Gambia vs Kenya statistics compared

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 161st vs. 45th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Gambia and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Kenya economies compared

GDP

Gambia

Kenya

Table

Year	GDP
	Gambia	Kenya
1960	-	$791,265,459
1961	-	$792,959,473
1962	-	$868,111,401
1963	-	$926,589,349
1964	-	$998,759,334
1965	-	$997,919,321
1966	$44,212,081	$1,164,519,674
1967	$46,695,007	$1,232,559,507
1968	$41,160,066	$1,353,295,459
1969	$45,168,072	$1,458,379,417
1970	$52,296,084	$1,603,447,359
1971	$55,728,663	$1,778,391,289
1972	$59,160,569	$2,107,279,157
1973	$75,187,749	$2,509,001,324
1974	$95,796,022	$2,969,958,812
1975	$115,179,719	$3,259,345,083
1976	$112,190,829	$3,474,542,392
1977	$138,093,099	$4,494,378,764
1978	$171,833,086	$5,303,735,111
1979	$207,112,628	$6,234,391,113
1980	$241,083,090	$7,265,315,820
1981	$218,767,743	$6,854,491,706
1982	$216,050,552	$6,431,579,357
1983	$213,448,585	$5,979,198,314
1984	$177,340,880	$6,191,437,070
1985	$225,726,359	$6,135,034,214
1986	$185,646,987	$7,239,126,568
1987	$220,626,484	$7,970,820,369
1988	$266,672,212	$8,355,380,879
1989	$284,120,329	$8,283,114,514
1990	$317,083,695	$8,572,359,038
1991	$690,311,081	$8,151,488,783
1992	$714,254,256	$8,209,120,763
1993	$755,040,974	$5,751,786,643
1994	$746,493,952	$7,148,148,564
1995	$785,999,865	$9,046,320,255
1996	$848,239,446	$12,045,865,396
1997	$803,633,342	$13,115,764,358
1998	$840,285,265	$14,093,998,844
1999	$814,724,032	$12,896,010,459
2000	$782,913,872	$12,705,350,098
2001	$687,410,645	$12,986,007,426
2002	$578,235,309	$13,147,736,899
2003	$487,038,685	$14,904,517,650
2004	$961,900,651	$16,095,337,094
2005	$1,027,701,068	$18,737,895,513
2006	$1,054,112,488	$25,825,512,284
2007	$1,279,703,047	$31,958,195,182
2008	$1,561,766,956	$35,895,153,328
2009	$1,450,142,509	$42,347,217,913
2010	$1,543,294,927	$45,405,615,064
2011	$1,409,693,597	$46,869,473,151
2012	$1,415,004,738	$56,396,704,672
2013	$1,375,609,453	$61,671,440,408
2014	$1,229,461,721	$68,285,796,514
2015	$1,378,176,609	$70,120,446,897
2016	$1,484,578,886	$74,815,144,164
2017	$1,504,909,463	$82,036,510,877
2018	$1,670,671,328	$92,202,979,985
2019	$1,813,609,692	$100,378,436,207
2020	$1,812,170,891	$100,657,505,751
2021	$2,014,158,842	$109,703,658,905
2022	$2,204,734,527	$114,448,978,153
2023	$2,396,111,021	$108,038,588,971
2024	$2,507,519,958	$124,498,691,699

Gambia and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita

Gambia

Kenya

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gambia	Kenya
1960	-	$102.8
1961	-	$99.3
1962	-	$104.6
1963	-	$107.4
1964	-	$111.3
1965	-	$106.9
1966	$94.4	$119.8
1967	$97	$121.9
1968	$83.1	$128.7
1969	$88.7	$133.3
1970	$99.8	$141
1971	$103.3	$150.9
1972	$106.5	$172.6
1973	$131.4	$198.6
1974	$162.6	$227.2
1975	$189.8	$241.2
1976	$179.3	$248.9
1977	$213.8	$311
1978	$257.6	$355
1979	$300	$403
1980	$338	$454
1981	$296	$413
1982	$282.1	$374
1983	$268.6	$335
1984	$214.8	$334
1985	$262.8	$320
1986	$207.7	$364
1987	$237	$387
1988	$274.9	$391
1989	$280.9	$374
1990	$301	$374
1991	$628	$345
1992	$623	$337
1993	$635	$229
1994	$608	$276.4
1995	$622	$340
1996	$652	$441
1997	$600	$467
1998	$610	$488
1999	$575	$434
2000	$538	$415
2001	$460	$411
2002	$377	$403
2003	$309	$443
2004	$593	$464
2005	$616	$523
2006	$615	$700
2007	$725	$840
2008	$859	$916
2009	$775	$1,048
2010	$801	$1,092
2011	$711	$1,096
2012	$693	$1,285
2013	$654	$1,371
2014	$568	$1,483
2015	$620	$1,489
2016	$650	$1,554
2017	$643	$1,667
2018	$696	$1,836
2019	$738	$1,960
2020	$720	$1,928
2021	$782	$2,061
2022	$836	$2,110
2023	$888	$1,952
2024	$909	$2,206

