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Gambia vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 161st vs. 195th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Nauru
Population
2871879
12088
Population rank 138/197 195/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 173/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Gambia and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Nauru
Year GDP
Gambia Nauru
1966 $44,212,081 -
1967 $46,695,007 -
1968 $41,160,066 -
1969 $45,168,072 -
1970 $52,296,084 $17,570,366
1971 $55,728,663 $19,009,433
1972 $59,160,569 $21,734,269
1973 $75,187,749 $26,529,817
1974 $95,796,022 $35,994,511
1975 $115,179,719 $40,106,776
1976 $112,190,829 $40,287,427
1977 $138,093,099 $40,444,702
1978 $171,833,086 $41,754,147
1979 $207,112,628 $44,431,330
1980 $241,083,090 $46,947,124
1981 $218,767,743 $51,689,637
1982 $216,050,552 $52,877,742
1983 $213,448,585 $48,439,093
1984 $177,340,880 $47,363,231
1985 $225,726,359 $41,548,741
1986 $185,646,987 $39,939,391
1987 $220,626,484 $40,118,410
1988 $266,672,212 $45,931,134
1989 $284,120,329 $53,736,786
1990 $317,083,695 $55,572,376
1991 $690,311,081 $52,533,789
1992 $714,254,256 $51,133,123
1993 $755,040,974 $43,542,088
1994 $746,493,952 $39,742,511
1995 $785,999,865 $39,969,706
1996 $848,239,446 $37,458,801
1997 $803,633,342 $37,331,507
1998 $840,285,265 $29,664,451
1999 $814,724,032 $27,328,613
2000 $782,913,872 $26,930,980
2001 $687,410,645 $22,613,288
2002 $578,235,309 $21,017,424
2003 $487,038,685 $24,778,160
2004 $961,900,651 $30,587,566
2005 $1,027,701,068 $30,282,840
2006 $1,054,112,488 $29,183,627
2007 $1,279,703,047 $23,068,623
2008 $1,561,766,956 $37,184,925
2009 $1,450,142,509 $44,024,970
2010 $1,543,294,927 $47,442,299
2011 $1,409,693,597 $65,444,174
2012 $1,415,004,738 $100,794,925
2013 $1,375,609,453 $94,385,015
2014 $1,229,461,721 $98,752,257
2015 $1,378,176,609 $84,383,389
2016 $1,484,578,886 $97,276,023
2017 $1,504,909,463 $108,862,279
2018 $1,670,671,328 $130,937,590
2019 $1,813,609,692 $124,871,111
2020 $1,812,170,891 $124,530,027
2021 $2,014,158,842 $175,513,985
2022 $2,204,734,527 $152,190,819
2023 $2,396,111,021 $151,455,968
2024 $2,507,519,958 $160,350,640

Gambia and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Nauru
1966 $94.4 -
1967 $97 -
1968 $83.1 -
1969 $88.7 -
1970 $99.8 $2,619
1971 $103.3 $2,811
1972 $106.5 $3,191
1973 $131.4 $3,864
1974 $162.6 $5,199
1975 $189.8 $5,740
1976 $179.3 $5,703
1977 $213.8 $5,646
1978 $257.6 $5,721
1979 $300 $5,950
1980 $338 $6,138
1981 $296 $6,594
1982 $282.1 $6,577
1983 $268.6 $5,896
1984 $214.8 $5,654
1985 $262.8 $4,859
1986 $207.7 $4,569
1987 $237 $4,485
1988 $274.9 $5,012
1989 $280.9 $5,723
1990 $301 $5,776
1991 $628 $5,333
1992 $623 $5,103
1993 $635 $4,310
1994 $608 $3,921
1995 $622 $3,932
1996 $652 $3,679
1997 $600 $3,661
1998 $610 $2,909
1999 $575 $2,683
2000 $538 $2,649
2001 $460 $2,232
2002 $377 $2,085
2003 $309 $2,463
2004 $593 $3,041
2005 $616 $3,014
2006 $615 $2,908
2007 $725 $2,302
2008 $859 $3,715
2009 $775 $4,395
2010 $801 $4,724
2011 $711 $6,481
2012 $693 $9,817
2013 $654 $8,975
2014 $568 $9,193
2015 $620 $7,703
2016 $650 $8,724
2017 $643 $9,613
2018 $696 $11,409
2019 $738 $10,777
2020 $720 $10,696
2021 $782 $14,990
2022 $836 $12,896
2023 $888 $12,754
2024 $909 $13,422

