.4
1960 34.6 70.2
1961 35.1 69.6
1962 35.6 69.9
1963 36.1 70.2
1964 36.6 70.4
1965 37.1 70.6
1966 37.6 70.2
1967 38.1 71.2
1968 38.5 70.9
1969 39 70.8
1970 39.5 70.8
1971 40 71.6
1972 40.5 71
1973 41.1 71.2
1974 41.7 71.1
1975 42.2 71.7
1976 42.9 71.8
1977 43.4 71.9
1978 43.6 71.9
1979 44.5 72.2
1980 45 72.5
1981 44.5 72.9
1982 46.3 73.2
1983 46.9 73.2
1984 47.5 73.6
1985 48.2 73.6
1986 48.8 73.6
1987 49.4 74.4
1988 50.1 74.4
1989 50.7 74.5
1990 51.3 74.8
1991 51.9 75
1992 52.5 75.4
1993 53.2 75.3
1994 53.8 75.8
1995 54.3 75.5
1996 54.8 75.8
1997 55.2 76
1998 56 76.2
1999 56.5 76.1
2000 56.9 76.5
2001 57.3 77.1
2002 57.7 77.6
2003 58.2 78.1
2004 58.7 78.5
2005 59.1 78.9
2006 59.7 79.2
2007 60 79.6
2008 60.5 79.8
2009 60.7 80.1
2010 61.2 80.6
2011 61.6 80.7
2012 61.9 80.9
2013 62.3 81.1
2014 62.6 81.4
2015 63 81.5
2016 63.4 81.7
2017 63.7 82.1
2018 64 82.1
2019 64.4 82.4
2020 64.4 82.4
2021 63.8 81.9
2022 64.9 82.1
2023 65.9 82.4
2024 66.1 82.6
2025 66.3 82.7

Gambia and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Ireland
Year Population
Gambia Ireland
1960 398,060 2,828,600
1961 408,930 2,824,400
1962 420,163 2,836,050
1963 431,757 2,852,650
1964 443,687 2,866,550
1965 455,952 2,877,300
1966 468,516 2,888,800
1967 481,588 2,902,450
1968 495,269 2,915,550
1969 509,440 2,932,650
1970 524,105 2,957,250
1971 539,388 2,992,050
1972 555,370 3,036,850
1973 571,991 3,085,950
1974 589,085 3,137,500
1975 606,821 3,189,550
1976 625,667 3,238,050
1977 645,770 3,282,200
1978 667,103 3,329,100
1979 689,781 3,373,750
1980 713,913 3,412,800
1981 739,125 3,453,000
1982 765,753 3,485,800
1983 794,525 3,510,600
1984 825,631 3,532,423
1985 858,874 3,538,082
1986 894,019 3,539,690
1987 931,091 3,540,057
1988 970,160 3,524,949
1989 1,011,357 3,511,009
1990 1,054,696 3,513,974
1991 1,099,959 3,534,235
1992 1,145,582 3,558,430
1993 1,188,365 3,576,261
1994 1,227,226 3,590,386
1995 1,264,313 3,608,841
1996 1,301,410 3,637,510
1997 1,338,889 3,674,171
1998 1,376,987 3,712,696
1999 1,415,779 3,754,786
2000 1,455,084 3,805,174
2001 1,495,011 3,866,243
2002 1,535,691 3,931,947
2003 1,577,611 3,996,521
2004 1,621,312 4,070,262
2005 1,667,037 4,159,914
2006 1,715,275 4,273,591
2007 1,765,774 4,398,942
2008 1,817,852 4,489,544
2009 1,871,422 4,535,375
2010 1,926,630 4,560,155
2011 1,983,784 4,580,084
2012 2,043,094 4,599,533
2013 2,103,820 4,623,816
2014 2,164,528 4,657,740
2015 2,224,529 4,701,957
2016 2,283,769 4,762,722
2017 2,342,189 4,827,445
2018 2,399,632 4,898,022
2019 2,456,844 4,976,456
2020 2,515,733 5,039,747
2021 2,576,010 5,110,585
2022 2,636,470 5,212,836
2023 2,697,845 5,307,600
2024 2,759,988 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Gambia and Ireland

