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Gambia vs Liberia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 5.61M in Liberia (ranked 117/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 37,189 sq mi for Liberia (ranked 161st vs. 106th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Liberia
Population
2871879
5829811
Population rank 138/197 116/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$4.75B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 163/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$846
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 185/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$1,885
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$2.68B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
56.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$478
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 167/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$1,418
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
37,189 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
3.95
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
19.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
62.5 years
2025

Gambia and Liberia: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Liberia economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Liberia
Year GDP
Gambia Liberia
1960 - $190,495,600
1961 - $183,920,900
1962 - $191,861,800
1963 - $200,229,600
1964 - $218,929,100
1965 - $229,260,800
1966 $44,212,081 $244,459,500
1967 $46,695,007 $261,024,300
1968 $41,160,066 $276,820,700
1969 $45,168,072 $306,961,800
1970 $52,296,084 $323,099,700
1971 $55,728,663 $341,543,100
1972 $59,160,569 $368,098,000
1973 $75,187,749 $386,968,300
1974 $95,796,022 $486,955,000
1975 $115,179,719 $577,549,300
1976 $112,190,829 $596,675,700
1977 $138,093,099 $673,010,600
1978 $171,833,086 $717,240,400
1979 $207,112,628 $814,067,900
1980 $241,083,090 $854,711,500
1981 $218,767,743 $846,514,500
1982 $216,050,552 $863,933,200
1983 $213,448,585 $823,374,900
1984 $177,340,880 $848,478,300
1985 $225,726,359 $851,296,100
1986 $185,646,987 $840,964,400
1987 $220,626,484 $972,800,000
1988 $266,672,212 $1,038,300,000
1989 $284,120,329 $786,300,000
1990 $317,083,695 $384,400,000
1991 $690,311,081 $348,000,000
1992 $714,254,256 $223,500,000
1993 $755,040,974 $160,400,000
1994 $746,493,952 $132,200,000
1995 $785,999,865 $134,800,000
1996 $848,239,446 $159,400,000
1997 $803,633,342 $295,900,000
1998 $840,285,265 $359,600,000
1999 $814,724,032 $441,800,000
2000 $782,913,872 $874,000,000
2001 $687,410,645 $906,000,000
2002 $578,235,309 $927,000,000
2003 $487,038,685 $748,000,000
2004 $961,900,651 $897,000,000
2005 $1,027,701,068 $949,000,000
2006 $1,054,112,488 $1,119,000,000
2007 $1,279,703,047 $1,373,000,000
2008 $1,561,766,956 $1,726,000,000
2009 $1,450,142,509 $1,768,000,000
2010 $1,543,294,927 $1,998,000,000
2011 $1,409,693,597 $2,398,000,000
2012 $1,415,004,738 $2,791,614,000
2013 $1,375,609,453 $3,177,198,100
2014 $1,229,461,721 $3,225,652,000
2015 $1,378,176,609 $3,227,075,700
2016 $1,484,578,886 $3,398,419,600
2017 $1,504,909,463 $3,390,703,400
2018 $1,670,671,328 $3,422,754,800
2019 $1,813,609,692 $3,319,596,500
2020 $1,812,170,891 $3,176,126,300
2021 $2,014,158,842 $3,513,049,500
2022 $2,204,734,527 $4,001,047,000
2023 $2,396,111,021 $4,390,000,000
2024 $2,507,519,958 $4,750,000,000

