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Gambia vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 161st vs. 187th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Malta
Population
2871879
583596
Population rank 138/197 167/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Gambia and Malta: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Malta economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Malta
Year GDP
Gambia Malta
1966 $44,212,081 -
1967 $46,695,007 -
1968 $41,160,066 -
1969 $45,168,072 -
1970 $52,296,084 $250,728,796
1971 $55,728,663 $264,578,485
1972 $59,160,569 $295,106,628
1973 $75,187,749 $345,616,106
1974 $95,796,022 $376,081,124
1975 $115,179,719 $474,618,321
1976 $112,190,829 $527,936,989
1977 $138,093,099 $625,563,171
1978 $171,833,086 $793,673,402
1979 $207,112,628 $1,001,288,847
1980 $241,083,090 $1,250,198,601
1981 $218,767,743 $1,243,509,394
1982 $216,050,552 $1,234,474,404
1983 $213,448,585 $1,165,729,707
1984 $177,340,880 $1,101,807,023
1985 $225,726,359 $1,117,797,439
1986 $185,646,987 $1,435,038,441
1987 $220,626,484 $1,751,293,461
1988 $266,672,212 $2,019,503,068
1989 $284,120,329 $2,118,655,677
1990 $317,083,695 $2,547,328,748
1991 $690,311,081 $2,750,216,747
1992 $714,254,256 $3,021,942,759
1993 $755,040,974 $2,709,193,538
1994 $746,493,952 $2,998,505,428
1995 $785,999,865 $3,709,360,097
1996 $848,239,446 $3,822,489,746
1997 $803,633,342 $3,787,070,704
1998 $840,285,265 $4,010,092,091
1999 $814,724,032 $4,111,891,845
2000 $782,913,872 $4,036,809,865
2001 $687,410,645 $4,070,867,153
2002 $578,235,309 $4,455,127,398
2003 $487,038,685 $5,418,315,225
2004 $961,900,651 $6,104,141,501
2005 $1,027,701,068 $6,393,234,965
2006 $1,054,112,488 $6,749,838,862
2007 $1,279,703,047 $7,908,412,374
2008 $1,561,766,956 $9,135,419,490
2009 $1,450,142,509 $8,734,745,632
2010 $1,543,294,927 $9,097,044,182
2011 $1,409,693,597 $9,789,361,705
2012 $1,415,004,738 $9,609,532,106
2013 $1,375,609,453 $10,796,782,634
2014 $1,229,461,721 $11,888,032,862
2015 $1,378,176,609 $11,340,795,033
2016 $1,484,578,886 $12,025,782,885
2017 $1,504,909,463 $14,161,366,733
2018 $1,670,671,328 $16,153,779,511
2019 $1,813,609,692 $16,337,793,531
2020 $1,812,170,891 $16,409,900,599
2021 $2,014,158,842 $19,723,563,355
2022 $2,204,734,527 $19,239,187,084
2023 $2,396,111,021 $22,210,718,401
2024 $2,507,519,958 $24,322,006,608

Gambia and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Malta
1966 $94.4 -
1967 $97 -
1968 $83.1 -
1969 $88.7 -
1970 $99.8 $828
1971 $103.3 $874
1972 $106.5 $976
1973 $131.4 $1,144
1974 $162.6 $1,245
1975 $189.8 $1,560
1976 $179.3 $1,727
1977 $213.8 $2,038
1978 $257.6 $2,559
1979 $300 $3,196
1980 $338 $3,948
1981 $296 $3,898
1982 $282.1 $3,788
1983 $268.6 $3,527
1984 $214.8 $3,333
1985 $262.8 $3,322
1986 $207.7 $4,195
1987 $237 $5,084
1988 $274.9 $5,814
1989 $280.9 $6,041
1990 $301 $7,192
1991 $628 $7,559
1992 $623 $8,220
1993 $635 $7,296
1994 $608 $8,000
1995 $622 $9,828
1996 $652 $10,062
1997 $600 $9,893
1998 $610 $10,408
1999 $575 $10,609
2000 $538 $10,348
2001 $460 $10,358
2002 $377 $11,251
2003 $309 $13,594
2004 $593 $15,212
2005 $616 $15,831
2006 $615 $16,654
2007 $725 $19,444
2008 $859 $22,315
2009 $775 $21,176
2010 $801 $21,947
2011 $711 $23,517
2012 $693 $22,878
2013 $654 $25,416
2014 $568 $27,425
2015 $620 $25,530
2016 $650 $26,459
2017 $643 $30,317
2018 $696 $33,382
2019 $738 $32,422
2020 $720 $31,834
2021 $782 $38,065
2022 $836 $36,224
2023 $888 $40,182
2024 $909 $42,347

