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Gambia vs Netherlands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 18M in The Netherlands (ranked 72/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 13,000 sq mi for The Netherlands (ranked 161st vs. 134th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Netherlands
Population
2871879
18191638
Population rank 138/197 72/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$1.23T
2024
GDP rank 173/197 19/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$68,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 13/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$84,218
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$531B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
43.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$29,494
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 25/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$45,699
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
13,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.43
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
42.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Gambia and Netherlands: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Netherlands economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Netherlands
Year GDP
Gambia Netherlands
1960 - $13,282,979,015
1961 - $14,599,836,396
1962 - $15,847,582,341
1963 - $17,193,744,109
1964 - $20,232,048,553
1965 - $22,721,869,808
1966 $44,212,081 $24,741,480,717
1967 $46,695,007 $27,143,828,099
1968 $41,160,066 $30,097,635,751
1969 $45,168,072 $34,086,038,090
1970 $52,296,084 $38,220,884,519
1971 $55,728,663 $44,644,730,576
1972 $59,160,569 $54,787,070,173
1973 $75,187,749 $71,946,639,603
1974 $95,796,022 $87,371,810,804
1975 $115,179,719 $100,397,061,694
1976 $112,190,829 $109,329,386,564
1977 $138,093,099 $127,203,923,857
1978 $171,833,086 $156,089,077,205
1979 $207,112,628 $179,933,827,310
1980 $241,083,090 $195,439,301,707
1981 $218,767,743 $164,375,775,854
1982 $216,050,552 $158,712,765,536
1983 $213,448,585 $153,671,294,109
1984 $177,340,880 $144,124,462,912
1985 $225,726,359 $144,057,523,222
1986 $185,646,987 $201,157,708,221
1987 $220,626,484 $245,406,949,521
1988 $266,672,212 $262,295,966,105
1989 $284,120,329 $258,716,904,292
1990 $317,083,695 $318,799,003,994
1991 $690,311,081 $327,982,316,124
1992 $714,254,256 $363,497,050,125
1993 $755,040,974 $354,070,495,966
1994 $746,493,952 $379,688,232,232
1995 $785,999,865 $452,967,334,614
1996 $848,239,446 $451,372,549,020
1997 $803,633,342 $417,506,211,882
1998 $840,285,265 $438,612,530,549
1999 $814,724,032 $447,778,514,140
2000 $782,913,872 $417,649,282,154
2001 $687,410,645 $432,536,219,669
2002 $578,235,309 $475,529,972,123
2003 $487,038,685 $582,435,617,082
2004 $961,900,651 $661,224,886,143
2005 $1,027,701,068 $688,133,699,636
2006 $1,054,112,488 $737,593,995,289
2007 $1,279,703,047 $853,499,460,873
2008 $1,561,766,956 $957,901,566,041
2009 $1,450,142,509 $878,954,223,140
2010 $1,543,294,927 $852,464,982,433
2011 $1,409,693,597 $913,140,741,333
2012 $1,415,004,738 $845,689,017,066
2013 $1,375,609,453 $883,951,539,007
2014 $1,229,461,721 $901,556,501,756
2015 $1,378,176,609 $775,743,675,303
2016 $1,484,578,886 $797,163,949,290
2017 $1,504,909,463 $848,233,537,846
2018 $1,670,671,328 $929,733,599,797
2019 $1,813,609,692 $928,903,005,576
2020 $1,812,170,891 $932,560,861,701
2021 $2,014,158,842 $1,054,472,123,450
2022 $2,204,734,527 $1,046,540,797,549
2023 $2,396,111,021 $1,154,361,305,398
2024 $2,507,519,958 $1,227,543,925,316

Gambia and Netherlands economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Netherlands
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Netherlands
1960 - $1,156
1961 - $1,254
1962 - $1,342
1963 - $1,437
1964 - $1,668
1965 - $1,848
1966 $94.4 $1,986
1967 $97 $2,155
1968 $83.1 $2,364
1969 $88.7 $2,647
1970 $99.8 $2,931
1971 $103.3 $3,384
1972 $106.5 $4,110
1973 $131.4 $5,353
1974 $162.6 $6,450
1975 $189.8 $7,346
1976 $179.3 $7,937
1977 $213.8 $9,180
1978 $257.6 $11,196
1979 $300 $12,817
1980 $338 $13,812
1981 $296 $11,537
1982 $282.1 $11,089
1983 $268.6 $10,696
1984 $214.8 $9,992
1985 $262.8 $9,941
1986 $207.7 $13,804
1987 $237 $16,734
1988 $274.9 $17,771
1989 $280.9 $17,423
1990 $301 $21,322
1991 $628 $21,764
1992 $623 $23,939
1993 $635 $23,156
1994 $608 $24,683
1995 $622 $29,301
1996 $652 $29,064
1997 $600 $26,745
1998 $610 $27,924
1999 $575 $28,319
2000 $538 $26,225
2001 $460 $26,956
2002 $377 $29,447
2003 $309 $35,897
2004 $593 $40,611
2005 $616 $42,165
2006 $615 $45,124
2007 $725 $52,101
2008 $859 $58,247
2009 $775 $53,172
2010 $801 $51,306
2011 $711 $54,702
2012 $693 $50,474
2013 $654 $52,602
2014 $568 $53,457
2015 $620 $45,794
2016 $650 $46,809
2017 $643 $49,514
2018 $696 $53,955
2019 $738 $53,555
2020 $720 $53,468
2021 $782 $60,142
2022 $836 $59,123
2023 $888 $64,572
2024 $909 $68,219

