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Gambia vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 161st vs. 121st).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Latvia
Population
2871879
1844219
Population rank 138/197 149/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Gambia and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Latvia
Year GDP
Gambia Latvia
1966 $44,212,081 -
1967 $46,695,007 -
1968 $41,160,066 -
1969 $45,168,072 -
1970 $52,296,084 -
1971 $55,728,663 -
1972 $59,160,569 -
1973 $75,187,749 -
1974 $95,796,022 -
1975 $115,179,719 -
1976 $112,190,829 -
1977 $138,093,099 -
1978 $171,833,086 -
1979 $207,112,628 -
1980 $241,083,090 -
1981 $218,767,743 -
1982 $216,050,552 -
1983 $213,448,585 -
1984 $177,340,880 -
1985 $225,726,359 -
1986 $185,646,987 -
1987 $220,626,484 -
1988 $266,672,212 -
1989 $284,120,329 -
1990 $317,083,695 -
1991 $690,311,081 -
1992 $714,254,256 -
1993 $755,040,974 -
1994 $746,493,952 -
1995 $785,999,865 $5,608,208,785
1996 $848,239,446 $5,799,465,288
1997 $803,633,342 $6,349,481,007
1998 $840,285,265 $6,974,112,951
1999 $814,724,032 $7,324,192,890
2000 $782,913,872 $7,761,252,607
2001 $687,410,645 $8,190,888,740
2002 $578,235,309 $9,249,030,241
2003 $487,038,685 $11,244,337,720
2004 $961,900,651 $13,827,070,379
2005 $1,027,701,068 $16,306,935,905
2006 $1,054,112,488 $20,434,922,247
2007 $1,279,703,047 $29,420,499,248
2008 $1,561,766,956 $34,135,200,994
2009 $1,450,142,509 $25,691,530,442
2010 $1,543,294,927 $23,468,324,572
2011 $1,409,693,597 $26,575,547,901
2012 $1,415,004,738 $27,116,149,949
2013 $1,375,609,453 $29,152,128,168
2014 $1,229,461,721 $30,277,203,767
2015 $1,378,176,609 $26,344,565,877
2016 $1,484,578,886 $27,117,105,060
2017 $1,504,909,463 $29,391,059,767
2018 $1,670,671,328 $33,247,935,477
2019 $1,813,609,692 $33,099,503,951
2020 $1,812,170,891 $33,379,927,435
2021 $2,014,158,842 $38,183,326,785
2022 $2,204,734,527 $38,014,713,596
2023 $2,396,111,021 $42,572,151,720
2024 $2,507,519,958 $43,520,773,851

Gambia and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Latvia
1966 $94.4 -
1967 $97 -
1968 $83.1 -
1969 $88.7 -
1970 $99.8 -
1971 $103.3 -
1972 $106.5 -
1973 $131.4 -
1974 $162.6 -
1975 $189.8 -
1976 $179.3 -
1977 $213.8 -
1978 $257.6 -
1979 $300 -
1980 $338 -
1981 $296 -
1982 $282.1 -
1983 $268.6 -
1984 $214.8 -
1985 $262.8 -
1986 $207.7 -
1987 $237 -
1988 $274.9 -
1989 $280.9 -
1990 $301 -
1991 $628 -
1992 $623 -
1993 $635 -
1994 $608 -
1995 $622 $2,257
1996 $652 $2,360
1997 $600 $2,610
1998 $610 $2,894
1999 $575 $3,064
2000 $538 $3,278
2001 $460 $3,505
2002 $377 $4,004
2003 $309 $4,915
2004 $593 $6,110
2005 $616 $7,284
2006 $615 $9,212
2007 $725 $13,371
2008 $859 $15,678
2009 $775 $11,996
2010 $801 $11,188
2011 $711 $12,903
2012 $693 $13,329
2013 $654 $14,484
2014 $568 $15,186
2015 $620 $13,322
2016 $650 $13,839
2017 $643 $15,132
2018 $696 $17,252
2019 $738 $17,295
2020 $720 $17,564
2021 $782 $20,262
2022 $836 $20,227
2023 $888 $22,676
2024 $909 $23,368