Gambia vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Malta
1950 31.2 63.5
1951 31.5 63.9
1952 31.7 64.1
1953 31.9 64.3
1954 32.2 65.1
1955 32.4 66.3
1956 32.8 66.8
1957 33.1 67.5
1958 33.6 67.8
1959 34.1 68.4
1960 34.6 68.4
1961 35.1 68.4
1962 35.6 69.2
1963 36.1 69.2
1964 36.6 69.3
1965 37.1 69.5
1966 37.6 69.7
1967 38.1 69.8
1968 38.5 69.9
1969 39 70.1
1970 39.5 70.4
1971 40 70.1
1972 40.5 70.7
1973 41.1 71.3
1974 41.7 71.9
1975 42.2 72.1
1976 42.9 72.2
1977 43.4 72.3
1978 43.6 72.3
1979 44.5 72.5
1980 45 72.3
1981 44.5 72.4
1982 46.3 72.8
1983 46.9 73.1
1984 47.5 73.3
1985 48.2 73.9
1986 48.8 74.5
1987 49.4 75.3
1988 50.1 75.9
1989 50.7 76.2
1990 51.3 76.2
1991 51.9 76.5
1992 52.5 76.7
1993 53.2 76.8
1994 53.8 76.9
1995 54.3 77
1996 54.8 76.3
1997 55.2 77.3
1998 56 77.8
1999 56.5 77.8
2000 56.9 77.9
2001 57.3 78.9
2002 57.7 78.5
2003 58.2 78.7
2004 58.7 79.2
2005 59.1 79.5
2006 59.7 79.6
2007 60 79.7
2008 60.5 79.7
2009 60.7 80.4
2010 61.2 81.4
2011 61.6 80.8
2012 61.9 81.1
2013 62.3 81.8
2014 62.6 82.3
2015 63 82.6
2016 63.4 82.7
2017 63.7 83.1
2018 64 82.9
2019 64.4 82.8
2020 64.4 82.3
2021 63.8 82.3
2022 64.9 82.2
2023 65.9 83.3
2024 66.1 83.5
2025 66.3 83.6

Gambia and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Malta
Year Population
Gambia Malta
1960 398,060 326,550
1961 408,930 325,250
1962 420,163 323,900
1963 431,757 322,550
1964 443,687 321,250
1965 455,952 318,800
1966 468,516 315,200
1967 481,588 311,550
1968 495,269 307,900
1969 509,440 304,300
1970 524,105 302,650
1971 539,388 302,700
1972 555,370 302,450
1973 571,991 302,200
1974 589,085 301,996
1975 606,821 304,222
1976 625,667 305,774
1977 645,770 306,970
1978 667,103 310,182
1979 689,781 313,342
1980 713,913 316,645
1981 739,125 318,982
1982 765,753 325,898
1983 794,525 330,524
1984 825,631 330,593
1985 858,874 336,452
1986 894,019 342,121
1987 931,091 344,485
1988 970,160 347,325
1989 1,011,357 350,722
1990 1,054,696 354,170
1991 1,099,959 363,845
1992 1,145,582 367,618
1993 1,188,365 371,308
1994 1,227,226 374,797
1995 1,264,313 377,419
1996 1,301,410 379,905
1997 1,338,889 382,791
1998 1,376,987 385,287
1999 1,415,779 387,578
2000 1,455,084 390,087
2001 1,495,011 393,028
2002 1,535,691 395,969
2003 1,577,611 398,582
2004 1,621,312 401,268
2005 1,667,037 403,834
2006 1,715,275 405,308
2007 1,765,774 406,724
2008 1,817,852 409,379
2009 1,871,422 412,477
2010 1,926,630 414,508
2011 1,983,784 416,268
2012 2,043,094 420,028
2013 2,103,820 424,810
2014 2,164,528 433,481
2015 2,224,529 444,220
2016 2,283,769 454,505
2017 2,342,189 467,106
2018 2,399,632 483,903
2019 2,456,844 503,912
2020 2,515,733 515,490
2021 2,576,010 518,150
2022 2,636,470 531,113
2023 2,697,845 552,747
2024 2,759,988 574,346

