Gambia vs Mali statistics compared

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 161st vs. 23rd).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 174/197 ($2.4B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.8B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 183/197 ($871), while Mali ranks 173/197 ($1,095).

Gambia and Mali: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Mali economies compared

GDP

Gambia

Mali

Table

Year	GDP
	Gambia	Mali
1966	$44,212,081	-
1967	$46,695,007	$275,494,478
1968	$41,160,066	$343,771,973
1969	$45,168,072	$339,913,867
1970	$52,296,084	$359,772,315
1971	$55,728,663	$395,218,629
1972	$59,160,569	$486,617,280
1973	$75,187,749	$563,683,703
1974	$95,796,022	$538,747,340
1975	$115,179,719	$830,710,615
1976	$112,190,829	$939,228,017
1977	$138,093,099	$1,049,838,548
1978	$171,833,086	$1,222,702,573
1979	$207,112,628	$1,595,422,956
1980	$241,083,090	$2,704,362,789
1981	$218,767,743	$2,234,583,940
1982	$216,050,552	$1,680,304,773
1983	$213,448,585	$1,496,616,127
1984	$177,340,880	$1,387,809,615
1985	$225,726,359	$1,594,347,021
1986	$185,646,987	$2,132,938,007
1987	$220,626,484	$2,437,004,680
1988	$266,672,212	$2,712,207,901
1989	$284,120,329	$2,824,822,489
1990	$317,083,695	$3,248,417,791
1991	$690,311,081	$3,576,562,682
1992	$714,254,256	$3,680,775,037
1993	$755,040,974	$3,632,801,877
1994	$746,493,952	$2,655,768,636
1995	$785,999,865	$3,373,322,735
1996	$848,239,446	$3,743,103,420
1997	$803,633,342	$3,414,879,486
1998	$840,285,265	$3,894,433,432
1999	$814,724,032	$4,091,446,054
2000	$782,913,872	$3,521,570,876
2001	$687,410,645	$4,124,281,594
2002	$578,235,309	$4,647,238,257
2003	$487,038,685	$5,605,613,011
2004	$961,900,651	$6,485,774,930
2005	$1,027,701,068	$7,429,066,951
2006	$1,054,112,488	$8,212,007,554
2007	$1,279,703,047	$9,699,047,443
2008	$1,561,766,956	$11,462,490,840
2009	$1,450,142,509	$12,155,217,833
2010	$1,543,294,927	$12,710,739,159
2011	$1,409,693,597	$15,452,791,789
2012	$1,415,004,738	$14,795,114,603
2013	$1,375,609,453	$15,747,192,681
2014	$1,229,461,721	$17,081,681,993
2015	$1,378,176,609	$15,583,181,170
2016	$1,484,578,886	$16,743,796,800
2017	$1,504,909,463	$18,308,362,040
2018	$1,670,671,328	$20,368,015,381
2019	$1,813,609,692	$20,477,421,885
2020	$1,812,170,891	$20,698,560,939
2021	$2,014,158,842	$22,999,245,263
2022	$2,204,734,528	$22,539,987,719
2023	$2,382,262,185	$24,813,860,599
2024	$2,404,888,749	$26,794,747,240

Gambia and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita

Gambia

Mali

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gambia	Mali
1966	$94.4	-
1967	$97	$46
1968	$83.1	$56.5
1969	$88.7	$55
1970	$99.8	$57.3
1971	$103.3	$62
1972	$106.5	$75.1
1973	$131.4	$85.4
1974	$162.6	$80.2
1975	$189.8	$121.5
1976	$179.3	$134.9
1977	$213.8	$148.1
1978	$257.6	$169.1
1979	$300	$216.3
1980	$338	$359
1981	$296	$290.5
1982	$282.1	$213.8
1983	$268.6	$186.3
1984	$214.8	$169.1
1985	$262.8	$190.4
1986	$207.7	$250
1987	$237	$280.7
1988	$274.9	$307
1989	$280.9	$314
1990	$301	$354
1991	$628	$382
1992	$623	$385
1993	$635	$372
1994	$608	$266.5
1995	$622	$331
1996	$652	$360
1997	$600	$321
1998	$610	$357
1999	$575	$364
2000	$538	$305
2001	$460	$346
2002	$377	$378
2003	$309	$442
2004	$593	$495
2005	$616	$549
2006	$615	$587
2007	$725	$671
2008	$859	$767
2009	$775	$787
2010	$801	$797
2011	$711	$938
2012	$693	$873
2013	$654	$902
2014	$568	$948
2015	$620	$838
2016	$650	$872
2017	$643	$924
2018	$696	$996
2019	$738	$972
2020	$720	$953
2021	$782	$1,027
2022	$836	$977
2023	$883	$1,044
2024	$871	$1,095

