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Gambia vs Italy statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 59M in Italy (ranked 25/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 114,178 sq mi for Italy (ranked 161st vs. 72nd).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Italy ranks 8/197 ($2.37T). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Italy ranks 29/197 ($40,226).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Italy
Population
2871879
58790597
Population rank 138/197 25/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$2.37T
2024
GDP rank 173/197 8/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$40,226
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 29/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$60,847
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$3.21T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
137.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$54,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 6/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$23,309
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
114,178 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
517 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
48.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
84 years
2025

Gambia and Italy: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Italy economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Italy
Year GDP
Gambia Italy
1960 - $42,012,422,612
1961 - $46,649,487,320
1962 - $52,413,872,628
1963 - $60,035,924,618
1964 - $65,720,771,779
1965 - $70,717,012,186
1966 $44,212,081 $76,622,444,787
1967 $46,695,007 $84,401,995,573
1968 $41,160,066 $91,485,448,148
1969 $45,168,072 $100,996,667,239
1970 $52,296,084 $113,656,669,765
1971 $55,728,663 $124,959,712,859
1972 $59,160,569 $145,594,833,997
1973 $75,187,749 $175,896,529,392
1974 $95,796,022 $200,024,444,775
1975 $115,179,719 $228,220,643,535
1976 $112,190,829 $225,235,205,862
1977 $138,093,099 $258,190,019,750
1978 $171,833,086 $315,784,469,541
1979 $207,112,628 $394,584,507,108
1980 $241,083,090 $478,356,755,596
1981 $218,767,743 $431,695,533,981
1982 $216,050,552 $428,257,421,618
1983 $213,448,585 $444,063,496,940
1984 $177,340,880 $438,896,930,791
1985 $225,726,359 $453,259,761,687
1986 $185,646,987 $641,862,313,287
1987 $220,626,484 $807,570,134,449
1988 $266,672,212 $893,663,934,841
1989 $284,120,329 $930,801,709,004
1990 $317,083,695 $1,183,945,130,899
1991 $690,311,081 $1,249,092,439,519
1992 $714,254,256 $1,323,204,350,354
1993 $755,040,974 $1,067,412,587,671
1994 $746,493,952 $1,101,750,159,702
1995 $785,999,865 $1,177,369,428,266
1996 $848,239,446 $1,314,776,508,972
1997 $803,633,342 $1,244,988,176,444
1998 $840,285,265 $1,272,729,786,997
1999 $814,724,032 $1,255,004,736,464
2000 $782,913,872 $1,149,661,363,439
2001 $687,410,645 $1,172,041,488,806
2002 $578,235,309 $1,281,746,271,196
2003 $487,038,685 $1,582,930,016,539
2004 $961,900,651 $1,812,808,753,295
2005 $1,027,701,068 $1,864,982,261,287
2006 $1,054,112,488 $1,958,563,654,386
2007 $1,279,703,047 $2,222,524,108,128
2008 $1,561,766,956 $2,417,508,414,187
2009 $1,450,142,509 $2,209,484,319,013
2010 $1,543,294,927 $2,144,936,254,535
2011 $1,409,693,597 $2,306,974,020,278
2012 $1,415,004,738 $2,097,929,495,122
2013 $1,375,609,453 $2,153,225,581,941
2014 $1,229,461,721 $2,173,255,507,986
2015 $1,378,176,609 $1,845,428,048,839
2016 $1,484,578,886 $1,887,111,188,177
2017 $1,504,909,463 $1,970,720,904,585
2018 $1,670,671,328 $2,099,435,266,459
2019 $1,813,609,692 $2,019,606,796,584
2020 $1,812,170,891 $1,907,481,094,079
2021 $2,014,158,842 $2,179,207,773,596
2022 $2,204,734,527 $2,104,067,630,319
2023 $2,396,111,021 $2,304,605,139,863
2024 $2,507,519,958 $2,372,774,547,793

Gambia and Italy economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Italy
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Italy
1960 - $837
1961 - $923
1962 - $1,030
1963 - $1,171
1964 - $1,272
1965 - $1,357
1966 $94.4 $1,459
1967 $97 $1,595
1968 $83.1 $1,718
1969 $88.7 $1,886
1970 $99.8 $2,112
1971 $103.3 $2,311
1972 $106.5 $2,677
1973 $131.4 $3,213
1974 $162.6 $3,629
1975 $189.8 $4,116
1976 $179.3 $4,042
1977 $213.8 $4,614
1978 $257.6 $5,623
1979 $300 $7,006
1980 $338 $8,476
1981 $296 $7,640
1982 $282.1 $7,574
1983 $268.6 $7,851
1984 $214.8 $7,758
1985 $262.8 $8,009
1986 $207.7 $11,341
1987 $237 $14,268
1988 $274.9 $15,781
1989 $280.9 $16,424
1990 $301 $20,874
1991 $628 $22,007
1992 $623 $23,297
1993 $635 $18,782
1994 $608 $19,382
1995 $622 $20,712
1996 $652 $23,123
1997 $600 $21,884
1998 $610 $22,365
1999 $575 $22,050
2000 $538 $20,190
2001 $460 $20,570
2002 $377 $22,451
2003 $309 $27,578
2004 $593 $31,348
2005 $616 $32,063
2006 $615 $33,537
2007 $725 $37,826
2008 $859 $40,829
2009 $775 $37,100
2010 $801 $35,857
2011 $711 $38,432
2012 $693 $34,854
2013 $654 $35,702
2014 $568 $36,028
2015 $620 $30,640
2016 $650 $31,392
2017 $643 $32,844
2018 $696 $34,904
2019 $738 $33,813
2020 $720 $32,091
2021 $782 $36,853
2022 $836 $35,654
2023 $888 $39,065
2024 $909 $40,226

