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Gambia vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 161st vs. 65th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Malaysia
Population
2871879
36304998
Population rank 138/197 45/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$422B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
77 years
2025

Gambia and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Malaysia
Year GDP
Gambia Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 $44,212,081 $3,143,517,944
1967 $46,695,007 $3,188,924,677
1968 $41,160,066 $3,330,371,551
1969 $45,168,072 $3,664,552,041
1970 $52,296,084 $3,864,145,667
1971 $55,728,663 $4,244,395,956
1972 $59,160,569 $5,043,347,250
1973 $75,187,749 $7,662,902,678
1974 $95,796,022 $9,496,204,302
1975 $115,179,719 $9,298,800,799
1976 $112,190,829 $11,050,234,599
1977 $138,093,099 $13,139,488,633
1978 $171,833,086 $16,358,079,862
1979 $207,112,628 $21,213,264,962
1980 $241,083,090 $24,488,224,677
1981 $218,767,743 $25,004,285,792
1982 $216,050,552 $26,804,493,635
1983 $213,448,585 $30,347,442,111
1984 $177,340,880 $33,942,897,422
1985 $225,726,359 $31,199,633,353
1986 $185,646,987 $27,734,111,400
1987 $220,626,484 $32,181,210,158
1988 $266,672,212 $35,272,109,220
1989 $284,120,329 $38,847,965,293
1990 $317,083,695 $44,024,585,240
1991 $690,311,081 $49,143,148,094
1992 $714,254,256 $59,167,550,163
1993 $755,040,974 $66,894,966,969
1994 $746,493,952 $74,478,356,958
1995 $785,999,865 $88,705,342,903
1996 $848,239,446 $100,855,393,910
1997 $803,633,342 $100,005,323,302
1998 $840,285,265 $72,167,498,981
1999 $814,724,032 $79,148,421,053
2000 $782,913,872 $93,789,736,842
2001 $687,410,645 $92,783,947,368
2002 $578,235,309 $100,845,526,316
2003 $487,038,685 $110,202,368,421
2004 $961,900,651 $124,749,473,684
2005 $1,027,701,068 $143,534,405,819
2006 $1,054,112,488 $162,692,258,307
2007 $1,279,703,047 $193,549,569,478
2008 $1,561,766,956 $230,811,614,370
2009 $1,450,142,509 $202,257,453,037
2010 $1,543,294,927 $255,017,638,456
2011 $1,409,693,597 $297,951,668,675
2012 $1,415,004,738 $314,443,047,642
2013 $1,375,609,453 $323,276,235,524
2014 $1,229,461,721 $338,066,095,097
2015 $1,378,176,609 $301,355,266,965
2016 $1,484,578,886 $301,256,033,870
2017 $1,504,909,463 $319,109,094,160
2018 $1,670,671,328 $358,788,845,713
2019 $1,813,609,692 $365,177,721,022
2020 $1,812,170,891 $337,456,163,961
2021 $2,014,158,842 $373,784,823,673
2022 $2,204,734,527 $407,605,841,348
2023 $2,396,111,021 $399,705,137,434
2024 $2,507,519,958 $421,972,102,254

Gambia and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 $94.4 $339
1967 $97 $335
1968 $83.1 $342
1969 $88.7 $368
1970 $99.8 $380
1971 $103.3 $407
1972 $106.5 $472
1973 $131.4 $701
1974 $162.6 $848
1975 $189.8 $811
1976 $179.3 $940
1977 $213.8 $1,092
1978 $257.6 $1,327
1979 $300 $1,680
1980 $338 $1,886
1981 $296 $1,866
1982 $282.1 $1,938
1983 $268.6 $2,124
1984 $214.8 $2,300
1985 $262.8 $2,046
1986 $207.7 $1,760
1987 $237 $1,977
1988 $274.9 $2,100
1989 $280.9 $2,244
1990 $301 $2,469
1991 $628 $2,679
1992 $623 $3,141
1993 $635 $3,462
1994 $608 $3,758
1995 $622 $4,363
1996 $652 $4,837
1997 $600 $4,679
1998 $610 $3,294
1999 $575 $3,528
2000 $538 $4,084
2001 $460 $3,944
2002 $377 $4,184
2003 $309 $4,465
2004 $593 $4,939
2005 $616 $5,556
2006 $615 $6,158
2007 $725 $7,169
2008 $859 $8,372
2009 $775 $7,191
2010 $801 $8,899
2011 $711 $10,217
2012 $693 $10,601
2013 $654 $10,714
2014 $568 $11,013
2015 $620 $9,649
2016 $650 $9,477
2017 $643 $9,863
2018 $696 $10,902
2019 $738 $10,920
2020 $720 $9,958
2021 $782 $10,903
2022 $836 $11,748
2023 $888 $11,379
2024 $909 $11,867