Gambia vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Nauru
1950 31.2 56.6
1951 31.5 56.8
1952 31.7 57
1953 31.9 57.2
1954 32.2 57.4
1955 32.4 57.5
1956 32.8 57.6
1957 33.1 57.7
1958 33.6 57.8
1959 34.1 57.9
1960 34.6 57.9
1961 35.1 58
1962 35.6 58
1963 36.1 58.1
1964 36.6 58.2
1965 37.1 58.3
1966 37.6 58.4
1967 38.1 58.6
1968 38.5 58.6
1969 39 58.4
1970 39.5 58.4
1971 40 58.4
1972 40.5 58.4
1973 41.1 58.4
1974 41.7 58.3
1975 42.2 58.3
1976 42.9 58.2
1977 43.4 58.1
1978 43.6 58.3
1979 44.5 58.4
1980 45 58.5
1981 44.5 58.6
1982 46.3 58.6
1983 46.9 58.7
1984 47.5 58.7
1985 48.2 58.6
1986 48.8 58.6
1987 49.4 58.6
1988 50.1 58.7
1989 50.7 58.9
1990 51.3 59.1
1991 51.9 59.3
1992 52.5 59.5
1993 53.2 59.8
1994 53.8 60
1995 54.3 60.1
1996 54.8 60.1
1997 55.2 60
1998 56 59.9
1999 56.5 59.7
2000 56.9 59.6
2001 57.3 59.5
2002 57.7 59.4
2003 58.2 59.4
2004 58.7 59.3
2005 59.1 59.4
2006 59.7 59.4
2007 60 59.5
2008 60.5 59.7
2009 60.7 59.9
2010 61.2 60.1
2011 61.6 60.3
2012 61.9 60.5
2013 62.3 60.7
2014 62.6 60.8
2015 63 60.9
2016 63.4 61
2017 63.7 61.1
2018 64 61.2
2019 64.4 61.4
2020 64.4 61.5
2021 63.8 61.3
2022 64.9 61.9
2023 65.9 62.1
2024 66.1 62.3
2025 66.3 62.4

Gambia and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Nauru
Year Population
Gambia Nauru
1960 398,060 4,607
1961 408,930 4,774
1962 420,163 4,979
1963 431,757 5,226
1964 443,687 5,515
1965 455,952 5,832
1966 468,516 6,043
1967 481,588 6,135
1968 495,269 6,328
1969 509,440 6,581
1970 524,105 6,710
1971 539,388 6,762
1972 555,370 6,812
1973 571,991 6,866
1974 589,085 6,923
1975 606,821 6,987
1976 625,667 7,064
1977 645,770 7,163
1978 667,103 7,298
1979 689,781 7,468
1980 713,913 7,649
1981 739,125 7,839
1982 765,753 8,040
1983 794,525 8,216
1984 825,631 8,377
1985 858,874 8,551
1986 894,019 8,742
1987 931,091 8,946
1988 970,160 9,165
1989 1,011,357 9,390
1990 1,054,696 9,622
1991 1,099,959 9,850
1992 1,145,582 10,021
1993 1,188,365 10,102
1994 1,227,226 10,137
1995 1,264,313 10,165
1996 1,301,410 10,183
1997 1,338,889 10,197
1998 1,376,987 10,198
1999 1,415,779 10,187
2000 1,455,084 10,168
2001 1,495,011 10,130
2002 1,535,691 10,082
2003 1,577,611 10,059
2004 1,621,312 10,060
2005 1,667,037 10,049
2006 1,715,275 10,034
2007 1,765,774 10,020
2008 1,817,852 10,009
2009 1,871,422 10,016
2010 1,926,630 10,043
2011 1,983,784 10,098
2012 2,043,094 10,267
2013 2,103,820 10,517
2014 2,164,528 10,742
2015 2,224,529 10,954
2016 2,283,769 11,150
2017 2,342,189 11,324
2018 2,399,632 11,477
2019 2,456,844 11,587
2020 2,515,733 11,643
2021 2,576,010 11,709
2022 2,636,470 11,801
2023 2,697,845 11,875
2024 2,759,988 11,947

