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Gambia vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 161st vs. 173rd).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Kiribati
Population
2871879
138067
Population rank 138/197 180/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 173/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Gambia and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Kiribati
Year GDP
Gambia Kiribati
1966 $44,212,081 -
1967 $46,695,007 -
1968 $41,160,066 -
1969 $45,168,072 -
1970 $52,296,084 $11,560,877
1971 $55,728,663 $12,356,134
1972 $59,160,569 $15,314,346
1973 $75,187,749 $25,645,040
1974 $95,796,022 $69,256,489
1975 $115,179,719 $44,547,454
1976 $112,190,829 $33,246,817
1977 $138,093,099 $31,335,459
1978 $171,833,086 $36,563,965
1979 $207,112,628 $34,466,197
1980 $241,083,090 $33,157,723
1981 $218,767,743 $35,267,489
1982 $216,050,552 $32,742,713
1983 $213,448,585 $31,000,546
1984 $177,340,880 $34,394,167
1985 $225,726,359 $26,126,615
1986 $185,646,987 $25,993,009
1987 $220,626,484 $29,554,413
1988 $266,672,212 $38,278,810
1989 $284,120,329 $37,645,319
1990 $317,083,695 $36,534,295
1991 $690,311,081 $41,247,792
1992 $714,254,256 $61,491,369
1993 $755,040,974 $58,953,596
1994 $746,493,952 $67,055,334
1995 $785,999,865 $68,596,395
1996 $848,239,446 $81,456,854
1997 $803,633,342 $80,205,807
1998 $840,285,265 $74,905,706
1999 $814,724,032 $77,323,978
2000 $782,913,872 $74,910,527
2001 $687,410,645 $64,935,850
2002 $578,235,309 $74,743,869
2003 $487,038,685 $96,105,619
2004 $961,900,651 $104,085,892
2005 $1,027,701,068 $113,895,437
2006 $1,054,112,488 $112,338,353
2007 $1,279,703,047 $138,054,946
2008 $1,561,766,956 $147,017,895
2009 $1,450,142,509 $140,177,384
2010 $1,543,294,927 $165,458,433
2011 $1,409,693,597 $195,970,140
2012 $1,415,004,738 $207,001,546
2013 $1,375,609,453 $201,730,861
2014 $1,229,461,721 $200,287,282
2015 $1,378,176,609 $191,559,399
2016 $1,484,578,886 $206,467,819
2017 $1,504,909,463 $222,875,736
2018 $1,670,671,328 $233,514,717
2019 $1,813,609,692 $216,985,388
2020 $1,812,170,891 $220,897,999
2021 $2,014,158,842 $285,259,894
2022 $2,204,734,527 $270,040,457
2023 $2,396,111,021 $288,610,732
2024 $2,507,519,958 $307,862,547

Gambia and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Kiribati
1966 $94.4 -
1967 $97 -
1968 $83.1 -
1969 $88.7 -
1970 $99.8 $201
1971 $103.3 $210.7
1972 $106.5 $256.2
1973 $131.4 $422
1974 $162.6 $1,131
1975 $189.8 $730
1976 $179.3 $548
1977 $213.8 $520
1978 $257.6 $611
1979 $300 $573
1980 $338 $542
1981 $296 $568
1982 $282.1 $519
1983 $268.6 $483
1984 $214.8 $527
1985 $262.8 $393
1986 $207.7 $382
1987 $237 $424
1988 $274.9 $536
1989 $280.9 $515
1990 $301 $488
1991 $628 $540
1992 $623 $792
1993 $635 $748
1994 $608 $838
1995 $622 $844
1996 $652 $986
1997 $600 $953
1998 $610 $874
1999 $575 $887
2000 $538 $845
2001 $460 $719
2002 $377 $810
2003 $309 $1,021
2004 $593 $1,083
2005 $616 $1,162
2006 $615 $1,123
2007 $725 $1,353
2008 $859 $1,411
2009 $775 $1,317
2010 $801 $1,522
2011 $711 $1,771
2012 $693 $1,844
2013 $654 $1,772
2014 $568 $1,737
2015 $620 $1,640
2016 $650 $1,743
2017 $643 $1,853
2018 $696 $1,913
2019 $738 $1,751
2020 $720 $1,752
2021 $782 $2,222
2022 $836 $2,070
2023 $888 $2,178
2024 $909 $2,289

