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Gambia vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 161st vs. 74th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia New Zealand
Population
2871879
5406623
Population rank 138/197 124/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$260B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$55,094
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Gambia and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Gambia and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Gambia

New Zealand
Year GDP
Gambia New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 - $5,706,251,400
1966 $44,212,081 $5,917,437,693
1967 $46,695,007 $6,016,017,227
1968 $41,160,066 $5,228,045,415
1969 $45,168,072 $5,814,357,709
1970 $52,296,084 $6,495,605,331
1971 $55,728,663 $7,911,136,757
1972 $59,160,569 $9,567,331,065
1973 $75,187,749 $12,802,281,898
1974 $95,796,022 $13,940,981,798
1975 $115,179,719 $12,861,983,284
1976 $112,190,829 $13,604,832,424
1977 $138,093,099 $15,446,825,318
1978 $171,833,086 $18,530,518,395
1979 $207,112,628 $20,731,243,113
1980 $241,083,090 $23,244,547,385
1981 $218,767,743 $24,417,617,184
1982 $216,050,552 $24,164,603,059
1983 $213,448,585 $24,309,279,706
1984 $177,340,880 $21,665,975,319
1985 $225,726,359 $24,679,795,396
1986 $185,646,987 $30,604,668,357
1987 $220,626,484 $40,376,354,070
1988 $266,672,212 $45,176,811,594
1989 $284,120,329 $43,920,222,525
1990 $317,083,695 $45,495,129,385
1991 $690,311,081 $42,745,329,732
1992 $714,254,256 $41,649,829,860
1993 $755,040,974 $46,775,620,817
1994 $746,493,952 $55,314,732,279
1995 $785,999,865 $63,918,703,507
1996 $848,239,446 $70,140,835,299
1997 $803,633,342 $66,075,143,415
1998 $840,285,265 $56,227,169,851
1999 $814,724,032 $58,762,260,626
2000 $782,913,872 $52,623,281,957
2001 $687,410,645 $53,872,425,917
2002 $578,235,309 $66,627,729,311
2003 $487,038,685 $88,250,885,550
2004 $961,900,651 $103,905,210,084
2005 $1,027,701,068 $114,720,129,550
2006 $1,054,112,488 $111,538,810,713
2007 $1,279,703,047 $137,188,946,866
2008 $1,561,766,956 $133,437,126,590
2009 $1,450,142,509 $121,663,439,315
2010 $1,543,294,927 $146,887,902,524
2011 $1,409,693,597 $168,484,908,960
2012 $1,415,004,738 $176,560,711,239
2013 $1,375,609,453 $191,012,364,177
2014 $1,229,461,721 $201,518,402,787
2015 $1,378,176,609 $178,224,167,088
2016 $1,484,578,886 $189,100,085,275
2017 $1,504,909,463 $206,745,969,246
2018 $1,670,671,328 $211,985,631,173
2019 $1,813,609,692 $213,006,341,102
2020 $1,812,170,891 $213,029,554,654
2021 $2,014,158,842 $253,977,931,815
2022 $2,204,734,527 $249,509,991,440
2023 $2,396,111,021 $255,194,972,673
2024 $2,507,519,958 $260,235,932,559

Gambia and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Gambia New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 - $2,171
1966 $94.4 $2,211
1967 $97 $2,208
1968 $83.1 $1,902
1969 $88.7 $2,097
1970 $99.8 $2,311
1971 $103.3 $2,773
1972 $106.5 $3,295
1973 $131.4 $4,323
1974 $162.6 $4,611
1975 $189.8 $4,172
1976 $179.3 $4,374
1977 $213.8 $4,951
1978 $257.6 $5,937
1979 $300 $6,668
1980 $338 $7,467
1981 $296 $7,814
1982 $282.1 $7,656
1983 $268.6 $7,598
1984 $214.8 $6,714
1985 $262.8 $7,601
1986 $207.7 $9,428
1987 $237 $12,331
1988 $274.9 $13,759
1989 $280.9 $13,312
1990 $301 $13,663
1991 $628 $12,230
1992 $623 $11,793
1993 $635 $13,094
1994 $608 $15,280
1995 $622 $17,400
1996 $652 $18,794
1997 $600 $17,474
1998 $610 $14,738
1999 $575 $15,322
2000 $538 $13,641
2001 $460 $13,883
2002 $377 $16,874
2003 $309 $21,914
2004 $593 $25,420
2005 $616 $27,751
2006 $615 $26,655
2007 $725 $32,480
2008 $859 $31,325
2009 $775 $28,277
2010 $801 $33,762
2011 $711 $38,432
2012 $693 $40,054
2013 $654 $43,000
2014 $568 $44,618
2015 $620 $38,665
2016 $650 $40,114
2017 $643 $42,950
2018 $696 $43,257
2019 $738 $42,779
2020 $720 $41,851
2021 $782 $49,689
2022 $836 $48,760
2023 $888 $48,655
2024 $909 $48,747