Gambia vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gambia

Mali

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gambia	Mali
1950	31.2	28.7
1951	31.5	28.9
1952	31.7	29.1
1953	31.9	29.4
1954	32.2	29.5
1955	32.4	29.7
1956	32.8	29.9
1957	33.1	30.1
1958	33.6	30.2
1959	34.1	30.3
1960	34.6	30.5
1961	35.1	30.6
1962	35.6	30.8
1963	36.1	31
1964	36.6	31.2
1965	37.1	31.5
1966	37.6	31.8
1967	38.1	32.2
1968	38.5	32.6
1969	39	32.9
1970	39.5	33.4
1971	40	33.8
1972	40.5	34.5
1973	41.1	35.1
1974	41.7	35.7
1975	42.2	36.5
1976	42.9	37.2
1977	43.4	38
1978	43.6	38.8
1979	44.5	39.5
1980	45	40.3
1981	44.5	41
1982	46.3	41.8
1983	46.9	42.7
1984	47.5	43.4
1985	48.2	43.9
1986	48.8	44.6
1987	49.4	45.2
1988	50.1	45.7
1989	50.7	46.2
1990	51.3	46.5
1991	51.9	46.9
1992	52.5	47.2
1993	53.2	47.6
1994	53.8	47.9
1995	54.3	48.3
1996	54.8	48.5
1997	55.2	49.1
1998	56	49.6
1999	56.5	50.1
2000	56.9	50.6
2001	57.3	51.3
2002	57.7	52
2003	58.2	52.6
2004	58.7	53.3
2005	59.1	53.8
2006	59.7	54.3
2007	60	54.8
2008	60.5	55.2
2009	60.7	55.6
2010	61.2	56
2011	61.6	56.4
2012	61.9	56.7
2013	62.3	57.1
2014	62.6	57.5
2015	63	57.9
2016	63.4	58.3
2017	63.7	58.6
2018	64	58.9
2019	64.4	59.2
2020	64.4	58.9
2021	63.8	59.1
2022	64.9	60
2023	65.9	60.4
2024	66.1	60.7
2025	66.3	60.9
2026	66.5	61.1

Gambia and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population

Gambia

Mali

Table

Year	Population
	Gambia	Mali
1960	398,060	5,402,550
1961	408,930	5,482,283
1962	420,163	5,563,917
1963	431,757	5,646,605
1964	443,687	5,730,125
1965	455,952	5,815,487
1966	468,516	5,902,204
1967	481,588	5,990,906
1968	495,269	6,082,979
1969	509,440	6,177,704
1970	524,105	6,276,472
1971	539,388	6,377,944
1972	555,370	6,483,726
1973	571,991	6,597,106
1974	589,085	6,715,436
1975	606,821	6,837,261
1976	625,667	6,960,979
1977	645,770	7,090,979
1978	667,103	7,229,651
1979	689,781	7,375,266
1980	713,913	7,530,515
1981	739,125	7,692,766
1982	765,753	7,860,194
1983	794,525	8,034,400
1984	825,631	8,208,599
1985	858,874	8,374,663
1986	894,019	8,531,277
1987	931,091	8,681,164
1988	970,160	8,833,996
1989	1,011,357	8,999,938
1990	1,054,696	9,178,830
1991	1,099,959	9,362,888
1992	1,145,582	9,553,540
1993	1,188,365	9,754,786
1994	1,227,226	9,967,031
1995	1,264,313	10,185,365
1996	1,301,410	10,407,278
1997	1,338,889	10,646,495
1998	1,376,987	10,919,573
1999	1,415,779	11,227,415
2000	1,455,084	11,559,290
2001	1,495,011	11,912,158
2002	1,535,691	12,288,050
2003	1,577,611	12,684,955
2004	1,621,312	13,102,409
2005	1,667,037	13,538,647
2006	1,715,275	13,990,139
2007	1,765,774	14,457,775
2008	1,817,852	14,940,782
2009	1,871,422	15,435,539
2010	1,926,630	15,945,198
2011	1,983,784	16,469,049
2012	2,043,094	16,957,033
2013	2,103,820	17,459,615
2014	2,164,528	18,020,267
2015	2,224,529	18,593,022
2016	2,283,769	19,191,289
2017	2,342,189	19,813,011
2018	2,399,632	20,442,030
2019	2,456,844	21,068,405
2020	2,515,733	21,713,836
2021	2,576,010	22,388,630
2022	2,636,470	23,072,640
2023	2,697,845	23,769,127
2024	2,759,988	24,478,595