Fertility rates in Gambia and Malta

Fertility rate
Gambia

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Malta
1960 6.25 3.62
1961 6.23 3.27
1962 6.21 3.24
1963 6.2 2.9
1964 6.2 2.79
1965 6.19 2.52
1966 6.18 2.33
1967 6.21 2.24
1968 6.22 2.12
1969 6.25 2.02
1970 6.26 2.03
1971 6.33 2.06
1972 6.37 2.01
1973 6.41 1.65
1974 6.42 1.64
1975 6.43 2.27
1976 6.43 2.21
1977 6.43 2.14
1978 6.42 2.05
1979 6.41 2.1
1980 6.41 1.99
1981 6.4 1.87
1982 6.4 1.9
1983 6.39 1.92
1984 6.39 1.95
1985 6.36 1.95
1986 6.34 1.93
1987 6.3 1.97
1988 6.26 2.06
1989 6.25 2.1
1990 6.25 2.02
1991 6.19 1.99
1992 6.11 2.07
1993 6.03 1.96
1994 6.04 1.84
1995 5.99 1.77
1996 5.93 1.99
1997 5.85 1.93
1998 5.82 1.84
1999 5.77 1.73
2000 5.72 1.68
2001 5.67 1.48
2002 5.66 1.45
2003 5.66 1.48
2004 5.68 1.4
2005 5.71 1.38
2006 5.74 1.36
2007 5.69 1.35
2008 5.63 1.43
2009 5.57 1.42
2010 5.56 1.36
2011 5.54 1.45
2012 5.52 1.42
2013 5.39 1.36
2014 5.2 1.38
2015 5 1.37
2016 4.81 1.37
2017 4.61 1.26
2018 4.42 1.23
2019 4.33 1.14
2020 4.25 1.13
2021 4.17 1.13
2022 4.08 1.08
2023 4.01 1.06

Gambia and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Malta
Year Median age, years
Gambia Malta
1960 19.4 23.6
1961 19.4 23.8
1962 19.5 24
1963 19.6 24.2
1964 19.6 24.4
1965 19.7 24.5
1966 19.7 24.6
1967 19.8 24.8
1968 19.7 25
1969 19.6 25.5
1970 19.5 25.9
1971 19.4 26.3
1972 19.3 26.8
1973 19.2 27.2
1974 19.1 27.6
1975 18.9 28
1976 18.8 28.4
1977 18.6 28.7
1978 18.5 29.2
1979 18.4 29.6
1980 18.2 30
1981 18.1 30.3
1982 17.9 30.6
1983 17.8 30.9
1984 17.6 31.2
1985 17.5 31.4
1986 17.4 31.7
1987 17.4 32
1988 17.3 32.4
1989 17.2 32.7
1990 17.2 33
1991 17.1 33.3
1992 17.1 33.7
1993 17 34
1994 16.9 34.3
1995 16.8 34.7
1996 16.7 35.1
1997 16.6 35.5
1998 16.5 35.8
1999 16.5 36.1
2000 16.5 36.4
2001 16.6 36.7
2002 16.6 37
2003 16.7 37.4
2004 16.8 37.7
2005 16.9 38.1
2006 17 38.4
2007 17.1 38.7
2008 17.2 39
2009 17.3 39.3
2010 17.4 39.6
2011 17.5 39.9
2012 17.6 40.2
2013 17.7 40.4
2014 17.8 40.6
2015 17.9 40.6
2016 18.1 40.6
2017 18.2 40.5
2018 18.4 40.2
2019 18.5 39.9
2020 18.7 39.9
2021 18.9 40.2
2022 19.1 40.8
2023 19.2 41.4
2024 19.4 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Gambia Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Malta
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
94.9%
2021
English speaking
2.34%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Gambia Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Malta
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
1,401 mi
2001

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