Gambia vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Malaysia
1950 31.2 48.5
1951 31.5 49.2
1952 31.7 50.1
1953 31.9 51.1
1954 32.2 52
1955 32.4 52.8
1956 32.8 53.7
1957 33.1 54.5
1958 33.6 55.4
1959 34.1 56.3
1960 34.6 57.2
1961 35.1 58
1962 35.6 58.9
1963 36.1 59.7
1964 36.6 60.4
1965 37.1 61.1
1966 37.6 61.7
1967 38.1 62
1968 38.5 62.4
1969 39 62.9
1970 39.5 63.3
1971 40 63.8
1972 40.5 64.2
1973 41.1 64.7
1974 41.7 65.2
1975 42.2 65.7
1976 42.9 66.2
1977 43.4 66.7
1978 43.6 67.2
1979 44.5 67.6
1980 45 68.1
1981 44.5 68.5
1982 46.3 68.9
1983 46.9 69.2
1984 47.5 69.6
1985 48.2 69.9
1986 48.8 70.1
1987 49.4 70.4
1988 50.1 70.6
1989 50.7 70.8
1990 51.3 71
1991 51.9 71.2
1992 52.5 71.5
1993 53.2 71.7
1994 53.8 71.9
1995 54.3 72
1996 54.8 72.1
1997 55.2 72.3
1998 56 72.4
1999 56.5 72.4
2000 56.9 72.7
2001 57.3 73.1
2002 57.7 73.5
2003 58.2 73.7
2004 58.7 74
2005 59.1 74.4
2006 59.7 74.7
2007 60 75
2008 60.5 75.2
2009 60.7 75.3
2010 61.2 75.4
2011 61.6 75.5
2012 61.9 75.6
2013 62.3 75.5
2014 62.6 75.3
2015 63 75.3
2016 63.4 75.4
2017 63.7 75.5
2018 64 75.7
2019 64.4 75.9
2020 64.4 76.1
2021 63.8 73.9
2022 64.9 75.4
2023 65.9 76.7
2024 66.1 76.8
2025 66.3 77

Gambia and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Malaysia
Year Population
Gambia Malaysia
1960 398,060 7,956,197
1961 408,930 8,164,443
1962 420,163 8,380,172
1963 431,757 8,602,160
1964 443,687 8,828,406
1965 455,952 9,056,408
1966 468,516 9,284,688
1967 481,588 9,507,099
1968 495,269 9,725,281
1969 509,440 9,947,597
1970 524,105 10,178,802
1971 539,388 10,423,453
1972 555,370 10,676,835
1973 571,991 10,935,621
1974 589,085 11,200,906
1975 606,821 11,471,914
1976 625,667 11,750,097
1977 645,770 12,035,713
1978 667,103 12,328,157
1979 689,781 12,627,862
1980 713,913 12,983,363
1981 739,125 13,399,203
1982 765,753 13,832,798
1983 794,525 14,285,907
1984 825,631 14,759,009
1985 858,874 15,252,258
1986 894,019 15,760,419
1987 931,091 16,276,737
1988 970,160 16,796,605
1989 1,011,357 17,314,997
1990 1,054,696 17,833,171
1991 1,099,959 18,342,464
1992 1,145,582 18,834,572
1993 1,188,365 19,322,664
1994 1,227,226 19,820,446
1995 1,264,313 20,330,599
1996 1,301,410 20,850,087
1997 1,338,889 21,375,218
1998 1,376,987 21,906,713
1999 1,415,779 22,435,531
2000 1,455,084 22,967,816
2001 1,495,011 23,526,538
2002 1,535,691 24,102,477
2003 1,577,611 24,679,602
2004 1,621,312 25,256,772
2005 1,667,037 25,836,071
2006 1,715,275 26,417,909
2007 1,765,774 26,998,389
2008 1,817,852 27,570,059
2009 1,871,422 28,124,778
2010 1,926,630 28,655,776
2011 1,983,784 29,162,039
2012 2,043,094 29,662,831
2013 2,103,820 30,174,265
2014 2,164,528 30,696,137
2015 2,224,529 31,232,798
2016 2,283,769 31,789,685
2017 2,342,189 32,355,644
2018 2,399,632 32,910,967
2019 2,456,844 33,440,596
2020 2,515,733 33,889,558
2021 2,576,010 34,282,399
2022 2,636,470 34,695,493
2023 2,697,845 35,126,298
2024 2,759,988 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Gambia and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Gambia

