Gambia vs Mauritania statistics compared

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 161st vs. 28th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Gambia and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Mauritania economies compared

GDP

Gambia

Mauritania

Table

Year	GDP
	Gambia	Mauritania
1961	-	$159,213,430
1962	-	$164,271,558
1963	-	$168,186,297
1964	-	$224,495,744
1965	-	$255,340,475
1966	$44,212,081	$266,533,605
1967	$46,695,007	$282,615,310
1968	$41,160,066	$311,395,937
1969	$45,168,072	$295,062,308
1970	$52,296,084	$309,405,316
1971	$55,728,663	$335,568,907
1972	$59,160,569	$391,669,449
1973	$75,187,749	$493,237,876
1974	$95,796,022	$613,010,553
1975	$115,179,719	$703,377,837
1976	$112,190,829	$775,045,517
1977	$138,093,099	$799,030,017
1978	$171,833,086	$804,629,877
1979	$207,112,628	$951,900,945
1980	$241,083,090	$1,047,925,106
1981	$218,767,743	$1,105,494,682
1982	$216,050,552	$1,108,776,653
1983	$213,448,585	$1,165,171,263
1984	$177,340,880	$1,074,373,230
1985	$225,726,359	$1,009,723,326
1986	$185,646,987	$1,186,628,778
1987	$220,626,484	$1,344,664,725
1988	$266,672,212	$1,414,951,290
1989	$284,120,329	$1,450,647,019
1990	$317,083,695	$1,506,914,408
1991	$690,311,081	$2,133,692,697
1992	$714,254,256	$2,164,298,425
1993	$755,040,974	$1,847,353,211
1994	$746,493,952	$1,944,876,755
1995	$785,999,865	$2,091,726,101
1996	$848,239,446	$2,132,087,009
1997	$803,633,342	$2,071,996,564
1998	$840,285,265	$2,032,347,665
1999	$814,724,032	$1,985,922,776
2000	$782,913,872	$1,779,520,886
2001	$687,410,645	$1,746,063,558
2002	$578,235,309	$1,777,057,481
2003	$487,038,685	$2,051,147,607
2004	$961,900,651	$2,362,501,023
2005	$1,027,701,068	$2,936,019,526
2006	$1,054,112,488	$3,919,577,286
2007	$1,279,703,047	$4,346,212,355
2008	$1,561,766,956	$5,206,437,194
2009	$1,450,142,509	$4,714,595,548
2010	$1,543,294,927	$5,628,878,798
2011	$1,409,693,597	$6,764,627,746
2012	$1,415,004,738	$6,728,208,836
2013	$1,375,609,453	$7,223,071,097
2014	$1,229,461,721	$6,592,537,782
2015	$1,378,176,609	$6,166,863,897
2016	$1,484,578,886	$6,398,747,592
2017	$1,504,909,463	$6,800,135,898
2018	$1,670,671,328	$7,473,550,557
2019	$1,813,609,692	$7,894,764,886
2020	$1,812,170,891	$8,260,752,385
2021	$2,014,158,842	$9,222,536,364
2022	$2,204,734,527	$9,557,966,698
2023	$2,396,111,021	$10,651,709,314
2024	$2,507,519,958	$10,766,731,874

Gambia and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita

Gambia

Mauritania

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gambia	Mauritania
1961	-	$188.2
1962	-	$189
1963	-	$188.2
1964	-	$244.3
1965	-	$270
1966	$94.4	$273.6
1967	$97	$281.5
1968	$83.1	$301
1969	$88.7	$276.6
1970	$99.8	$281.3
1971	$103.3	$296
1972	$106.5	$335
1973	$131.4	$410
1974	$162.6	$494
1975	$189.8	$551
1976	$179.3	$589
1977	$213.8	$590
1978	$257.6	$578
1979	$300	$664
1980	$338	$711
1981	$296	$729
1982	$282.1	$710
1983	$268.6	$725
1984	$214.8	$650
1985	$262.8	$593
1986	$207.7	$677
1987	$237	$746
1988	$274.9	$762
1989	$280.9	$762
1990	$301	$772
1991	$628	$1,062
1992	$623	$1,036
1993	$635	$850
1994	$608	$865
1995	$622	$905
1996	$652	$904
1997	$600	$859
1998	$610	$821
1999	$575	$781
2000	$538	$681
2001	$460	$652
2002	$377	$649
2003	$309	$732
2004	$593	$824
2005	$616	$999
2006	$615	$1,301
2007	$725	$1,405
2008	$859	$1,636
2009	$775	$1,435
2010	$801	$1,660
2011	$711	$1,931
2012	$693	$1,859
2013	$654	$1,934
2014	$568	$1,713
2015	$620	$1,555
2016	$650	$1,566
2017	$643	$1,615
2018	$696	$1,723
2019	$738	$1,767
2020	$720	$1,796
2021	$782	$1,948
2022	$836	$1,960
2023	$888	$2,121
2024	$909	$2,083

