Gambia vs Jamaica statistics compared

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 161st vs. 159th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Gambia and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Jamaica economies compared

GDP

Gambia

Jamaica

Table

Year	GDP
	Gambia	Jamaica
1960	-	$699,064,380
1961	-	$748,043,501
1962	-	$777,727,689
1963	-	$826,706,669
1964	-	$897,949,001
1965	-	$972,159,611
1966	$44,212,081	$1,096,759,561
1967	$46,695,007	$1,148,014,311
1968	$41,160,066	$1,083,839,133
1969	$45,168,072	$1,191,239,047
1970	$52,296,084	$1,404,720,442
1971	$55,728,663	$1,539,861,816
1972	$59,160,569	$1,875,146,587
1973	$75,187,749	$1,905,917,553
1974	$95,796,022	$2,375,122,375
1975	$115,179,719	$2,860,442,750
1976	$112,190,829	$2,966,042,856
1977	$138,093,099	$3,249,733,140
1978	$171,833,086	$2,644,527,822
1979	$207,112,628	$2,425,064,229
1980	$241,083,090	$2,679,379,372
1981	$218,767,743	$2,979,027,966
1982	$216,050,552	$3,293,496,312
1983	$213,448,585	$3,619,262,277
1984	$177,340,880	$2,373,564,549
1985	$225,726,359	$2,100,239,019
1986	$185,646,987	$2,754,549,582
1987	$220,626,484	$3,287,007,322
1988	$266,672,212	$3,828,342,820
1989	$284,120,329	$4,404,937,853
1990	$317,083,695	$4,592,208,087
1991	$690,311,081	$4,106,207,649
1992	$714,254,256	$3,535,460,090
1993	$755,040,974	$5,440,075,676
1994	$746,493,952	$5,452,558,947
1995	$785,999,865	$6,577,520,643
1996	$848,239,446	$7,393,891,921
1997	$803,633,342	$8,400,041,724
1998	$840,285,265	$8,787,195,622
1999	$814,724,032	$8,887,057,997
2000	$782,913,872	$9,005,064,475
2001	$687,410,645	$9,194,727,831
2002	$578,235,309	$9,719,009,495
2003	$487,038,685	$9,430,234,811
2004	$961,900,651	$10,174,664,854
2005	$1,027,701,068	$11,243,865,778
2006	$1,054,112,488	$11,930,179,090
2007	$1,279,703,047	$12,799,600,047
2008	$1,561,766,956	$13,709,401,520
2009	$1,450,142,509	$12,120,458,115
2010	$1,543,294,927	$13,220,549,908
2011	$1,409,693,597	$14,444,661,522
2012	$1,415,004,738	$14,807,086,556
2013	$1,375,609,453	$14,264,205,153
2014	$1,229,461,721	$13,899,217,680
2015	$1,378,176,609	$14,188,936,918
2016	$1,484,578,886	$14,077,096,677
2017	$1,504,909,463	$14,808,985,133
2018	$1,670,671,328	$15,730,792,876
2019	$1,813,609,692	$15,830,766,531
2020	$1,812,170,891	$13,812,421,836
2021	$2,014,158,842	$14,657,586,159
2022	$2,204,734,527	$17,097,760,687
2023	$2,396,111,021	$19,423,355,367
2024	$2,507,519,958	$19,930,288,337

Gambia and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita

Gambia

Jamaica

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gambia	Jamaica
1960	-	$424
1961	-	$447
1962	-	$458
1963	-	$480
1964	-	$514
1965	-	$549
1966	$94.4	$612
1967	$97	$633
1968	$83.1	$591
1969	$88.7	$642
1970	$99.8	$748
1971	$103.3	$809
1972	$106.5	$971
1973	$131.4	$972
1974	$162.6	$1,193
1975	$189.8	$1,417
1976	$179.3	$1,450
1977	$213.8	$1,569
1978	$257.6	$1,262
1979	$300	$1,144
1980	$338	$1,249
1981	$296	$1,370
1982	$282.1	$1,494
1983	$268.6	$1,619
1984	$214.8	$1,048
1985	$262.8	$917
1986	$207.7	$1,191
1987	$237	$1,411
1988	$274.9	$1,632
1989	$280.9	$1,865
1990	$301	$1,930
1991	$628	$1,710
1992	$623	$1,458
1993	$635	$2,221
1994	$608	$2,203
1995	$622	$2,631
1996	$652	$2,929
1997	$600	$3,297
1998	$610	$3,419
1999	$575	$3,432
2000	$538	$3,453
2001	$460	$3,504
2002	$377	$3,681
2003	$309	$3,550
2004	$593	$3,808
2005	$616	$4,184
2006	$615	$4,417
2007	$725	$4,716
2008	$859	$5,030
2009	$775	$4,428
2010	$801	$4,810
2011	$711	$5,233
2012	$693	$5,341
2013	$654	$5,124
2014	$568	$4,975
2015	$620	$5,063
2016	$650	$5,010
2017	$643	$5,259
2018	$696	$5,578
2019	$738	$5,607
2020	$720	$4,879
2021	$782	$5,165
2022	$836	$6,022
2023	$888	$6,840
2024	$909	$7,020