Gambia vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gambia

Kenya

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gambia	Kenya
1950	31.2	36.9
1951	31.5	38
1952	31.7	38.6
1953	31.9	39.8
1954	32.2	41
1955	32.4	42.3
1956	32.8	43.5
1957	33.1	45.3
1958	33.6	46.5
1959	34.1	47.5
1960	34.6	48.5
1961	35.1	49.3
1962	35.6	50.1
1963	36.1	50.8
1964	36.6	51.3
1965	37.1	51.9
1966	37.6	52.4
1967	38.1	52.8
1968	38.5	53.3
1969	39	53.7
1970	39.5	54.1
1971	40	54.5
1972	40.5	55
1973	41.1	55.5
1974	41.7	56
1975	42.2	56.6
1976	42.9	57.2
1977	43.4	57.7
1978	43.6	58.2
1979	44.5	58.7
1980	45	59.2
1981	44.5	59.6
1982	46.3	59.9
1983	46.9	60.3
1984	47.5	60.6
1985	48.2	60.9
1986	48.8	60.8
1987	49.4	60.7
1988	50.1	60.3
1989	50.7	60
1990	51.3	58.3
1991	51.9	57.8
1992	52.5	57.1
1993	53.2	56.7
1994	53.8	56.1
1995	54.3	55.9
1996	54.8	55.6
1997	55.2	55.5
1998	56	55.6
1999	56.5	55.9
2000	56.9	56.1
2001	57.3	56.5
2002	57.7	56.8
2003	58.2	57.4
2004	58.7	57.9
2005	59.1	58.5
2006	59.7	59.1
2007	60	59.4
2008	60.5	60
2009	60.7	60.5
2010	61.2	60.9
2011	61.6	61.3
2012	61.9	61.5
2013	62.3	61.7
2014	62.6	62
2015	63	62.3
2016	63.4	62.5
2017	63.7	62.7
2018	64	62.8
2019	64.4	62.9
2020	64.4	61.6
2021	63.8	61.2
2022	64.9	63.5
2023	65.9	63.6
2024	66.1	63.8
2025	66.3	64

Gambia and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population

Gambia

Kenya

Table

Year	Population
	Gambia	Kenya
1960	398,060	7,695,307
1961	408,930	7,987,770
1962	420,163	8,299,308
1963	431,757	8,627,971
1964	443,687	8,973,535
1965	455,952	9,338,078
1966	468,516	9,717,816
1967	481,588	10,111,057
1968	495,269	10,518,823
1969	509,440	10,939,695
1970	524,105	11,368,791
1971	539,388	11,788,904
1972	555,370	12,206,060
1973	571,991	12,634,835
1974	589,085	13,070,078
1975	606,821	13,511,671
1976	625,667	13,957,623
1977	645,770	14,428,819
1978	667,103	14,934,126
1979	689,781	15,460,666
1980	713,913	16,018,459
1981	739,125	16,601,507
1982	765,753	17,206,175
1983	794,525	17,846,374
1984	825,631	18,514,906
1985	858,874	19,201,768
1986	894,019	19,901,646
1987	931,091	20,616,096
1988	970,160	21,356,219
1989	1,011,357	22,118,434
1990	1,054,696	22,892,651
1991	1,099,959	23,646,514
1992	1,145,582	24,382,460
1993	1,188,365	25,117,188
1994	1,227,226	25,857,130
1995	1,264,313	26,601,751
1996	1,301,410	27,344,211
1997	1,338,889	28,101,768
1998	1,376,987	28,888,057
1999	1,415,779	29,733,408
2000	1,455,084	30,642,890
2001	1,495,011	31,619,170
2002	1,535,691	32,629,808
2003	1,577,611	33,652,223
2004	1,621,312	34,713,455
2005	1,667,037	35,796,484
2006	1,715,275	36,904,008
2007	1,765,774	38,036,349
2008	1,817,852	39,206,351
2009	1,871,422	40,408,891
2010	1,926,630	41,598,567
2011	1,983,784	42,758,461
2012	2,043,094	43,888,303
2013	2,103,820	44,986,791
2014	2,164,528	46,051,440
2015	2,224,529	47,088,526
2016	2,283,769	48,139,687
2017	2,342,189	49,197,766
2018	2,399,632	50,207,107
2019	2,456,844	51,202,827
2020	2,515,733	52,217,334
2021	2,576,010	53,219,166
2022	2,636,470	54,252,461
2023	2,697,845	55,339,003
2024	2,759,988	56,432,944