Gambia vs. Netherlands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Netherlands
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Netherlands
1950 31.2 71.4
1951 31.5 71.5
1952 31.7 72.1
1953 31.9 71.7
1954 32.2 72.4
1955 32.4 72.5
1956 32.8 72.5
1957 33.1 73
1958 33.6 73.1
1959 34.1 73.2
1960 34.6 73.4
1961 35.1 73.6
1962 35.6 73.2
1963 36.1 73.4
1964 36.6 73.7
1965 37.1 73.6
1966 37.6 73.6
1967 38.1 73.8
1968 38.5 73.6
1969 39 73.6
1970 39.5 73.6
1971 40 73.9
1972 40.5 73.8
1973 41.1 74.2
1974 41.7 74.6
1975 42.2 74.6
1976 42.9 74.7
1977 43.4 75.3
1978 43.6 75.2
1979 44.5 75.6
1980 45 75.8
1981 44.5 76
1982 46.3 76.1
1983 46.9 76.3
1984 47.5 76.3
1985 48.2 76.4
1986 48.8 76.4
1987 49.4 76.8
1988 50.1 77
1989 50.7 76.8
1990 51.3 77
1991 51.9 77.2
1992 52.5 77.4
1993 53.2 77
1994 53.8 77.5
1995 54.3 77.6
1996 54.8 77.6
1997 55.2 77.9
1998 56 78
1999 56.5 78
2000 56.9 78.1
2001 57.3 78.3
2002 57.7 78.4
2003 58.2 78.7
2004 58.7 79.2
2005 59.1 79.5
2006 59.7 79.8
2007 60 80.3
2008 60.5 80.4
2009 60.7 80.7
2010 61.2 80.8
2011 61.6 81.1
2012 61.9 81.1
2013 62.3 81.3
2014 62.6 81.7
2015 63 81.5
2016 63.4 81.6
2017 63.7 81.7
2018 64 81.8
2019 64.4 82.1
2020 64.4 81.4
2021 63.8 81.4
2022 64.9 81.9
2023 65.9 82.2
2024 66.1 82.3
2025 66.3 82.4

Gambia and Netherlands population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Netherlands
Year Population
Gambia Netherlands
1960 398,060 11,486,631
1961 408,930 11,638,712
1962 420,163 11,805,689
1963 431,757 11,965,966
1964 443,687 12,127,120
1965 455,952 12,294,732
1966 468,516 12,456,251
1967 481,588 12,598,201
1968 495,269 12,729,721
1969 509,440 12,877,984
1970 524,105 13,038,526
1971 539,388 13,194,497
1972 555,370 13,328,593
1973 571,991 13,439,322
1974 589,085 13,545,056
1975 606,821 13,666,335
1976 625,667 13,774,037
1977 645,770 13,856,185
1978 667,103 13,941,700
1979 689,781 14,038,270
1980 713,913 14,149,800
1981 739,125 14,247,208
1982 765,753 14,312,690
1983 794,525 14,367,070
1984 825,631 14,424,211
1985 858,874 14,491,632
1986 894,019 14,572,278
1987 931,091 14,665,037
1988 970,160 14,760,094
1989 1,011,357 14,848,907
1990 1,054,696 14,951,510
1991 1,099,959 15,069,798
1992 1,145,582 15,184,166
1993 1,188,365 15,290,368
1994 1,227,226 15,382,838
1995 1,264,313 15,459,006
1996 1,301,410 15,530,498
1997 1,338,889 15,610,650
1998 1,376,987 15,707,209
1999 1,415,779 15,812,088
2000 1,455,084 15,925,513
2001 1,495,011 16,046,180
2002 1,535,691 16,148,929
2003 1,577,611 16,225,302
2004 1,621,312 16,281,779
2005 1,667,037 16,319,868
2006 1,715,275 16,346,101
2007 1,765,774 16,381,696
2008 1,817,852 16,445,593
2009 1,871,422 16,530,388
2010 1,926,630 16,615,394
2011 1,983,784 16,693,074
2012 2,043,094 16,754,962
2013 2,103,820 16,804,432
2014 2,164,528 16,865,008
2015 2,224,529 16,939,923
2016 2,283,769 17,030,314
2017 2,342,189 17,131,296
2018 2,399,632 17,231,624
2019 2,456,844 17,344,874
2020 2,515,733 17,441,500
2021 2,576,010 17,533,044
2022 2,636,470 17,700,982
2023 2,697,845 17,877,117
2024 2,759,988 17,994,237