Gambia vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gambia

Jamaica

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gambia	Jamaica
1950	31.2	56.6
1951	31.5	57.1
1952	31.7	58.1
1953	31.9	58.9
1954	32.2	59.6
1955	32.4	60.4
1956	32.8	61.2
1957	33.1	61.9
1958	33.6	62.6
1959	34.1	63.2
1960	34.6	63.8
1961	35.1	64.3
1962	35.6	64.6
1963	36.1	65
1964	36.6	65.3
1965	37.1	65.7
1966	37.6	65.9
1967	38.1	66.1
1968	38.5	66.3
1969	39	66.5
1970	39.5	66.7
1971	40	67
1972	40.5	67.3
1973	41.1	67.6
1974	41.7	67.9
1975	42.2	68.2
1976	42.9	68.4
1977	43.4	68.6
1978	43.6	68.7
1979	44.5	68.8
1980	45	69
1981	44.5	69.1
1982	46.3	69.3
1983	46.9	69.5
1984	47.5	69.8
1985	48.2	70.1
1986	48.8	70.4
1987	49.4	70.9
1988	50.1	71.2
1989	50.7	71.5
1990	51.3	71.7
1991	51.9	71.8
1992	52.5	71.8
1993	53.2	71.8
1994	53.8	71.6
1995	54.3	71.5
1996	54.8	71.3
1997	55.2	71.2
1998	56	71.2
1999	56.5	71.2
2000	56.9	71.3
2001	57.3	71.3
2002	57.7	71.5
2003	58.2	71.6
2004	58.7	71.5
2005	59.1	71.5
2006	59.7	71.4
2007	60	71.4
2008	60.5	71.5
2009	60.7	71.7
2010	61.2	72
2011	61.6	72.2
2012	61.9	72.4
2013	62.3	72.4
2014	62.6	72.4
2015	63	72.2
2016	63.4	72.1
2017	63.7	71.9
2018	64	71.6
2019	64.4	71.5
2020	64.4	71.5
2021	63.8	69.1
2022	64.9	71.5
2023	65.9	71.5
2024	66.1	71.6
2025	66.3	71.7

Gambia and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population

Gambia

Jamaica

Table

Year	Population
	Gambia	Jamaica
1960	398,060	1,650,005
1961	408,930	1,673,261
1962	420,163	1,696,932
1963	431,757	1,721,099
1964	443,687	1,745,568
1965	455,952	1,769,192
1966	468,516	1,791,475
1967	481,588	1,812,865
1968	495,269	1,833,765
1969	509,440	1,855,127
1970	524,105	1,878,196
1971	539,388	1,903,728
1972	555,370	1,931,542
1973	571,991	1,961,219
1974	589,085	1,990,906
1975	606,821	2,018,981
1976	625,667	2,045,578
1977	645,770	2,070,657
1978	667,103	2,094,836
1979	689,781	2,119,486
1980	713,913	2,145,658
1981	739,125	2,173,818
1982	765,753	2,203,889
1983	794,525	2,234,832
1984	825,631	2,264,562
1985	858,874	2,290,656
1986	894,019	2,312,125
1987	931,091	2,329,813
1988	970,160	2,345,777
1989	1,011,357	2,361,916
1990	1,054,696	2,379,877
1991	1,099,959	2,400,869
1992	1,145,582	2,424,701
1993	1,188,365	2,449,916
1994	1,227,226	2,475,220
1995	1,264,313	2,500,151
1996	1,301,410	2,524,463
1997	1,338,889	2,547,848
1998	1,376,987	2,569,736
1999	1,415,779	2,589,795
2000	1,455,084	2,607,826
2001	1,495,011	2,624,403
2002	1,535,691	2,640,572
2003	1,577,611	2,656,623
2004	1,621,312	2,672,225
2005	1,667,037	2,687,066
2006	1,715,275	2,700,968
2007	1,765,774	2,713,800
2008	1,817,852	2,725,635
2009	1,871,422	2,736,995
2010	1,926,630	2,748,568
2011	1,983,784	2,760,494
2012	2,043,094	2,772,430
2013	2,103,820	2,783,687
2014	2,164,528	2,793,749
2015	2,224,529	2,802,534
2016	2,283,769	2,809,915
2017	2,342,189	2,815,764
2018	2,399,632	2,820,097
2019	2,456,844	2,823,271
2020	2,515,733	2,830,739
2021	2,576,010	2,837,682
2022	2,636,470	2,839,144
2023	2,697,845	2,839,786
2024	2,759,988	2,839,175

