Gambia vs Nicaragua statistics compared

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 161st vs. 98th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Gambia and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP

Gambia

Nicaragua

Table

Year	GDP
	Gambia	Nicaragua
1960	-	$227,223,322
1961	-	$244,144,237
1962	-	$269,283,804
1963	-	$297,324,163
1964	-	$347,119,918
1965	-	$564,290,020
1966	$44,212,081	$607,140,010
1967	$46,695,007	$657,140,011
1968	$41,160,066	$692,859,985
1969	$45,168,072	$750,000,003
1970	$52,296,084	$778,569,939
1971	$55,728,663	$828,569,953
1972	$59,160,569	$878,570,045
1973	$75,187,749	$1,092,900,015
1974	$95,796,022	$1,521,400,012
1975	$115,179,719	$1,581,599,959
1976	$112,190,829	$1,836,899,999
1977	$138,093,099	$2,226,999,874
1978	$171,833,086	$2,127,699,979
1979	$207,112,628	$1,567,599,982
1980	$241,083,090	$2,144,300,006
1981	$218,767,743	$2,474,700,227
1982	$216,050,552	$2,454,499,872
1983	$213,448,585	$2,753,100,058
1984	$177,340,880	$3,117,599,872
1985	$225,726,359	$2,683,699,935
1986	$185,646,987	$2,885,799,994
1987	$220,626,484	$3,851,200,118
1988	$266,672,212	$2,630,900,096
1989	$284,120,329	$1,013,184,756
1990	$317,083,695	$1,009,455,484
1991	$690,311,081	$1,488,804,124
1992	$714,254,256	$1,792,800,000
1993	$755,040,974	$1,756,454,248
1994	$746,493,952	$3,863,185,119
1995	$785,999,865	$4,140,470,000
1996	$848,239,446	$4,308,351,903
1997	$803,633,342	$4,389,973,490
1998	$840,285,265	$4,635,347,386
1999	$814,724,032	$4,856,026,259
2000	$782,913,872	$5,109,587,050
2001	$687,410,645	$5,351,752,034
2002	$578,235,309	$5,223,727,303
2003	$487,038,685	$5,322,228,351
2004	$961,900,651	$5,792,932,838
2005	$1,027,701,068	$6,321,324,279
2006	$1,054,112,488	$6,763,672,381
2007	$1,279,703,047	$7,423,375,015
2008	$1,561,766,956	$8,496,967,597
2009	$1,450,142,509	$8,298,702,489
2010	$1,543,294,927	$8,758,602,233
2011	$1,409,693,597	$9,774,329,333
2012	$1,415,004,738	$10,532,017,232
2013	$1,375,609,453	$10,982,988,249
2014	$1,229,461,721	$11,880,438,824
2015	$1,378,176,609	$12,756,696,261
2016	$1,484,578,886	$13,286,093,388
2017	$1,504,909,463	$13,785,893,007
2018	$1,670,671,328	$13,025,221,974
2019	$1,813,609,692	$12,699,023,614
2020	$1,812,170,891	$12,726,422,432
2021	$2,014,158,842	$14,209,020,362
2022	$2,204,734,527	$15,634,572,502
2023	$2,396,111,021	$17,805,842,284
2024	$2,507,519,958	$19,693,982,968

Gambia and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita

Gambia

Nicaragua

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gambia	Nicaragua
1960	-	$127.5
1961	-	$132.9
1962	-	$142.3
1963	-	$152.5
1964	-	$172.7
1965	-	$272.3
1966	$94.4	$284
1967	$97	$297.9
1968	$83.1	$304
1969	$88.7	$319
1970	$99.8	$321
1971	$103.3	$331
1972	$106.5	$341
1973	$131.4	$413
1974	$162.6	$557
1975	$189.8	$561
1976	$179.3	$633
1977	$213.8	$744
1978	$257.6	$691
1979	$300	$495
1980	$338	$659
1981	$296	$740
1982	$282.1	$714
1983	$268.6	$780
1984	$214.8	$861
1985	$262.8	$724
1986	$207.7	$761
1987	$237	$992
1988	$274.9	$662
1989	$280.9	$249.2
1990	$301	$242.5
1991	$628	$350
1992	$623	$411
1993	$635	$394
1994	$608	$849
1995	$622	$892
1996	$652	$911
1997	$600	$913
1998	$610	$949
1999	$575	$980
2000	$538	$1,017
2001	$460	$1,052
2002	$377	$1,014
2003	$309	$1,021
2004	$593	$1,099
2005	$616	$1,183
2006	$615	$1,248
2007	$725	$1,350
2008	$859	$1,524
2009	$775	$1,467
2010	$801	$1,527
2011	$711	$1,680
2012	$693	$1,785
2013	$654	$1,835
2014	$568	$1,958
2015	$620	$2,074
2016	$650	$2,132
2017	$643	$2,183
2018	$696	$2,035
2019	$738	$1,959
2020	$720	$1,938
2021	$782	$2,138
2022	$836	$2,323
2023	$888	$2,609
2024	$909	$2,848