Gambia vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Latvia
1950 31.2 64.6
1951 31.5 65.2
1952 31.7 65.7
1953 31.9 66.2
1954 32.2 66.7
1955 32.4 67.1
1956 32.8 67.6
1957 33.1 68.3
1958 33.6 68.9
1959 34.1 69.5
1960 34.6 70.3
1961 35.1 70.5
1962 35.6 69.9
1963 36.1 70.3
1964 36.6 71.5
1965 37.1 71.2
1966 37.6 71.2
1967 38.1 70.9
1968 38.5 70.5
1969 39 70.2
1970 39.5 70.2
1971 40 70.6
1972 40.5 70.3
1973 41.1 70.2
1974 41.7 70.1
1975 42.2 69.3
1976 42.9 69.4
1977 43.4 69.4
1978 43.6 69.3
1979 44.5 68.8
1980 45 69.1
1981 44.5 69.1
1982 46.3 69.6
1983 46.9 69.4
1984 47.5 69.4
1985 48.2 69.6
1986 48.8 71
1987 49.4 71
1988 50.1 70.9
1989 50.7 70.4
1990 51.3 69.5
1991 51.9 69.2
1992 52.5 68.5
1993 53.2 66.6
1994 53.8 65.2
1995 54.3 66
1996 54.8 68.6
1997 55.2 69.2
1998 56 68.9
1999 56.5 69.6
2000 56.9 70.2
2001 57.3 69.9
2002 57.7 70.2
2003 58.2 70.6
2004 58.7 70.9
2005 59.1 70.6
2006 59.7 70.6
2007 60 70.8
2008 60.5 72
2009 60.7 72.7
2010 61.2 73
2011 61.6 73.7
2012 61.9 73.9
2013 62.3 74.2
2014 62.6 74.3
2015 63 74.7
2016 63.4 74.8
2017 63.7 74.8
2018 64 75
2019 64.4 75.6
2020 64.4 75.5
2021 63.8 73.2
2022 64.9 74.9
2023 65.9 76.2
2024 66.1 76.3
2025 66.3 76.5

Gambia and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Latvia
Year Population
Gambia Latvia
1960 398,060 2,120,979
1961 408,930 2,152,681
1962 420,163 2,181,586
1963 431,757 2,210,919
1964 443,687 2,240,623
1965 455,952 2,265,919
1966 468,516 2,283,217
1967 481,588 2,301,220
1968 495,269 2,323,619
1969 509,440 2,343,173
1970 524,105 2,359,164
1971 539,388 2,376,389
1972 555,370 2,395,674
1973 571,991 2,415,819
1974 589,085 2,437,186
1975 606,821 2,456,130
1976 625,667 2,470,989
1977 645,770 2,485,073
1978 667,103 2,497,921
1979 689,781 2,505,953
1980 713,913 2,511,701
1981 739,125 2,519,421
1982 765,753 2,531,080
1983 794,525 2,546,011
1984 825,631 2,562,047
1985 858,874 2,578,873
1986 894,019 2,599,892
1987 931,091 2,626,583
1988 970,160 2,653,434
1989 1,011,357 2,666,955
1990 1,054,696 2,663,151
1991 1,099,959 2,650,581
1992 1,145,582 2,614,338
1993 1,188,365 2,563,290
1994 1,227,226 2,520,742
1995 1,264,313 2,485,056
1996 1,301,410 2,457,222
1997 1,338,889 2,432,851
1998 1,376,987 2,410,019
1999 1,415,779 2,390,482
2000 1,455,084 2,367,550
2001 1,495,011 2,337,170
2002 1,535,691 2,310,173
2003 1,577,611 2,287,955
2004 1,621,312 2,263,122
2005 1,667,037 2,238,799
2006 1,715,275 2,218,357
2007 1,765,774 2,200,325
2008 1,817,852 2,177,322
2009 1,871,422 2,141,669
2010 1,926,630 2,097,555
2011 1,983,784 2,059,709
2012 2,043,094 2,034,319
2013 2,103,820 2,012,647
2014 2,164,528 1,993,782
2015 2,224,529 1,977,527
2016 2,283,769 1,959,537
2017 2,342,189 1,942,248
2018 2,399,632 1,927,174
2019 2,456,844 1,913,822
2020 2,515,733 1,900,449
2021 2,576,010 1,884,490
2022 2,636,470 1,879,383
2023 2,697,845 1,877,445
2024 2,759,988 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Gambia and Latvia