Fertility rate
Gambia

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Ireland
1960 6.25 3.78
1961 6.23 3.78
1962 6.21 3.92
1963 6.2 4.01
1964 6.2 4.07
1965 6.19 4.04
1966 6.18 3.94
1967 6.21 3.84
1968 6.22 3.77
1969 6.25 3.83
1970 6.26 3.85
1971 6.33 3.93
1972 6.37 3.84
1973 6.41 3.71
1974 6.42 3.59
1975 6.43 3.37
1976 6.43 3.29
1977 6.43 3.24
1978 6.42 3.21
1979 6.41 3.21
1980 6.41 3.21
1981 6.4 3.05
1982 6.4 2.94
1983 6.39 2.74
1984 6.39 2.58
1985 6.36 2.48
1986 6.34 2.44
1987 6.3 2.32
1988 6.26 2.17
1989 6.25 2.08
1990 6.25 2.11
1991 6.19 2.08
1992 6.11 1.99
1993 6.03 1.9
1994 6.04 1.85
1995 5.99 1.84
1996 5.93 1.88
1997 5.85 1.93
1998 5.82 1.94
1999 5.77 1.9
2000 5.72 1.89
2001 5.67 1.94
2002 5.66 1.97
2003 5.66 1.96
2004 5.68 1.93
2005 5.71 1.86
2006 5.74 1.91
2007 5.69 2.01
2008 5.63 2.06
2009 5.57 2.06
2010 5.56 2.05
2011 5.54 2.03
2012 5.52 1.98
2013 5.39 1.93
2014 5.2 1.89
2015 5 1.85
2016 4.81 1.81
2017 4.61 1.77
2018 4.42 1.75
2019 4.33 1.71
2020 4.25 1.63
2021 4.17 1.78
2022 4.08 1.54
2023 4.01 1.5

Gambia and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Gambia Ireland
1960 19.4 30.1
1961 19.4 29.8
1962 19.5 29.5
1963 19.6 29.2
1964 19.6 28.9
1965 19.7 28.6
1966 19.7 28.2
1967 19.8 28
1968 19.7 27.8
1969 19.6 27.6
1970 19.5 27.4
1971 19.4 27.1
1972 19.3 26.9
1973 19.2 26.7
1974 19.1 26.5
1975 18.9 26.5
1976 18.8 26.4
1977 18.6 26.5
1978 18.5 26.5
1979 18.4 26.5
1980 18.2 26.5
1981 18.1 26.6
1982 17.9 26.7
1983 17.8 26.9
1984 17.6 27.1
1985 17.5 27.3
1986 17.4 27.6
1987 17.4 27.9
1988 17.3 28.4
1989 17.2 28.8
1990 17.2 29.2
1991 17.1 29.6
1992 17.1 29.9
1993 17 30.2
1994 16.9 30.6
1995 16.8 30.9
1996 16.7 31.3
1997 16.6 31.6
1998 16.5 31.9
1999 16.5 32.2
2000 16.5 32.5
2001 16.6 32.7
2002 16.6 33
2003 16.7 33.2
2004 16.8 33.4
2005 16.9 33.4
2006 17 33.4
2007 17.1 33.4
2008 17.2 33.5
2009 17.3 33.9
2010 17.4 34.3
2011 17.5 34.8
2012 17.6 35.2
2013 17.7 35.6
2014 17.8 36
2015 17.9 36.4
2016 18.1 36.8
2017 18.2 37.1
2018 18.4 37.4
2019 18.5 37.8
2020 18.7 38.2
2021 18.9 38.6
2022 19.1 38.9
2023 19.2 39.4
2024 19.4 39.7

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Finance

Gambia Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
0.68%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Gambia Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Ireland
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
2.34%
2023
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
96.5%
2023

Health

Gambia Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$688
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Ireland
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
62,031 mi
2018

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