Gambia vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gambia

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gambia	Nicaragua
1950	31.2	40.6
1951	31.5	40.8
1952	31.7	41.9
1953	31.9	42.4
1954	32.2	43.1
1955	32.4	43.7
1956	32.8	44.3
1957	33.1	44.9
1958	33.6	45.5
1959	34.1	46.1
1960	34.6	46.4
1961	35.1	47.3
1962	35.6	48
1963	36.1	48.8
1964	36.6	49.6
1965	37.1	50.6
1966	37.6	51.6
1967	38.1	52.3
1968	38.5	52.9
1969	39	53.4
1970	39.5	53.8
1971	40	54.2
1972	40.5	48
1973	41.1	55
1974	41.7	55.4
1975	42.2	55.8
1976	42.9	56.1
1977	43.4	56.1
1978	43.6	53.5
1979	44.5	50.8
1980	45	58
1981	44.5	58.3
1982	46.3	58.7
1983	46.9	56.9
1984	47.5	56.1
1985	48.2	56.4
1986	48.8	57.6
1987	49.4	57.3
1988	50.1	59.8
1989	50.7	61.9
1990	51.3	62.5
1991	51.9	63.3
1992	52.5	63.7
1993	53.2	64.1
1994	53.8	64.5
1995	54.3	64.9
1996	54.8	65.2
1997	55.2	65.5
1998	56	64.1
1999	56.5	65.9
2000	56.9	66.4
2001	57.3	67
2002	57.7	68
2003	58.2	68.7
2004	58.7	69.5
2005	59.1	70.4
2006	59.7	71
2007	60	71.2
2008	60.5	71.4
2009	60.7	71.5
2010	61.2	71.8
2011	61.6	72
2012	61.9	72.4
2013	62.3	72.6
2014	62.6	72.8
2015	63	72.9
2016	63.4	73.2
2017	63.7	73.4
2018	64	73.9
2019	64.4	73.8
2020	64.4	70.8
2021	63.8	70.5
2022	64.9	74.5
2023	65.9	74.9
2024	66.1	75.1
2025	66.3	75.3

Gambia and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population

Gambia

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Population
	Gambia	Nicaragua
1960	398,060	1,782,370
1961	408,930	1,836,451
1962	420,163	1,892,320
1963	431,757	1,950,159
1964	443,687	2,010,176
1965	455,952	2,072,681
1966	468,516	2,137,820
1967	481,588	2,205,567
1968	495,269	2,275,836
1969	509,440	2,348,398
1970	524,105	2,423,065
1971	539,388	2,499,825
1972	555,370	2,573,578
1973	571,991	2,649,278
1974	589,085	2,732,075
1975	606,821	2,816,943
1976	625,667	2,903,851
1977	645,770	2,992,534
1978	667,103	3,080,314
1979	689,781	3,164,525
1980	713,913	3,252,403
1981	739,125	3,345,674
1982	765,753	3,438,745
1983	794,525	3,530,282
1984	825,631	3,619,104
1985	858,874	3,706,479
1986	894,019	3,794,157
1987	931,091	3,882,164
1988	970,160	3,972,320
1989	1,011,357	4,066,476
1990	1,054,696	4,162,559
1991	1,099,959	4,259,637
1992	1,145,582	4,357,026
1993	1,188,365	4,453,732
1994	1,227,226	4,549,316
1995	1,264,313	4,642,931
1996	1,301,410	4,729,974
1997	1,338,889	4,809,573
1998	1,376,987	4,883,655
1999	1,415,779	4,954,018
2000	1,455,084	5,022,633
2001	1,495,011	5,087,825
2002	1,535,691	5,149,909
2003	1,577,611	5,210,963
2004	1,621,312	5,272,912
2005	1,667,037	5,342,105
2006	1,715,275	5,418,855
2007	1,765,774	5,497,243
2008	1,817,852	5,576,593
2009	1,871,422	5,656,601
2010	1,926,630	5,737,450
2011	1,983,784	5,819,051
2012	2,043,094	5,901,287
2013	2,103,820	5,983,845
2014	2,164,528	6,066,492
2015	2,224,529	6,149,417
2016	2,283,769	6,232,666
2017	2,342,189	6,316,231
2018	2,399,632	6,400,080
2019	2,456,844	6,483,657
2020	2,515,733	6,565,267
2021	2,576,010	6,644,741
2022	2,636,470	6,730,654
2023	2,697,845	6,823,613
2024	2,759,988	6,916,140

