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Gambia vs Ivory Coast statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 31.9M in Ivory Coast (ranked 50/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 122,780 sq mi for Ivory Coast (ranked 161st vs. 66th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Ivory Coast ranks 76/197 ($86.5B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Ivory Coast ranks 142/197 ($2,710).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Ivory Coast
Population
2871879
33340347
Population rank 138/197 50/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$86.5B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 76/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$2,710
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 142/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$7,653
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$51.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$1,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 125/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$2,373
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
122,780 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
260.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
62.3 years
2025

Gambia and Ivory Coast: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Ivory Coast economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Ivory Coast
Year GDP
Gambia Ivory Coast
1960 - $546,203,559
1961 - $618,245,634
1962 - $645,284,474
1963 - $761,047,198
1964 - $921,063,327
1965 - $919,771,229
1966 $44,212,081 $1,024,102,880
1967 $46,695,007 $1,082,922,725
1968 $41,160,066 $1,281,281,277
1969 $45,168,072 $1,361,360,293
1970 $52,296,084 $1,455,482,795
1971 $55,728,663 $1,584,128,509
1972 $59,160,569 $1,849,400,402
1973 $75,187,749 $2,508,421,426
1974 $95,796,022 $3,070,152,309
1975 $115,179,719 $3,893,839,190
1976 $112,190,829 $4,662,053,825
1977 $138,093,099 $6,265,068,189
1978 $171,833,086 $7,900,526,298
1979 $207,112,628 $9,142,933,967
1980 $241,083,090 $10,175,617,609
1981 $218,767,743 $8,432,589,942
1982 $216,050,552 $7,567,110,849
1983 $213,448,585 $6,838,184,773
1984 $177,340,880 $6,841,639,247
1985 $225,726,359 $6,977,650,644
1986 $185,646,987 $9,158,302,100
1987 $220,626,484 $10,087,654,465
1988 $266,672,212 $10,255,169,806
1989 $284,120,329 $9,757,410,645
1990 $317,083,695 $10,795,850,583
1991 $690,311,081 $10,492,628,581
1992 $714,254,256 $11,152,971,274
1993 $755,040,974 $11,045,760,288
1994 $746,493,952 $8,313,557,510
1995 $785,999,865 $11,000,146,267
1996 $848,239,446 $18,071,152,831
1997 $803,633,342 $18,047,558,038
1998 $840,285,265 $19,619,654,756
1999 $814,724,032 $18,870,992,456
2000 $782,913,872 $16,577,533,892
2001 $687,410,645 $16,810,537,044
2002 $578,235,309 $18,054,383,321
2003 $487,038,685 $21,251,754,340
2004 $961,900,651 $23,510,575,681
2005 $1,027,701,068 $24,036,918,703
2006 $1,054,112,488 $25,281,413,263
2007 $1,279,703,047 $28,760,090,953
2008 $1,561,766,956 $34,078,240,293
2009 $1,450,142,509 $33,886,813,250
2010 $1,543,294,927 $34,936,307,980
2011 $1,409,693,597 $36,693,710,801
2012 $1,415,004,738 $36,302,302,877
2013 $1,375,609,453 $42,760,235,485
2014 $1,229,461,721 $48,843,005,614
2015 $1,378,176,609 $45,815,005,169
2016 $1,484,578,886 $48,407,761,037
2017 $1,504,909,463 $52,512,343,997
2018 $1,670,671,328 $58,522,477,787
2019 $1,813,609,692 $60,382,894,697
2020 $1,812,170,891 $63,027,852,805
2021 $2,014,158,842 $72,794,636,649
2022 $2,204,734,527 $70,922,824,824
2023 $2,396,111,021 $79,618,056,324
2024 $2,507,519,958 $86,538,413,923

Gambia and Ivory Coast economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Ivory Coast
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Ivory Coast
1960 - $148.7
1961 - $162.3
1962 - $163.1
1963 - $185.1
1964 - $215.5
1965 - $207
1966 $94.4 $221.8
1967 $97 $225.6
1968 $83.1 $256.8
1969 $88.7 $262.2
1970 $99.8 $269
1971 $103.3 $280.3
1972 $106.5 $313
1973 $131.4 $406
1974 $162.6 $474
1975 $189.8 $575
1976 $179.3 $661
1977 $213.8 $856
1978 $257.6 $1,039
1979 $300 $1,157
1980 $338 $1,238
1981 $296 $986
1982 $282.1 $849
1983 $268.6 $737
1984 $214.8 $709
1985 $262.8 $695
1986 $207.7 $877
1987 $237 $930
1988 $274.9 $910
1989 $280.9 $833
1990 $301 $886
1991 $628 $827
1992 $623 $845
1993 $635 $804
1994 $608 $582
1995 $622 $740
1996 $652 $1,170
1997 $600 $1,125
1998 $610 $1,177
1999 $575 $1,096
2000 $538 $937
2001 $460 $925
2002 $377 $968
2003 $309 $1,111
2004 $593 $1,200
2005 $616 $1,198
2006 $615 $1,230
2007 $725 $1,368
2008 $859 $1,584
2009 $775 $1,540
2010 $801 $1,554
2011 $711 $1,597
2012 $693 $1,547
2013 $654 $1,786
2014 $568 $1,991
2015 $620 $1,815
2016 $650 $1,863
2017 $643 $1,964
2018 $696 $2,131
2019 $738 $2,142
2020 $720 $2,180
2021 $782 $2,456
2022 $836 $2,333
2023 $888 $2,555
2024 $909 $2,710