Fertility rates in Gambia and Kenya

Fertility rate

Gambia

Kenya

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	Kenya
1960	6.25	7.65
1961	6.23	7.72
1962	6.21	7.77
1963	6.2	7.82
1964	6.2	7.87
1965	6.19	7.92
1966	6.18	7.96
1967	6.21	7.95
1968	6.22	7.95
1969	6.25	7.95
1970	6.26	7.94
1971	6.33	7.92
1972	6.37	7.89
1973	6.41	7.86
1974	6.42	7.82
1975	6.43	7.8
1976	6.43	7.77
1977	6.43	7.73
1978	6.42	7.67
1979	6.41	7.6
1980	6.41	7.53
1981	6.4	7.45
1982	6.4	7.35
1983	6.39	7.22
1984	6.39	7.08
1985	6.36	6.96
1986	6.34	6.84
1987	6.3	6.69
1988	6.26	6.52
1989	6.25	6.33
1990	6.25	6.14
1991	6.19	5.94
1992	6.11	5.74
1993	6.03	5.57
1994	6.04	5.44
1995	5.99	5.37
1996	5.93	5.31
1997	5.85	5.27
1998	5.82	5.24
1999	5.77	5.18
2000	5.72	5.14
2001	5.67	5.09
2002	5.66	5.03
2003	5.66	4.94
2004	5.68	4.86
2005	5.71	4.8
2006	5.74	4.75
2007	5.69	4.72
2008	5.63	4.66
2009	5.57	4.57
2010	5.56	4.45
2011	5.54	4.28
2012	5.52	4.12
2013	5.39	3.96
2014	5.2	3.84
2015	5	3.77
2016	4.81	3.69
2017	4.61	3.61
2018	4.42	3.54
2019	4.33	3.43
2020	4.25	3.36
2021	4.17	3.31
2022	4.08	3.26
2023	4.01	3.21

Gambia and Kenya demographics compared

Median age

Gambia

Kenya

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gambia	Kenya
1960	19.4	15.7
1961	19.4	15.5
1962	19.5	15.3
1963	19.6	15.2
1964	19.6	15.1
1965	19.7	14.9
1966	19.7	14.8
1967	19.8	14.6
1968	19.7	14.5
1969	19.6	14.5
1970	19.5	14.4
1971	19.4	14.4
1972	19.3	14.3
1973	19.2	14.3
1974	19.1	14.3
1975	18.9	14.3
1976	18.8	14.3
1977	18.6	14.3
1978	18.5	14.3
1979	18.4	14.4
1980	18.2	14.5
1981	18.1	14.5
1982	17.9	14.6
1983	17.8	14.7
1984	17.6	14.8
1985	17.5	14.9
1986	17.4	15
1987	17.4	15
1988	17.3	15.1
1989	17.2	15.2
1990	17.2	15.3
1991	17.1	15.5
1992	17.1	15.6
1993	17	15.7
1994	16.9	15.9
1995	16.8	16
1996	16.7	16.1
1997	16.6	16.2
1998	16.5	16.4
1999	16.5	16.5
2000	16.5	16.7
2001	16.6	16.8
2002	16.6	17
2003	16.7	17.1
2004	16.8	17.3
2005	16.9	17.4
2006	17	17.5
2007	17.1	17.6
2008	17.2	17.7
2009	17.3	17.8
2010	17.4	17.9
2011	17.5	18.1
2012	17.6	18.2
2013	17.7	18.4
2014	17.8	18.5
2015	17.9	18.7
2016	18.1	18.9
2017	18.2	19.1
2018	18.4	19.3
2019	18.5	19.6
2020	18.7	19.8
2021	18.9	20
2022	19.1	20.3
2023	19.2	20.6
2024	19.4	20.8

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