Fertility rates in Gambia and Nicaragua

Fertility rate

Gambia

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	Nicaragua
1960	6.25	7.16
1961	6.23	7.11
1962	6.21	7.1
1963	6.2	7.08
1964	6.2	7.06
1965	6.19	7.03
1966	6.18	6.99
1967	6.21	6.94
1968	6.22	6.89
1969	6.25	6.83
1970	6.26	6.77
1971	6.33	6.71
1972	6.37	6.65
1973	6.41	6.59
1974	6.42	6.52
1975	6.43	6.45
1976	6.43	6.37
1977	6.43	6.28
1978	6.42	6.16
1979	6.41	6.07
1980	6.41	5.96
1981	6.4	5.84
1982	6.4	5.74
1983	6.39	5.61
1984	6.39	5.49
1985	6.36	5.36
1986	6.34	5.22
1987	6.3	5.07
1988	6.26	4.93
1989	6.25	4.76
1990	6.25	4.6
1991	6.19	4.43
1992	6.11	4.27
1993	6.03	4.1
1994	6.04	3.94
1995	5.99	3.78
1996	5.93	3.62
1997	5.85	3.47
1998	5.82	3.34
1999	5.77	3.22
2000	5.72	3.12
2001	5.67	3
2002	5.66	2.89
2003	5.66	2.83
2004	5.68	2.78
2005	5.71	2.77
2006	5.74	2.73
2007	5.69	2.7
2008	5.63	2.66
2009	5.57	2.63
2010	5.56	2.6
2011	5.54	2.56
2012	5.52	2.53
2013	5.39	2.49
2014	5.2	2.46
2015	5	2.43
2016	4.81	2.41
2017	4.61	2.38
2018	4.42	2.35
2019	4.33	2.32
2020	4.25	2.3
2021	4.17	2.27
2022	4.08	2.24
2023	4.01	2.22

Gambia and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age

Gambia

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gambia	Nicaragua
1960	19.4	16.2
1961	19.4	16.1
1962	19.5	16
1963	19.6	15.9
1964	19.6	15.9
1965	19.7	15.9
1966	19.7	16
1967	19.8	16
1968	19.7	16
1969	19.6	16.1
1970	19.5	16.1
1971	19.4	16.1
1972	19.3	16.2
1973	19.2	16.2
1974	19.1	16.2
1975	18.9	16.2
1976	18.8	16.2
1977	18.6	16.2
1978	18.5	16.2
1979	18.4	16.2
1980	18.2	16.2
1981	18.1	16.2
1982	17.9	16.2
1983	17.8	16.3
1984	17.6	16.3
1985	17.5	16.3
1986	17.4	16.3
1987	17.4	16.4
1988	17.3	16.4
1989	17.2	16.5
1990	17.2	16.7
1991	17.1	16.8
1992	17.1	17
1993	17	17.2
1994	16.9	17.4
1995	16.8	17.6
1996	16.7	17.9
1997	16.6	18.1
1998	16.5	18.4
1999	16.5	18.8
2000	16.5	19.1
2001	16.6	19.4
2002	16.6	19.7
2003	16.7	20.1
2004	16.8	20.4
2005	16.9	20.8
2006	17	21.1
2007	17.1	21.4
2008	17.2	21.7
2009	17.3	22
2010	17.4	22.2
2011	17.5	22.5
2012	17.6	22.8
2013	17.7	23.1
2014	17.8	23.4
2015	17.9	23.7
2016	18.1	24
2017	18.2	24.3
2018	18.4	24.7
2019	18.5	25
2020	18.7	25.3
2021	18.9	25.6
2022	19.1	25.9
2023	19.2	26.3
2024	19.4	26.6

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