Fertility rates in Gambia and Mali

Fertility rate

Gambia

Mali

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	Mali
1960	6.25	7.02
1961	6.23	7.03
1962	6.21	7.04
1963	6.2	7.05
1964	6.2	7.06
1965	6.19	7.08
1966	6.18	7.11
1967	6.21	7.14
1968	6.22	7.16
1969	6.25	7.18
1970	6.26	7.18
1971	6.33	7.2
1972	6.37	7.22
1973	6.41	7.22
1974	6.42	7.23
1975	6.43	7.25
1976	6.43	7.27
1977	6.43	7.3
1978	6.42	7.32
1979	6.41	7.35
1980	6.41	7.37
1981	6.4	7.37
1982	6.4	7.32
1983	6.39	7.28
1984	6.39	7.26
1985	6.36	7.26
1986	6.34	7.31
1987	6.3	7.31
1988	6.26	7.32
1989	6.25	7.33
1990	6.25	7.31
1991	6.19	7.28
1992	6.11	7.24
1993	6.03	7.18
1994	6.04	7.12
1995	5.99	7.05
1996	5.93	7.01
1997	5.85	6.97
1998	5.82	6.94
1999	5.77	6.91
2000	5.72	6.89
2001	5.67	6.85
2002	5.66	6.82
2003	5.66	6.78
2004	5.68	6.74
2005	5.71	6.71
2006	5.74	6.68
2007	5.69	6.65
2008	5.63	6.62
2009	5.57	6.59
2010	5.56	6.58
2011	5.54	6.55
2012	5.52	6.52
2013	5.39	6.49
2014	5.2	6.44
2015	5	6.39
2016	4.81	6.32
2017	4.61	6.25
2018	4.42	6.12
2019	4.33	5.89
2020	4.25	5.85
2021	4.17	5.78
2022	4.08	5.69
2023	4.01	5.61

Gambia and Mali demographics compared

Median age

Gambia

Mali

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gambia	Mali
1960	19.4	19.8
1961	19.4	19.8
1962	19.5	19.8
1963	19.6	19.8
1964	19.6	19.8
1965	19.7	19.8
1966	19.7	19.7
1967	19.8	19.6
1968	19.7	19.6
1969	19.6	19.5
1970	19.5	19.4
1971	19.4	19.3
1972	19.3	19.2
1973	19.2	19.1
1974	19.1	19
1975	18.9	18.9
1976	18.8	18.7
1977	18.6	18.6
1978	18.5	18.4
1979	18.4	18.3
1980	18.2	18.1
1981	18.1	17.9
1982	17.9	17.8
1983	17.8	17.6
1984	17.6	17.5
1985	17.5	17.3
1986	17.4	17.1
1987	17.4	16.9
1988	17.3	16.8
1989	17.2	16.6
1990	17.2	16.5
1991	17.1	16.4
1992	17.1	16.4
1993	17	16.3
1994	16.9	16.3
1995	16.8	16.3
1996	16.7	16.3
1997	16.6	16.3
1998	16.5	16.4
1999	16.5	16.4
2000	16.5	16.5
2001	16.6	16.5
2002	16.6	16.6
2003	16.7	16.6
2004	16.8	16.6
2005	16.9	16.6
2006	17	16.6
2007	17.1	16.6
2008	17.2	16.5
2009	17.3	16.4
2010	17.4	16.4
2011	17.5	16.3
2012	17.6	16.1
2013	17.7	16
2014	17.8	16
2015	17.9	16
2016	18.1	16
2017	18.2	16
2018	18.4	16
2019	18.5	16.1
2020	18.7	16.2
2021	18.9	16.3
2022	19.1	16.5
2023	19.2	16.6
2024	19.4	16.7

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