Fertility rate
Gambia

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Latvia
1960 6.25 1.94
1961 6.23 1.94
1962 6.21 1.91
1963 6.2 1.85
1964 6.2 1.79
1965 6.19 1.74
1966 6.18 1.76
1967 6.21 1.8
1968 6.22 1.83
1969 6.25 1.88
1970 6.26 1.96
1971 6.33 2
1972 6.37 2
1973 6.41 1.98
1974 6.42 1.97
1975 6.43 1.96
1976 6.43 1.93
1977 6.43 1.89
1978 6.42 1.87
1979 6.41 1.87
1980 6.41 1.86
1981 6.4 1.88
1982 6.4 1.97
1983 6.39 2.07
1984 6.39 2.09
1985 6.36 2.08
1986 6.34 2.12
1987 6.3 2.15
1988 6.26 2.11
1989 6.25 2.05
1990 6.25 2.02
1991 6.19 1.86
1992 6.11 1.73
1993 6.03 1.51
1994 6.04 1.39
1995 5.99 1.25
1996 5.93 1.16
1997 5.85 1.11
1998 5.82 1.09
1999 5.77 1.16
2000 5.72 1.25
2001 5.67 1.22
2002 5.66 1.26
2003 5.66 1.32
2004 5.68 1.29
2005 5.71 1.39
2006 5.74 1.46
2007 5.69 1.54
2008 5.63 1.58
2009 5.57 1.46
2010 5.56 1.36
2011 5.54 1.33
2012 5.52 1.44
2013 5.39 1.52
2014 5.2 1.65
2015 5 1.7
2016 4.81 1.74
2017 4.61 1.69
2018 4.42 1.6
2019 4.33 1.61
2020 4.25 1.55
2021 4.17 1.57
2022 4.08 1.47
2023 4.01 1.36

Gambia and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Gambia Latvia
1960 19.4 32.3
1961 19.4 32.4
1962 19.5 32.6
1963 19.6 32.8
1964 19.6 33
1965 19.7 33.2
1966 19.7 33.5
1967 19.8 33.8
1968 19.7 34
1969 19.6 34.1
1970 19.5 34.2
1971 19.4 34.3
1972 19.3 34.5
1973 19.2 34.6
1974 19.1 34.7
1975 18.9 34.9
1976 18.8 35
1977 18.6 35.1
1978 18.5 35.1
1979 18.4 35.1
1980 18.2 34.9
1981 18.1 34.8
1982 17.9 34.7
1983 17.8 34.6
1984 17.6 34.7
1985 17.5 34.7
1986 17.4 34.7
1987 17.4 34.6
1988 17.3 34.6
1989 17.2 34.5
1990 17.2 34.6
1991 17.1 34.8
1992 17.1 35.2
1993 17 35.6
1994 16.9 36
1995 16.8 36.2
1996 16.7 36.6
1997 16.6 36.9
1998 16.5 37.3
1999 16.5 37.6
2000 16.5 37.9
2001 16.6 38.3
2002 16.6 38.6
2003 16.7 38.9
2004 16.8 39.2
2005 16.9 39.4
2006 17 39.7
2007 17.1 39.9
2008 17.2 40.1
2009 17.3 40.5
2010 17.4 41.1
2011 17.5 41.6
2012 17.6 42
2013 17.7 42.3
2014 17.8 42.5
2015 17.9 42.8
2016 18.1 43
2017 18.2 43.2
2018 18.4 43.4
2019 18.5 43.6
2020 18.7 43.8
2021 18.9 43.9
2022 19.1 44
2023 19.2 44.1
2024 19.4 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Gambia Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Latvia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
99.9%
2021
English speaking
2.34%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Gambia Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Latvia
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
n/a

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