Gambia vs. Italy life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Italy
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Italy
1950 31.2 65.7
1951 31.5 65.3
1952 31.7 65.9
1953 31.9 66.6
1954 32.2 67.9
1955 32.4 68.3
1956 32.8 67.6
1957 33.1 67.8
1958 33.6 68.9
1959 34.1 69.3
1960 34.6 69.2
1961 35.1 69.8
1962 35.6 69.2
1963 36.1 69.3
1964 36.6 70.4
1965 37.1 70.3
1966 37.6 71
1967 38.1 71
1968 38.5 70.9
1969 39 70.9
1970 39.5 71.6
1971 40 71.9
1972 40.5 72.1
1973 41.1 72.1
1974 41.7 72.8
1975 42.2 72.7
1976 42.9 73.1
1977 43.4 73.4
1978 43.6 73.8
1979 44.5 74.1
1980 45 74.1
1981 44.5 74.4
1982 46.3 74.9
1983 46.9 74.7
1984 47.5 75.5
1985 48.2 75.6
1986 48.8 75.9
1987 49.4 76.3
1988 50.1 76.5
1989 50.7 76.9
1990 51.3 77
1991 51.9 77
1992 52.5 77.4
1993 53.2 77.7
1994 53.8 77.9
1995 54.3 78.1
1996 54.8 78.4
1997 55.2 78.7
1998 56 78.8
1999 56.5 79.2
2000 56.9 79.6
2001 57.3 79.9
2002 57.7 80.1
2003 58.2 80.2
2004 58.7 81
2005 59.1 81
2006 59.7 81.4
2007 60 81.5
2008 60.5 81.6
2009 60.7 81.8
2010 61.2 82.1
2011 61.6 82.2
2012 61.9 82.3
2013 62.3 82.7
2014 62.6 82.9
2015 63 82.5
2016 63.4 83
2017 63.7 82.7
2018 64 83.2
2019 64.4 83.3
2020 64.4 82.2
2021 63.8 82.9
2022 64.9 82.1
2023 65.9 83.7
2024 66.1 83.9
2025 66.3 84

Gambia and Italy population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Italy
Year Population
Gambia Italy
1960 398,060 50,199,700
1961 408,930 50,536,350
1962 420,163 50,879,450
1963 431,757 51,252,000
1964 443,687 51,675,350
1965 455,952 52,112,350
1966 468,516 52,519,000
1967 481,588 52,900,500
1968 495,269 53,235,750
1969 509,440 53,537,950
1970 524,105 53,821,850
1971 539,388 54,073,490
1972 555,370 54,381,345
1973 571,991 54,751,406
1974 589,085 55,110,868
1975 606,821 55,441,001
1976 625,667 55,718,260
1977 645,770 55,955,411
1978 667,103 56,155,143
1979 689,781 56,317,749
1980 713,913 56,433,883
1981 739,125 56,501,675
1982 765,753 56,543,548
1983 794,525 56,564,074
1984 825,631 56,576,718
1985 858,874 56,593,071
1986 894,019 56,596,155
1987 931,091 56,601,931
1988 970,160 56,629,288
1989 1,011,357 56,671,781
1990 1,054,696 56,719,240
1991 1,099,959 56,758,521
1992 1,145,582 56,797,087
1993 1,188,365 56,831,821
1994 1,227,226 56,843,400
1995 1,264,313 56,844,303
1996 1,301,410 56,860,281
1997 1,338,889 56,890,372
1998 1,376,987 56,906,744
1999 1,415,779 56,916,317
2000 1,455,084 56,942,108
2001 1,495,011 56,976,981
2002 1,535,691 57,089,824
2003 1,577,611 57,399,184
2004 1,621,312 57,828,179
2005 1,667,037 58,166,682
2006 1,715,275 58,399,861
2007 1,765,774 58,756,247
2008 1,817,852 59,211,181
2009 1,871,422 59,555,454
2010 1,926,630 59,819,407
2011 1,983,784 60,026,841
2012 2,043,094 60,191,247
2013 2,103,820 60,311,613
2014 2,164,528 60,320,707
2015 2,224,529 60,229,605
2016 2,283,769 60,115,223
2017 2,342,189 60,002,252
2018 2,399,632 60,148,658
2019 2,456,844 59,729,081
2020 2,515,733 59,438,851
2021 2,576,010 59,133,173
2022 2,636,470 59,013,667
2023 2,697,845 58,993,475
2024 2,759,988 58,986,023