Gambia vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Kiribati
1950 31.2 45.7
1951 31.5 45.8
1952 31.7 45.9
1953 31.9 46
1954 32.2 46.1
1955 32.4 46.3
1956 32.8 46.5
1957 33.1 46.8
1958 33.6 47.1
1959 34.1 47.5
1960 34.6 48
1961 35.1 48.5
1962 35.6 49
1963 36.1 49.7
1964 36.6 50.4
1965 37.1 51
1966 37.6 51.7
1967 38.1 52.5
1968 38.5 53.1
1969 39 53.8
1970 39.5 54.4
1971 40 54.9
1972 40.5 55.3
1973 41.1 55.8
1974 41.7 56.1
1975 42.2 56.4
1976 42.9 56.6
1977 43.4 56.1
1978 43.6 56.9
1979 44.5 57.1
1980 45 57.3
1981 44.5 57.5
1982 46.3 57.8
1983 46.9 58.1
1984 47.5 58.4
1985 48.2 58.7
1986 48.8 59.1
1987 49.4 59.6
1988 50.1 60.1
1989 50.7 60.5
1990 51.3 61
1991 51.9 61.5
1992 52.5 62
1993 53.2 62.4
1994 53.8 62.8
1995 54.3 63.1
1996 54.8 63.5
1997 55.2 63.8
1998 56 64.1
1999 56.5 64.4
2000 56.9 64.7
2001 57.3 64.9
2002 57.7 65.1
2003 58.2 65.3
2004 58.7 65.4
2005 59.1 65.5
2006 59.7 65.6
2007 60 65.7
2008 60.5 65.7
2009 60.7 65.8
2010 61.2 65.9
2011 61.6 65.9
2012 61.9 65.9
2013 62.3 65.9
2014 62.6 65.9
2015 63 65.8
2016 63.4 65.8
2017 63.7 65.8
2018 64 65.8
2019 64.4 65.9
2020 64.4 65.2
2021 63.8 64.1
2022 64.9 66.3
2023 65.9 66.5
2024 66.1 66.6
2025 66.3 66.7

Gambia and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Kiribati
Year Population
Gambia Kiribati
1960 398,060 47,157
1961 408,930 48,323
1962 420,163 49,538
1963 431,757 50,791
1964 443,687 52,088
1965 455,952 53,439
1966 468,516 54,425
1967 481,588 54,996
1968 495,269 55,529
1969 509,440 56,360
1970 524,105 57,510
1971 539,388 58,652
1972 555,370 59,778
1973 571,991 60,824
1974 589,085 61,219
1975 606,821 60,987
1976 625,667 60,661
1977 645,770 60,267
1978 667,103 59,864
1979 689,781 60,172
1980 713,913 61,148
1981 739,125 62,121
1982 765,753 63,134
1983 794,525 64,169
1984 825,631 65,228
1985 858,874 66,496
1986 894,019 68,059
1987 931,091 69,733
1988 970,160 71,427
1989 1,011,357 73,147
1990 1,054,696 74,855
1991 1,099,959 76,367
1992 1,145,582 77,641
1993 1,188,365 78,841
1994 1,227,226 80,021
1995 1,264,313 81,234
1996 1,301,410 82,623
1997 1,338,889 84,147
1998 1,376,987 85,657
1999 1,415,779 87,126
2000 1,455,084 88,613
2001 1,495,011 90,335
2002 1,535,691 92,264
2003 1,577,611 94,175
2004 1,621,312 96,085
2005 1,667,037 98,035
2006 1,715,275 100,017
2007 1,765,774 102,068
2008 1,817,852 104,222
2009 1,871,422 106,467
2010 1,926,630 108,704
2011 1,983,784 110,647
2012 2,043,094 112,284
2013 2,103,820 113,838
2014 2,164,528 115,326
2015 2,224,529 116,815
2016 2,283,769 118,478
2017 2,342,189 120,275
2018 2,399,632 122,084
2019 2,456,844 123,921
2020 2,515,733 126,099
2021 2,576,010 128,377
2022 2,636,470 130,469
2023 2,697,845 132,530
2024 2,759,988 134,518