Gambia vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia New Zealand
1950 31.2 69.3
1951 31.5 69.1
1952 31.7 69.4
1953 31.9 70.2
1954 32.2 70.3
1955 32.4 70.5
1956 32.8 70.7
1957 33.1 70.3
1958 33.6 70.9
1959 34.1 70.8
1960 34.6 71.2
1961 35.1 70.9
1962 35.6 71.2
1963 36.1 71.3
1964 36.6 71.3
1965 37.1 71.2
1966 37.6 71.1
1967 38.1 71.4
1968 38.5 71.1
1969 39 71.5
1970 39.5 71.2
1971 40 71.7
1972 40.5 71.8
1973 41.1 71.7
1974 41.7 71.9
1975 42.2 72.2
1976 42.9 72.4
1977 43.4 72.1
1978 43.6 73
1979 44.5 73.1
1980 45 72.9
1981 44.5 73.6
1982 46.3 73.7
1983 46.9 73.8
1984 47.5 74.4
1985 48.2 73.9
1986 48.8 74.1
1987 49.4 74.2
1988 50.1 74.5
1989 50.7 74.9
1990 51.3 75.4
1991 51.9 76.1
1992 52.5 76.2
1993 53.2 76.5
1994 53.8 76.9
1995 54.3 76.8
1996 54.8 76.8
1997 55.2 77.3
1998 56 78.2
1999 56.5 77.9
2000 56.9 78.7
2001 57.3 78.7
2002 57.7 78.9
2003 58.2 79.1
2004 58.7 79.4
2005 59.1 80
2006 59.7 80
2007 60 80.1
2008 60.5 80.2
2009 60.7 80.5
2010 61.2 81.1
2011 61.6 80.8
2012 61.9 81.2
2013 62.3 81.6
2014 62.6 81.4
2015 63 81.6
2016 63.4 82
2017 63.7 81.6
2018 64 81.9
2019 64.4 81.8
2020 64.4 82.7
2021 63.8 82.3
2022 64.9 81
2023 65.9 82.1
2024 66.1 82.2
2025 66.3 82.4

Gambia and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

New Zealand
Year Population
Gambia New Zealand
1960 398,060 2,371,800
1961 408,930 2,419,700
1962 420,163 2,482,000
1963 431,757 2,531,800
1964 443,687 2,585,400
1965 455,952 2,628,400
1966 468,516 2,675,900
1967 481,588 2,724,100
1968 495,269 2,748,100
1969 509,440 2,772,800
1970 524,105 2,810,700
1971 539,388 2,853,000
1972 555,370 2,903,900
1973 571,991 2,961,300
1974 589,085 3,023,700
1975 606,821 3,083,100
1976 625,667 3,110,500
1977 645,770 3,120,200
1978 667,103 3,121,200
1979 689,781 3,109,000
1980 713,913 3,112,900
1981 739,125 3,124,900
1982 765,753 3,156,100
1983 794,525 3,199,300
1984 825,631 3,227,100
1985 858,874 3,247,100
1986 894,019 3,246,300
1987 931,091 3,274,400
1988 970,160 3,283,400
1989 1,011,357 3,299,200
1990 1,054,696 3,329,800
1991 1,099,959 3,495,100
1992 1,145,582 3,531,700
1993 1,188,365 3,572,200
1994 1,227,226 3,620,000
1995 1,264,313 3,673,400
1996 1,301,410 3,732,000
1997 1,338,889 3,781,300
1998 1,376,987 3,815,000
1999 1,415,779 3,835,100
2000 1,455,084 3,857,700
2001 1,495,011 3,880,500
2002 1,535,691 3,948,500
2003 1,577,611 4,027,200
2004 1,621,312 4,087,500
2005 1,667,037 4,133,900
2006 1,715,275 4,184,600
2007 1,765,774 4,223,800
2008 1,817,852 4,259,800
2009 1,871,422 4,302,600
2010 1,926,630 4,350,700
2011 1,983,784 4,384,000
2012 2,043,094 4,408,100
2013 2,103,820 4,442,100
2014 2,164,528 4,516,500
2015 2,224,529 4,609,400
2016 2,283,769 4,714,100
2017 2,342,189 4,813,600
2018 2,399,632 4,900,600
2019 2,456,844 4,979,200
2020 2,515,733 5,090,200
2021 2,576,010 5,111,300
2022 2,636,470 5,117,100
2023 2,697,845 5,245,000
2024 2,759,988 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Gambia and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Gambia