Gambia vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gambia

Mauritania

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gambia	Mauritania
1950	31.2	38.4
1951	31.5	38.8
1952	31.7	39.2
1953	31.9	39.6
1954	32.2	40.1
1955	32.4	40.6
1956	32.8	41.1
1957	33.1	41.7
1958	33.6	42.3
1959	34.1	42.9
1960	34.6	43.6
1961	35.1	44.3
1962	35.6	45
1963	36.1	45.8
1964	36.6	46.6
1965	37.1	47.4
1966	37.6	48.1
1967	38.1	48.9
1968	38.5	49.5
1969	39	50.1
1970	39.5	50.5
1971	40	50.8
1972	40.5	51
1973	41.1	51.2
1974	41.7	51.4
1975	42.2	51.6
1976	42.9	51.8
1977	43.4	52
1978	43.6	52.3
1979	44.5	52.8
1980	45	53.2
1981	44.5	53.7
1982	46.3	54.2
1983	46.9	54.6
1984	47.5	55.2
1985	48.2	55.8
1986	48.8	56.3
1987	49.4	57
1988	50.1	57.5
1989	50.7	57.7
1990	51.3	58.1
1991	51.9	58.3
1992	52.5	58.6
1993	53.2	58.7
1994	53.8	58.8
1995	54.3	58.9
1996	54.8	58.9
1997	55.2	59.4
1998	56	59.9
1999	56.5	60.4
2000	56.9	61
2001	57.3	61.7
2002	57.7	62.2
2003	58.2	62.8
2004	58.7	63.4
2005	59.1	63.9
2006	59.7	64.5
2007	60	64.9
2008	60.5	65.2
2009	60.7	65.5
2010	61.2	65.7
2011	61.6	65.8
2012	61.9	65.8
2013	62.3	65.9
2014	62.6	66.2
2015	63	66.5
2016	63.4	66.8
2017	63.7	67.1
2018	64	67.4
2019	64.4	67.6
2020	64.4	66.8
2021	63.8	66.8
2022	64.9	68.3
2023	65.9	68.5
2024	66.1	68.7
2025	66.3	68.9

Gambia and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population

Gambia

Mauritania

Table

Year	Population
	Gambia	Mauritania
1960	398,060	824,298
1961	408,930	846,167
1962	420,163	869,184
1963	431,757	893,423
1964	443,687	918,955
1965	455,952	945,838
1966	468,516	974,157
1967	481,588	1,003,843
1968	495,269	1,034,739
1969	509,440	1,066,754
1970	524,105	1,099,806
1971	539,388	1,133,702
1972	555,370	1,168,355
1973	571,991	1,203,838
1974	589,085	1,240,188
1975	606,821	1,277,330
1976	625,667	1,315,336
1977	645,770	1,353,768
1978	667,103	1,392,713
1979	689,781	1,432,758
1980	713,913	1,474,043
1981	739,125	1,516,877
1982	765,753	1,561,176
1983	794,525	1,606,746
1984	825,631	1,653,693
1985	858,874	1,702,107
1986	894,019	1,751,835
1987	931,091	1,803,014
1988	970,160	1,855,859
1989	1,011,357	1,903,048
1990	1,054,696	1,951,878
1991	1,099,959	2,009,738
1992	1,145,582	2,088,135
1993	1,188,365	2,174,328
1994	1,227,226	2,249,454
1995	1,264,313	2,312,017
1996	1,301,410	2,358,188
1997	1,338,889	2,411,306
1998	1,376,987	2,474,651
1999	1,415,779	2,541,698
2000	1,455,084	2,613,441
2001	1,495,011	2,678,760
2002	1,535,691	2,738,655
2003	1,577,611	2,802,046
2004	1,621,312	2,868,664
2005	1,667,037	2,939,059
2006	1,715,275	3,013,660
2007	1,765,774	3,093,059
2008	1,817,852	3,183,269
2009	1,871,422	3,284,448
2010	1,926,630	3,390,965
2011	1,983,784	3,502,811
2012	2,043,094	3,619,034
2013	2,103,820	3,734,318
2014	2,164,528	3,848,514
2015	2,224,529	3,965,959
2016	2,283,769	4,086,657
2017	2,342,189	4,210,600
2018	2,399,632	4,337,685
2019	2,456,844	4,467,708
2020	2,515,733	4,600,131
2021	2,576,010	4,734,874
2022	2,636,470	4,875,637
2023	2,697,845	5,022,441
2024	2,759,988	5,169,395

Fertility rates in Gambia and Mauritania

Fertility rate

Gambia

Mauritania

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	Mauritania
1960	6.25	6.15
1961	6.23	6.2
1962	6.21	6.24
1963	6.2	6.31
1964	6.2	6.37
1965	6.19	6.44
1966	6.18	6.52
1967	6.21	6.57
1968	6.22	6.6
1969	6.25	6.64
1970	6.26	6.68
1971	6.33	6.7
1972	6.37	6.71
1973	6.41	6.72
1974	6.42	6.73
1975	6.43	6.71
1976	6.43	6.73
1977	6.43	6.74
1978	6.42	6.73
1979	6.41	6.7
1980	6.41	6.67
1981	6.4	6.64
1982	6.4	6.59
1983	6.39	6.54
1984	6.39	6.48
1985	6.36	6.42
1986	6.34	6.34
1987	6.3	6.27
1988	6.26	6.21
1989	6.25	6.2
1990	6.25	6.18
1991	6.19	6.16
1992	6.11	6.13
1993	6.03	6.09
1994	6.04	6.06
1995	5.99	5.96
1996	5.93	5.86
1997	5.85	5.74
1998	5.82	5.62
1999	5.77	5.52
2000	5.72	5.46
2001	5.67	5.41
2002	5.66	5.37
2003	5.66	5.36
2004	5.68	5.37
2005	5.71	5.38
2006	5.74	5.4
2007	5.69	5.43
2008	5.63	5.44
2009	5.57	5.41
2010	5.56	5.38
2011	5.54	5.38
2012	5.52	5.35
2013	5.39	5.32
2014	5.2	5.26
2015	5	5.21
2016	4.81	5.16
2017	4.61	5.11
2018	4.42	5.04
2019	4.33	4.98
2020	4.25	4.91
2021	4.17	4.85
2022	4.08	4.77
2023	4.01	4.7

Gambia and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age

Gambia

Mauritania

Table

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

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