Gambia vs. Ivory Coast life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Ivory Coast
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Ivory Coast
1950 31.2 30.8
1951 31.5 31.4
1952 31.7 32
1953 31.9 32.5
1954 32.2 33.2
1955 32.4 33.8
1956 32.8 34.5
1957 33.1 35.2
1958 33.6 35.8
1959 34.1 36.5
1960 34.6 37.2
1961 35.1 37.9
1962 35.6 38.6
1963 36.1 39.3
1964 36.6 40
1965 37.1 40.6
1966 37.6 41.3
1967 38.1 42
1968 38.5 42.6
1969 39 43.3
1970 39.5 44
1971 40 44.8
1972 40.5 45.6
1973 41.1 46.4
1974 41.7 47.2
1975 42.2 48
1976 42.9 48.9
1977 43.4 49.6
1978 43.6 50.4
1979 44.5 51
1980 45 51.4
1981 44.5 51.8
1982 46.3 52.1
1983 46.9 52.4
1984 47.5 52.6
1985 48.2 52.9
1986 48.8 53
1987 49.4 53.1
1988 50.1 53.1
1989 50.7 53
1990 51.3 52.8
1991 51.9 52.6
1992 52.5 52.4
1993 53.2 52.2
1994 53.8 52
1995 54.3 51.7
1996 54.8 51.6
1997 55.2 51.5
1998 56 51.2
1999 56.5 51.3
2000 56.9 51.4
2001 57.3 51.4
2002 57.7 51.5
2003 58.2 51.4
2004 58.7 51.9
2005 59.1 52.4
2006 59.7 52.9
2007 60 53.5
2008 60.5 54.2
2009 60.7 54.7
2010 61.2 55.3
2011 61.6 56
2012 61.9 56.6
2013 62.3 57.1
2014 62.6 57.8
2015 63 58.3
2016 63.4 58.8
2017 63.7 59.3
2018 64 59.8
2019 64.4 60.3
2020 64.4 60.1
2021 63.8 60.3
2022 64.9 61.6
2023 65.9 61.9
2024 66.1 62.1
2025 66.3 62.3

Gambia and Ivory Coast population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Ivory Coast
Year Population
Gambia Ivory Coast
1960 398,060 3,673,666
1961 408,930 3,810,151
1962 420,163 3,956,939
1963 431,757 4,112,061
1964 443,687 4,273,952
1965 455,952 4,442,377
1966 468,516 4,617,519
1967 481,588 4,799,744
1968 495,269 4,990,021
1969 509,440 5,192,221
1970 524,105 5,411,567
1971 539,388 5,650,868
1972 555,370 5,909,716
1973 571,991 6,184,944
1974 589,085 6,474,057
1975 606,821 6,776,297
1976 625,667 7,057,958
1977 645,770 7,321,950
1978 667,103 7,603,130
1979 689,781 7,902,267
1980 713,913 8,220,714
1981 739,125 8,556,596
1982 765,753 8,907,936
1983 794,525 9,272,744
1984 825,631 9,650,516
1985 858,874 10,040,483
1986 894,019 10,440,917
1987 931,091 10,851,475
1988 970,160 11,275,189
1989 1,011,357 11,719,771
1990 1,054,696 12,189,778
1991 1,099,959 12,683,870
1992 1,145,582 13,200,310
1993 1,188,365 13,735,951
1994 1,227,226 14,287,201
1995 1,264,313 14,855,565
1996 1,301,410 15,442,312
1997 1,338,889 16,047,170
1998 1,376,987 16,663,948
1999 1,415,779 17,215,935
2000 1,455,084 17,699,004
2001 1,495,011 18,178,913
2002 1,535,691 18,654,771
2003 1,577,611 19,125,542
2004 1,621,312 19,595,000
2005 1,667,037 20,068,458
2006 1,715,275 20,546,802
2007 1,765,774 21,030,558
2008 1,817,852 21,514,439
2009 1,871,422 21,997,940
2010 1,926,630 22,488,065
2011 1,983,784 22,982,000
2012 2,043,094 23,467,078
2013 2,103,820 23,939,775
2014 2,164,528 24,527,395
2015 2,224,529 25,246,342
2016 2,283,769 25,989,405
2017 2,342,189 26,733,372
2018 2,399,632 27,464,173
2019 2,456,844 28,193,009
2020 2,515,733 28,915,449
2021 2,576,010 29,639,736
2022 2,636,470 30,395,002
2023 2,697,845 31,165,654
2024 2,759,988 31,934,230