Fertility rates in Gambia and Netherlands

Fertility rate
Gambia

Netherlands
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Netherlands
1960 6.25 3.12
1961 6.23 3.22
1962 6.21 3.18
1963 6.2 3.19
1964 6.2 3.17
1965 6.19 3.04
1966 6.18 2.9
1967 6.21 2.81
1968 6.22 2.72
1969 6.25 2.75
1970 6.26 2.57
1971 6.33 2.36
1972 6.37 2.15
1973 6.41 1.9
1974 6.42 1.77
1975 6.43 1.66
1976 6.43 1.63
1977 6.43 1.58
1978 6.42 1.58
1979 6.41 1.56
1980 6.41 1.6
1981 6.4 1.56
1982 6.4 1.5
1983 6.39 1.47
1984 6.39 1.49
1985 6.36 1.51
1986 6.34 1.55
1987 6.3 1.56
1988 6.26 1.55
1989 6.25 1.55
1990 6.25 1.62
1991 6.19 1.61
1992 6.11 1.59
1993 6.03 1.57
1994 6.04 1.57
1995 5.99 1.53
1996 5.93 1.53
1997 5.85 1.56
1998 5.82 1.63
1999 5.77 1.65
2000 5.72 1.72
2001 5.67 1.71
2002 5.66 1.73
2003 5.66 1.75
2004 5.68 1.72
2005 5.71 1.71
2006 5.74 1.72
2007 5.69 1.72
2008 5.63 1.77
2009 5.57 1.79
2010 5.56 1.79
2011 5.54 1.76
2012 5.52 1.72
2013 5.39 1.68
2014 5.2 1.71
2015 5 1.66
2016 4.81 1.66
2017 4.61 1.62
2018 4.42 1.59
2019 4.33 1.57
2020 4.25 1.54
2021 4.17 1.62
2022 4.08 1.49
2023 4.01 1.43

Gambia and Netherlands demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Netherlands
Year Median age, years
Gambia Netherlands
1960 19.4 28.8
1961 19.4 28.8
1962 19.5 28.7
1963 19.6 28.7
1964 19.6 28.6
1965 19.7 28.6
1966 19.7 28.6
1967 19.8 28.5
1968 19.7 28.6
1969 19.6 28.6
1970 19.5 28.6
1971 19.4 28.7
1972 19.3 28.9
1973 19.2 29
1974 19.1 29.3
1975 18.9 29.4
1976 18.8 29.8
1977 18.6 30.3
1978 18.5 30.7
1979 18.4 31
1980 18.2 31.3
1981 18.1 31.6
1982 17.9 31.9
1983 17.8 32.3
1984 17.6 32.6
1985 17.5 32.9
1986 17.4 33.2
1987 17.4 33.5
1988 17.3 33.8
1989 17.2 34.1
1990 17.2 34.3
1991 17.1 34.6
1992 17.1 34.8
1993 17 35.1
1994 16.9 35.4
1995 16.8 35.7
1996 16.7 36.1
1997 16.6 36.4
1998 16.5 36.7
1999 16.5 37
2000 16.5 37.3
2001 16.6 37.5
2002 16.6 37.8
2003 16.7 38.1
2004 16.8 38.5
2005 16.9 38.9
2006 17 39.3
2007 17.1 39.7
2008 17.2 40
2009 17.3 40.3
2010 17.4 40.7
2011 17.5 41
2012 17.6 41.3
2013 17.7 41.6
2014 17.8 41.8
2015 17.9 42
2016 18.1 42.2
2017 18.2 42.3
2018 18.4 42.4
2019 18.5 42.5
2020 18.7 42.5
2021 18.9 42.6
2022 19.1 42.5
2023 19.2 42.4
2024 19.4 42.4

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Finance

Gambia Netherlands
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$1.13T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
44.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
5.18%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-1.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
3.64%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
70.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
17.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
78.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
21.4%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.6%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,231,625
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
8.62%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
13
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
103
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.1T
2017
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$79.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$4.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
7,265,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
1.44%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
99.2%
2024

Energy

Gambia Netherlands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
3,418 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
122.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
6.87 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
83.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.01%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
87%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,189 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
33.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.28%
2023
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Netherlands
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.22%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+121,628
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
93.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
6.03 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
92.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
78
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
95
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
4
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
2.34%
2023
90.9%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
97%
2023

Health

Gambia Netherlands
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$5,796
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$581
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
3.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
30.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
4
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
15%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
5%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
77
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
21.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
8.71 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Netherlands
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
722 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
6,961 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
1,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
88,123 mi
2022

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