Fertility rates in Gambia and Nauru

Fertility rate
Gambia

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Nauru
1960 6.25 5.34
1961 6.23 5.38
1962 6.21 5.42
1963 6.2 5.44
1964 6.2 5.47
1965 6.19 5.48
1966 6.18 5.41
1967 6.21 5.29
1968 6.22 5.14
1969 6.25 4.94
1970 6.26 4.74
1971 6.33 4.54
1972 6.37 4.36
1973 6.41 4.19
1974 6.42 4.07
1975 6.43 3.97
1976 6.43 3.9
1977 6.43 3.86
1978 6.42 3.84
1979 6.41 3.85
1980 6.41 3.88
1981 6.4 3.94
1982 6.4 3.99
1983 6.39 4.06
1984 6.39 4.11
1985 6.36 4.14
1986 6.34 4.15
1987 6.3 4.14
1988 6.26 4.11
1989 6.25 4.07
1990 6.25 4.02
1991 6.19 3.99
1992 6.11 3.95
1993 6.03 3.89
1994 6.04 3.84
1995 5.99 3.81
1996 5.93 3.78
1997 5.85 3.74
1998 5.82 3.68
1999 5.77 3.64
2000 5.72 3.54
2001 5.67 3.46
2002 5.66 3.4
2003 5.66 3.39
2004 5.68 3.38
2005 5.71 3.38
2006 5.74 3.4
2007 5.69 3.5
2008 5.63 3.67
2009 5.57 3.85
2010 5.56 4.02
2011 5.54 4.12
2012 5.52 4.12
2013 5.39 4.1
2014 5.2 4.09
2015 5 4.08
2016 4.81 4.03
2017 4.61 3.88
2018 4.42 3.68
2019 4.33 3.53
2020 4.25 3.47
2021 4.17 3.43
2022 4.08 3.38
2023 4.01 3.33

Gambia and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Gambia Nauru
1960 19.4 23.8
1961 19.4 24
1962 19.5 23.9
1963 19.6 23.7
1964 19.6 23.4
1965 19.7 23.1
1966 19.7 22.9
1967 19.8 22.9
1968 19.7 21.2
1969 19.6 18.9
1970 19.5 18.7
1971 19.4 19.1
1972 19.3 19.4
1973 19.2 19.8
1974 19.1 20.4
1975 18.9 21
1976 18.8 21.5
1977 18.6 22.1
1978 18.5 22.9
1979 18.4 23.6
1980 18.2 24.2
1981 18.1 24.7
1982 17.9 25.1
1983 17.8 25.2
1984 17.6 24.5
1985 17.5 23.7
1986 17.4 22.8
1987 17.4 22.1
1988 17.3 21.4
1989 17.2 20.8
1990 17.2 20.2
1991 17.1 19.7
1992 17.1 19.4
1993 17 19.3
1994 16.9 19.3
1995 16.8 19.3
1996 16.7 19.4
1997 16.6 19.5
1998 16.5 19.6
1999 16.5 19.8
2000 16.5 20.1
2001 16.6 20.4
2002 16.6 20.6
2003 16.7 20.8
2004 16.8 21
2005 16.9 21.2
2006 17 21.3
2007 17.1 21.5
2008 17.2 21.7
2009 17.3 21.8
2010 17.4 21.8
2011 17.5 21.8
2012 17.6 21.7
2013 17.7 21.6
2014 17.8 21.5
2015 17.9 21.4
2016 18.1 21.5
2017 18.2 21.6
2018 18.4 21.8
2019 18.5 21.9
2020 18.7 21.8
2021 18.9 21.7
2022 19.1 21.6
2023 19.2 21.5
2024 19.4 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gambia Nauru
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Nauru
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
35
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
74
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
96.6%
2023
English speaking
2.34%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Gambia Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Nauru
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
18.6 mi
2002

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