Fertility rates in Gambia and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Gambia

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Kiribati
1960 6.25 6.44
1961 6.23 6.48
1962 6.21 6.42
1963 6.2 6.35
1964 6.2 6.29
1965 6.19 6.26
1966 6.18 6.23
1967 6.21 6.11
1968 6.22 5.98
1969 6.25 5.85
1970 6.26 5.71
1971 6.33 5.55
1972 6.37 5.37
1973 6.41 5.2
1974 6.42 5.09
1975 6.43 5.02
1976 6.43 4.96
1977 6.43 4.96
1978 6.42 4.97
1979 6.41 4.97
1980 6.41 4.96
1981 6.4 4.96
1982 6.4 4.95
1983 6.39 4.91
1984 6.39 4.91
1985 6.36 4.91
1986 6.34 4.87
1987 6.3 4.81
1988 6.26 4.73
1989 6.25 4.69
1990 6.25 4.67
1991 6.19 4.64
1992 6.11 4.57
1993 6.03 4.49
1994 6.04 4.44
1995 5.99 4.42
1996 5.93 4.43
1997 5.85 4.37
1998 5.82 4.29
1999 5.77 4.18
2000 5.72 4.07
2001 5.67 3.96
2002 5.66 3.81
2003 5.66 3.7
2004 5.68 3.73
2005 5.71 3.76
2006 5.74 3.82
2007 5.69 3.87
2008 5.63 3.9
2009 5.57 3.91
2010 5.56 3.9
2011 5.54 3.88
2012 5.52 3.77
2013 5.39 3.64
2014 5.2 3.52
2015 5 3.44
2016 4.81 3.38
2017 4.61 3.34
2018 4.42 3.32
2019 4.33 3.29
2020 4.25 3.25
2021 4.17 3.22
2022 4.08 3.18
2023 4.01 3.15

Gambia and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Gambia Kiribati
1960 19.4 18.8
1961 19.4 18.5
1962 19.5 18.3
1963 19.6 18.2
1964 19.6 18.1
1965 19.7 18
1966 19.7 17.9
1967 19.8 17.7
1968 19.7 17.6
1969 19.6 17.5
1970 19.5 17.5
1971 19.4 17.6
1972 19.3 17.6
1973 19.2 17.7
1974 19.1 17.8
1975 18.9 18
1976 18.8 18.1
1977 18.6 18.2
1978 18.5 18.3
1979 18.4 18.4
1980 18.2 18.7
1981 18.1 18.9
1982 17.9 19
1983 17.8 19.2
1984 17.6 19.4
1985 17.5 19.6
1986 17.4 19.8
1987 17.4 19.9
1988 17.3 20.1
1989 17.2 20.2
1990 17.2 20.2
1991 17.1 20.2
1992 17.1 20.1
1993 17 20
1994 16.9 19.8
1995 16.8 19.7
1996 16.7 19.6
1997 16.6 19.6
1998 16.5 19.6
1999 16.5 19.6
2000 16.5 19.7
2001 16.6 19.8
2002 16.6 19.9
2003 16.7 20.1
2004 16.8 20.3
2005 16.9 20.5
2006 17 20.7
2007 17.1 20.9
2008 17.2 21
2009 17.3 21.2
2010 17.4 21.3
2011 17.5 21.5
2012 17.6 21.7
2013 17.7 21.9
2014 17.8 22.1
2015 17.9 22.3
2016 18.1 22.5
2017 18.2 22.7
2018 18.4 22.9
2019 18.5 23
2020 18.7 23.2
2021 18.9 23.3
2022 19.1 23.5
2023 19.2 23.6
2024 19.4 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gambia Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
41.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Gambia Kiribati
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
35
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
98.6%
2020
English speaking
2.34%
2023
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Gambia Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Kiribati
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
416 mi
2017

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