Gambia and Liberia economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Liberia
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Liberia
1960 - $167.2
1961 - $157.5
1962 - $160.3
1963 - $163.1
1964 - $173.9
1965 - $177.6
1966 $94.4 $184.6
1967 $97 $192.2
1968 $83.1 $198.6
1969 $88.7 $214.7
1970 $99.8 $220.3
1971 $103.3 $227.1
1972 $106.5 $238.6
1973 $131.4 $244.4
1974 $162.6 $299.4
1975 $189.8 $346
1976 $179.3 $347
1977 $213.8 $381
1978 $257.6 $394
1979 $300 $435
1980 $338 $443
1981 $296 $426
1982 $282.1 $422
1983 $268.6 $391
1984 $214.8 $390
1985 $262.8 $380
1986 $207.7 $364
1987 $237 $409
1988 $274.9 $424
1989 $280.9 $312
1990 $301 $172.9
1991 $628 $177.9
1992 $623 $107.8
1993 $635 $74.4
1994 $608 $61.5
1995 $622 $62.1
1996 $652 $71.4
1997 $600 $122.6
1998 $610 $134.7
1999 $575 $156.6
2000 $538 $298.5
2001 $460 $300
2002 $377 $299.5
2003 $309 $239.8
2004 $593 $284.1
2005 $616 $287.5
2006 $615 $321
2007 $725 $374
2008 $859 $452
2009 $775 $448
2010 $801 $492
2011 $711 $568
2012 $693 $638
2013 $654 $711
2014 $568 $707
2015 $620 $693
2016 $650 $715
2017 $643 $699
2018 $696 $692
2019 $738 $658
2020 $720 $617
2021 $782 $668
2022 $836 $745
2023 $888 $799
2024 $909 $846

Gambia vs. Liberia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Liberia
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Liberia
1950 31.2 38
1951 31.5 38
1952 31.7 38.1
1953 31.9 38.1
1954 32.2 38.1
1955 32.4 38.1
1956 32.8 38.1
1957 33.1 38.1
1958 33.6 38.1
1959 34.1 38.1
1960 34.6 38.1
1961 35.1 38.1
1962 35.6 38.2
1963 36.1 38.3
1964 36.6 38.5
1965 37.1 38.7
1966 37.6 39
1967 38.1 39.3
1968 38.5 39.6
1969 39 40
1970 39.5 40.4
1971 40 40.7
1972 40.5 41.2
1973 41.1 41.6
1974 41.7 42.1
1975 42.2 42.5
1976 42.9 42.9
1977 43.4 43.2
1978 43.6 43.6
1979 44.5 43.9
1980 45 44.1
1981 44.5 44.3
1982 46.3 44.4
1983 46.9 44.6
1984 47.5 44.7
1985 48.2 44
1986 48.8 44.5
1987 49.4 44.3
1988 50.1 44.1
1989 50.7 43.9
1990 51.3 37.6
1991 51.9 43.6
1992 52.5 43.6
1993 53.2 43
1994 53.8 42.6
1995 54.3 44.6
1996 54.8 44.9
1997 55.2 48.3
1998 56 49.4
1999 56.5 50.4
2000 56.9 51.9
2001 57.3 53.1
2002 57.7 54.1
2003 58.2 53
2004 58.7 55.9
2005 59.1 56.8
2006 59.7 57.5
2007 60 58.1
2008 60.5 58.7
2009 60.7 59.1
2010 61.2 59.4
2011 61.6 59.5
2012 61.9 59.8
2013 62.3 60
2014 62.6 59.2
2015 63 59.2
2016 63.4 60.5
2017 63.7 60.8
2018 64 61
2019 64.4 61.2
2020 64.4 61.3
2021 63.8 61.2
2022 64.9 61.9
2023 65.9 62.2
2024 66.1 62.3
2025 66.3 62.5