Fertility rates in Gambia and Ivory Coast

Fertility rate
Gambia

Ivory Coast
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Ivory Coast
1960 6.25 7.69
1961 6.23 7.72
1962 6.21 7.75
1963 6.2 7.78
1964 6.2 7.81
1965 6.19 7.84
1966 6.18 7.87
1967 6.21 7.89
1968 6.22 7.91
1969 6.25 7.93
1970 6.26 7.94
1971 6.33 7.94
1972 6.37 7.94
1973 6.41 7.94
1974 6.42 7.93
1975 6.43 7.91
1976 6.43 7.88
1977 6.43 7.83
1978 6.42 7.67
1979 6.41 7.63
1980 6.41 7.59
1981 6.4 7.54
1982 6.4 7.49
1983 6.39 7.42
1984 6.39 7.35
1985 6.36 7.27
1986 6.34 7.19
1987 6.3 7.09
1988 6.26 6.97
1989 6.25 6.85
1990 6.25 6.72
1991 6.19 6.59
1992 6.11 6.43
1993 6.03 6.27
1994 6.04 6.13
1995 5.99 6.04
1996 5.93 5.95
1997 5.85 5.9
1998 5.82 5.85
1999 5.77 5.81
2000 5.72 5.77
2001 5.67 5.7
2002 5.66 5.64
2003 5.66 5.57
2004 5.68 5.53
2005 5.71 5.5
2006 5.74 5.45
2007 5.69 5.4
2008 5.63 5.36
2009 5.57 5.33
2010 5.56 5.29
2011 5.54 5.24
2012 5.52 5.19
2013 5.39 5.14
2014 5.2 5.07
2015 5 4.97
2016 4.81 4.87
2017 4.61 4.76
2018 4.42 4.6
2019 4.33 4.52
2020 4.25 4.46
2021 4.17 4.41
2022 4.08 4.35
2023 4.01 4.28

Gambia and Ivory Coast demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Ivory Coast
Year Median age, years
Gambia Ivory Coast
1960 19.4 18.5
1961 19.4 18.5
1962 19.5 18.5
1963 19.6 18.5
1964 19.6 18.4
1965 19.7 18.3
1966 19.7 18.2
1967 19.8 18.1
1968 19.7 18
1969 19.6 17.8
1970 19.5 17.7
1971 19.4 17.7
1972 19.3 17.7
1973 19.2 17.6
1974 19.1 17.6
1975 18.9 17.5
1976 18.8 17.4
1977 18.6 17.1
1978 18.5 16.9
1979 18.4 16.7
1980 18.2 16.5
1981 18.1 16.4
1982 17.9 16.3
1983 17.8 16.2
1984 17.6 16.1
1985 17.5 16
1986 17.4 16
1987 17.4 15.9
1988 17.3 15.9
1989 17.2 16
1990 17.2 16
1991 17.1 16.1
1992 17.1 16.2
1993 17 16.3
1994 16.9 16.4
1995 16.8 16.5
1996 16.7 16.6
1997 16.6 16.7
1998 16.5 16.8
1999 16.5 16.8
2000 16.5 16.8
2001 16.6 16.8
2002 16.6 16.7
2003 16.7 16.7
2004 16.8 16.7
2005 16.9 16.7
2006 17 16.6
2007 17.1 16.6
2008 17.2 16.9
2009 17.3 17.3
2010 17.4 17.7
2011 17.5 18.2
2012 17.6 18.6
2013 17.7 19
2014 17.8 19.1
2015 17.9 19
2016 18.1 18.9
2017 18.2 18.9
2018 18.4 18.9
2019 18.5 18.9
2020 18.7 18.9
2021 18.9 19
2022 19.1 19.1
2023 19.2 19.2
2024 19.4 19.3

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Finance

Gambia Ivory Coast
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$80.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
20.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.43%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
0.89%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
27,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
2.31%
2022
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
22.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
57.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
46
2020
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.33B
2020
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
668,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
1.51%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
57.6%
2024

Energy

Gambia Ivory Coast
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
472 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$14.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
14.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
0.46 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
37.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
58.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.71%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
14.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
324 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
22.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
22.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
72.4%
2023

Society

Gambia Ivory Coast
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.39%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+7,838
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
53.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
22.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
31
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
11.6
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
24.1
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
50%
2021
English speaking
2.34%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
40.7%
2023

Health

Gambia Ivory Coast
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$86.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$24.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
62.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
359
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
67.1
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
12.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
5%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
25
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
8.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
2.85 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Ivory Coast
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
3,845 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
106,175 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
9,645 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
n/a

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