Fertility rates in Gambia and Jamaica

Fertility rate

Gambia

Jamaica

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	Jamaica
1960	6.25	5.54
1961	6.23	5.6
1962	6.21	5.64
1963	6.2	5.73
1964	6.2	5.79
1965	6.19	5.72
1966	6.18	5.69
1967	6.21	5.67
1968	6.22	5.58
1969	6.25	5.47
1970	6.26	5.35
1971	6.33	5.21
1972	6.37	5.06
1973	6.41	5
1974	6.42	4.67
1975	6.43	4.44
1976	6.43	4.21
1977	6.43	4
1978	6.42	3.84
1979	6.41	3.72
1980	6.41	3.59
1981	6.4	3.51
1982	6.4	3.46
1983	6.39	3.41
1984	6.39	3.32
1985	6.36	3.21
1986	6.34	3.11
1987	6.3	3.02
1988	6.26	2.98
1989	6.25	2.93
1990	6.25	2.96
1991	6.19	3
1992	6.11	3.03
1993	6.03	2.99
1994	6.04	2.93
1995	5.99	2.85
1996	5.93	2.77
1997	5.85	2.68
1998	5.82	2.57
1999	5.77	2.47
2000	5.72	2.35
2001	5.67	2.3
2002	5.66	2.27
2003	5.66	2.24
2004	5.68	2.2
2005	5.71	2.15
2006	5.74	2.09
2007	5.69	2.02
2008	5.63	1.95
2009	5.57	1.88
2010	5.56	1.8
2011	5.54	1.72
2012	5.52	1.65
2013	5.39	1.59
2014	5.2	1.54
2015	5	1.51
2016	4.81	1.46
2017	4.61	1.43
2018	4.42	1.4
2019	4.33	1.39
2020	4.25	1.38
2021	4.17	1.38
2022	4.08	1.37
2023	4.01	1.36

Gambia and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age

Gambia

Jamaica

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gambia	Jamaica
1960	19.4	19.8
1961	19.4	19.5
1962	19.5	19.3
1963	19.6	19
1964	19.6	18.8
1965	19.7	18.5
1966	19.7	18.3
1967	19.8	18.1
1968	19.7	17.9
1969	19.6	17.8
1970	19.5	17.7
1971	19.4	17.7
1972	19.3	17.8
1973	19.2	17.9
1974	19.1	18
1975	18.9	18.2
1976	18.8	18.4
1977	18.6	18.6
1978	18.5	18.9
1979	18.4	19.1
1980	18.2	19.4
1981	18.1	19.6
1982	17.9	19.9
1983	17.8	20.1
1984	17.6	20.4
1985	17.5	20.6
1986	17.4	20.8
1987	17.4	21.1
1988	17.3	21.3
1989	17.2	21.6
1990	17.2	21.8
1991	17.1	22
1992	17.1	22.2
1993	17	22.3
1994	16.9	22.4
1995	16.8	22.5
1996	16.7	22.6
1997	16.6	22.7
1998	16.5	22.9
1999	16.5	23.1
2000	16.5	23.3
2001	16.6	23.6
2002	16.6	23.8
2003	16.7	24.1
2004	16.8	24.4
2005	16.9	24.6
2006	17	24.9
2007	17.1	25.3
2008	17.2	25.7
2009	17.3	26.1
2010	17.4	26.5
2011	17.5	27
2012	17.6	27.4
2013	17.7	27.9
2014	17.8	28.3
2015	17.9	28.8
2016	18.1	29.3
2017	18.2	29.8
2018	18.4	30.3
2019	18.5	30.8
2020	18.7	31.3
2021	18.9	31.7
2022	19.1	32.2
2023	19.2	32.8
2024	19.4	33.3

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