Gambia and Liberia population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Liberia
Year Population
Gambia Liberia
1960 398,060 1,139,522
1961 408,930 1,167,717
1962 420,163 1,197,039
1963 431,757 1,227,414
1964 443,687 1,258,745
1965 455,952 1,291,156
1966 468,516 1,324,383
1967 481,588 1,358,435
1968 495,269 1,393,530
1969 509,440 1,429,605
1970 524,105 1,466,676
1971 539,388 1,504,077
1972 555,370 1,542,670
1973 571,991 1,583,588
1974 589,085 1,626,362
1975 606,821 1,670,913
1976 625,667 1,717,060
1977 645,770 1,766,019
1978 667,103 1,818,247
1979 689,781 1,872,713
1980 713,913 1,929,253
1981 739,125 1,986,867
1982 765,753 2,045,073
1983 794,525 2,107,113
1984 825,631 2,173,312
1985 858,874 2,240,539
1986 894,019 2,308,511
1987 931,091 2,377,229
1988 970,160 2,446,941
1989 1,011,357 2,517,858
1990 1,054,696 2,223,667
1991 1,099,959 1,956,518
1992 1,145,582 2,072,461
1993 1,188,365 2,155,126
1994 1,227,226 2,149,928
1995 1,264,313 2,169,162
1996 1,301,410 2,232,289
1997 1,338,889 2,412,989
1998 1,376,987 2,670,124
1999 1,415,779 2,821,684
2000 1,455,084 2,928,117
2001 1,495,011 3,015,338
2002 1,535,691 3,094,782
2003 1,577,611 3,119,532
2004 1,621,312 3,156,892
2005 1,667,037 3,301,015
2006 1,715,275 3,490,787
2007 1,765,774 3,669,050
2008 1,817,852 3,821,003
2009 1,871,422 3,943,028
2010 1,926,630 4,058,890
2011 1,983,784 4,221,178
2012 2,043,094 4,373,043
2013 2,103,820 4,470,239
2014 2,164,528 4,564,293
2015 2,224,529 4,659,431
2016 2,283,769 4,755,608
2017 2,342,189 4,848,925
2018 2,399,632 4,944,726
2019 2,456,844 5,043,721
2020 2,515,733 5,149,463
2021 2,576,010 5,259,323
2022 2,636,470 5,373,294
2023 2,697,845 5,493,031
2024 2,759,988 5,612,817

Fertility rates in Gambia and Liberia

Fertility rate
Gambia

Liberia
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Liberia
1960 6.25 6.39
1961 6.23 6.45
1962 6.21 6.5
1963 6.2 6.56
1964 6.2 6.59
1965 6.19 6.62
1966 6.18 6.63
1967 6.21 6.65
1968 6.22 6.66
1969 6.25 6.64
1970 6.26 6.58
1971 6.33 6.54
1972 6.37 6.6
1973 6.41 6.65
1974 6.42 6.69
1975 6.43 6.74
1976 6.43 6.79
1977 6.43 6.84
1978 6.42 6.88
1979 6.41 6.92
1980 6.41 6.87
1981 6.4 6.83
1982 6.4 6.79
1983 6.39 6.76
1984 6.39 6.73
1985 6.36 6.69
1986 6.34 6.64
1987 6.3 6.57
1988 6.26 6.51
1989 6.25 6.43
1990 6.25 6.37
1991 6.19 6.32
1992 6.11 6.28
1993 6.03 6.25
1994 6.04 6.21
1995 5.99 6.17
1996 5.93 6.13
1997 5.85 6.08
1998 5.82 6.02
1999 5.77 5.95
2000 5.72 5.88
2001 5.67 5.77
2002 5.66 5.65
2003 5.66 5.55
2004 5.68 5.51
2005 5.71 5.52
2006 5.74 5.53
2007 5.69 5.46
2008 5.63 5.33
2009 5.57 5.17
2010 5.56 5.06
2011 5.54 4.97
2012 5.52 4.88
2013 5.39 4.75
2014 5.2 4.62
2015 5 4.52
2016 4.81 4.46
2017 4.61 4.4
2018 4.42 4.34
2019 4.33 4.26
2020 4.25 4.17
2021 4.17 4.09
2022 4.08 4.02
2023 4.01 3.95

Gambia and Liberia demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Liberia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$4.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
22.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
2.27%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-3.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
5.93%
2017
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
48.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
27.1%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.9%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$600M
2022
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$680M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
27.1%
2009
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
52.2%
2024

Energy

Gambia Liberia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
1.64 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
92.8%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
57.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
55.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
32.5%
2023

Society

Gambia Liberia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-7,779
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
54.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
24.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
3.12
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
38.9
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
48.3%
2017
English speaking
2.34%
2023
82.7%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
23.5%
2023

Health

Gambia Liberia
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$99.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$62
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
62.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
19.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
628
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
72.9
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
17.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
9.2%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
2.86 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Liberia
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
6,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
7,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
29,061 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
6,587 mi
2018

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