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Malaysia
1960 6.25 6.41
1961 6.23 6.37
1962 6.21 6.3
1963 6.2 6.19
1964 6.2 6.03
1965 6.19 5.84
1966 6.18 5.64
1967 6.21 5.43
1968 6.22 5.29
1969 6.25 5.16
1970 6.26 5.04
1971 6.33 4.92
1972 6.37 4.82
1973 6.41 4.73
1974 6.42 4.62
1975 6.43 4.5
1976 6.43 4.4
1977 6.43 4.28
1978 6.42 4.18
1979 6.41 4.09
1980 6.41 4.04
1981 6.4 4
1982 6.4 3.97
1983 6.39 3.93
1984 6.39 3.89
1985 6.36 3.8
1986 6.34 3.7
1987 6.3 3.57
1988 6.26 3.5
1989 6.25 3.31
1990 6.25 3.3
1991 6.19 3.34
1992 6.11 3.37
1993 6.03 3.36
1994 6.04 3.35
1995 5.99 3.32
1996 5.93 3.3
1997 5.85 3.23
1998 5.82 3.12
1999 5.77 3.07
2000 5.72 2.94
2001 5.67 2.81
2002 5.66 2.66
2003 5.66 2.6
2004 5.68 2.49
2005 5.71 2.39
2006 5.74 2.31
2007 5.69 2.25
2008 5.63 2.26
2009 5.57 2.22
2010 5.56 2.14
2011 5.54 2.15
2012 5.52 2.12
2013 5.39 2.07
2014 5.2 2.06
2015 5 2.01
2016 4.81 1.94
2017 4.61 1.89
2018 4.42 1.84
2019 4.33 1.78
2020 4.25 1.68
2021 4.17 1.56
2022 4.08 1.55
2023 4.01 1.55

Gambia and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Gambia Malaysia
1960 19.4 17.5
1961 19.4 17.3
1962 19.5 17.1
1963 19.6 17
1964 19.6 16.9
1965 19.7 16.8
1966 19.7 16.9
1967 19.8 17
1968 19.7 17.1
1969 19.6 17.3
1970 19.5 17.4
1971 19.4 17.6
1972 19.3 17.9
1973 19.2 18.1
1974 19.1 18.3
1975 18.9 18.6
1976 18.8 18.8
1977 18.6 19
1978 18.5 19.3
1979 18.4 19.5
1980 18.2 19.7
1981 18.1 19.9
1982 17.9 20.1
1983 17.8 20.4
1984 17.6 20.5
1985 17.5 20.7
1986 17.4 20.9
1987 17.4 21
1988 17.3 21.1
1989 17.2 21.3
1990 17.2 21.5
1991 17.1 21.7
1992 17.1 21.9
1993 17 22.1
1994 16.9 22.3
1995 16.8 22.5
1996 16.7 22.7
1997 16.6 22.9
1998 16.5 23.1
1999 16.5 23.4
2000 16.5 23.5
2001 16.6 23.6
2002 16.6 23.7
2003 16.7 23.9
2004 16.8 24
2005 16.9 24.2
2006 17 24.5
2007 17.1 24.8
2008 17.2 25.1
2009 17.3 25.6
2010 17.4 26
2011 17.5 26.4
2012 17.6 26.8
2013 17.7 27.1
2014 17.8 27.5
2015 17.9 27.8
2016 18.1 28.1
2017 18.2 28.5
2018 18.4 28.8
2019 18.5 29.2
2020 18.7 29.6
2021 18.9 30.1
2022 19.1 30.6
2023 19.2 31.1
2024 19.4 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires n/a
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
88.7%
2024

Energy

Gambia Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Malaysia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
95.8%
2022
English speaking
2.34%
2023
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
98%
2024

Health

Gambia Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
2.32
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Malaysia
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
173,898 mi
2022

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