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Gambia New Zealand
1960 6.25 4.24
1961 6.23 4.31
1962 6.21 4.19
1963 6.2 4.05
1964 6.2 3.8
1965 6.19 3.54
1966 6.18 3.41
1967 6.21 3.35
1968 6.22 3.34
1969 6.25 3.28
1970 6.26 3.17
1971 6.33 3.18
1972 6.37 3
1973 6.41 2.76
1974 6.42 2.58
1975 6.43 2.37
1976 6.43 2.27
1977 6.43 2.21
1978 6.42 2.07
1979 6.41 2.12
1980 6.41 2.03
1981 6.4 2.01
1982 6.4 1.95
1983 6.39 1.92
1984 6.39 1.93
1985 6.36 1.93
1986 6.34 1.96
1987 6.3 2.03
1988 6.26 2.1
1989 6.25 2.12
1990 6.25 2.18
1991 6.19 2.09
1992 6.11 2.06
1993 6.03 2.04
1994 6.04 1.98
1995 5.99 1.98
1996 5.93 1.96
1997 5.85 1.96
1998 5.82 1.89
1999 5.77 1.97
2000 5.72 1.98
2001 5.67 1.97
2002 5.66 1.89
2003 5.66 1.93
2004 5.68 1.98
2005 5.71 1.97
2006 5.74 2.01
2007 5.69 2.18
2008 5.63 2.19
2009 5.57 2.13
2010 5.56 2.17
2011 5.54 2.09
2012 5.52 2.1
2013 5.39 2.01
2014 5.2 1.92
2015 5 1.99
2016 4.81 1.87
2017 4.61 1.81
2018 4.42 1.71
2019 4.33 1.72
2020 4.25 1.61
2021 4.17 1.64
2022 4.08 1.66
2023 4.01 1.56

Gambia and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Gambia New Zealand
1960 19.4 27.5
1961 19.4 27.1
1962 19.5 26.8
1963 19.6 26.4
1964 19.6 26.2
1965 19.7 26
1966 19.7 25.9
1967 19.8 25.8
1968 19.7 25.7
1969 19.6 25.7
1970 19.5 25.6
1971 19.4 25.7
1972 19.3 25.9
1973 19.2 26
1974 19.1 26.2
1975 18.9 26.3
1976 18.8 26.5
1977 18.6 26.8
1978 18.5 27.1
1979 18.4 27.5
1980 18.2 27.9
1981 18.1 28.2
1982 17.9 28.5
1983 17.8 28.8
1984 17.6 29.1
1985 17.5 29.4
1986 17.4 29.8
1987 17.4 30.1
1988 17.3 30.4
1989 17.2 30.8
1990 17.2 31.1
1991 17.1 31.4
1992 17.1 31.7
1993 17 32
1994 16.9 32.3
1995 16.8 32.6
1996 16.7 32.8
1997 16.6 33.2
1998 16.5 33.6
1999 16.5 34
2000 16.5 34.3
2001 16.6 34.6
2002 16.6 34.8
2003 16.7 35
2004 16.8 35.2
2005 16.9 35.5
2006 17 35.8
2007 17.1 36.1
2008 17.2 36.4
2009 17.3 36.6
2010 17.4 36.8
2011 17.5 37
2012 17.6 37.2
2013 17.7 37.4
2014 17.8 37.5
2015 17.9 37.4
2016 18.1 37.3
2017 18.2 37.2
2018 18.4 37.3
2019 18.5 37.3
2020 18.7 37.5
2021 18.9 37.8
2022 19.1 38.1
2023 19.2 38.3
2024 19.4 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
78.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
18.8%
2018
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
97.9%
2024

Energy

Gambia New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia New Zealand
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
83
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
2.34%
2023
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
96.2%
2023

Health

Gambia New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$561
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia New Zealand
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
60,159 mi
2020

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