Fertility rates in Gambia and Italy

Fertility rate
Gambia

Italy
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Italy
1960 6.25 2.4
1961 6.23 2.44
1962 6.21 2.46
1963 6.2 2.51
1964 6.2 2.66
1965 6.19 2.6
1966 6.18 2.58
1967 6.21 2.5
1968 6.22 2.46
1969 6.25 2.47
1970 6.26 2.38
1971 6.33 2.4
1972 6.37 2.35
1973 6.41 2.3
1974 6.42 2.28
1975 6.43 2.17
1976 6.43 2.04
1977 6.43 1.93
1978 6.42 1.84
1979 6.41 1.73
1980 6.41 1.64
1981 6.4 1.58
1982 6.4 1.56
1983 6.39 1.51
1984 6.39 1.46
1985 6.36 1.42
1986 6.34 1.35
1987 6.3 1.33
1988 6.26 1.36
1989 6.25 1.33
1990 6.25 1.33
1991 6.19 1.3
1992 6.11 1.3
1993 6.03 1.25
1994 6.04 1.21
1995 5.99 1.19
1996 5.93 1.2
1997 5.85 1.22
1998 5.82 1.22
1999 5.77 1.23
2000 5.72 1.26
2001 5.67 1.25
2002 5.66 1.27
2003 5.66 1.29
2004 5.68 1.34
2005 5.71 1.33
2006 5.74 1.37
2007 5.69 1.39
2008 5.63 1.44
2009 5.57 1.44
2010 5.56 1.44
2011 5.54 1.42
2012 5.52 1.42
2013 5.39 1.39
2014 5.2 1.38
2015 5 1.36
2016 4.81 1.36
2017 4.61 1.34
2018 4.42 1.31
2019 4.33 1.27
2020 4.25 1.24
2021 4.17 1.25
2022 4.08 1.24
2023 4.01 1.2

Gambia and Italy demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Italy
Year Median age, years
Gambia Italy
1960 19.4 31.6
1961 19.4 31.8
1962 19.5 32
1963 19.6 32.1
1964 19.6 32.2
1965 19.7 32.3
1966 19.7 32.4
1967 19.8 32.5
1968 19.7 32.7
1969 19.6 32.8
1970 19.5 33
1971 19.4 33.1
1972 19.3 33.2
1973 19.2 33.3
1974 19.1 33.4
1975 18.9 33.5
1976 18.8 33.6
1977 18.6 33.7
1978 18.5 33.9
1979 18.4 34
1980 18.2 34.1
1981 18.1 34.3
1982 17.9 34.6
1983 17.8 34.9
1984 17.6 35.3
1985 17.5 35.6
1986 17.4 35.8
1987 17.4 36.1
1988 17.3 36.4
1989 17.2 36.8
1990 17.2 37.1
1991 17.1 37.5
1992 17.1 37.9
1993 17 38.2
1994 16.9 38.6
1995 16.8 38.9
1996 16.7 39.1
1997 16.6 39.4
1998 16.5 39.6
1999 16.5 39.9
2000 16.5 40.3
2001 16.6 40.6
2002 16.6 41
2003 16.7 41.3
2004 16.8 41.6
2005 16.9 41.9
2006 17 42.3
2007 17.1 42.6
2008 17.2 42.8
2009 17.3 43.1
2010 17.4 43.5
2011 17.5 43.9
2012 17.6 44.2
2013 17.7 44.6
2014 17.8 45
2015 17.9 45.4
2016 18.1 45.8
2017 18.2 46.2
2018 18.4 46.6
2019 18.5 47
2020 18.7 47.4
2021 18.9 47.7
2022 19.1 48.1
2023 19.2 48.4
2024 19.4 48.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Italy
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$2.26T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
50.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
4.07%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
338,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-3.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
6.5%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
65.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
21.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
60.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
25.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.3%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
1,338,142
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.73%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
74
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
290
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$587B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$291B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$11.2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
38,419,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
3.65%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
86%
2024

Energy

Gambia Italy
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
2,298 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$25.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
305 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
5.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
76.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
17.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.95%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
79.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,047 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
41%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
15.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Italy
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.72%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+95,246
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
72.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
79.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
54
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.55
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
5.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
99.3%
2019
English speaking
2.34%
2023
13.6%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
89.2%
2024

Health

Gambia Italy
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$3,228
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$745
2023
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
4.25
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
31.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
17.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
61
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
22.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
6.97 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Italy
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
1,936 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
50,531 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
37,558 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
303,043 mi
2007

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