Gambia vs North Korea statistics compared

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 161st vs. 97th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Gambia and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Gambia and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Gambia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Gambia	North Korea
1966	$44,212,081	-
1967	$46,695,007	-
1968	$41,160,066	-
1969	$45,168,072	-
1970	$52,296,084	-
1971	$55,728,663	-
1972	$59,160,569	-
1973	$75,187,749	-
1974	$95,796,022	-
1975	$115,179,719	-
1976	$112,190,829	-
1977	$138,093,099	-
1978	$171,833,086	-
1979	$207,112,628	-
1980	$241,083,090	-
1981	$218,767,743	-
1982	$216,050,552	-
1983	$213,448,585	-
1984	$177,340,880	-
1985	$225,726,359	-
1986	$185,646,987	-
1987	$220,626,484	-
1988	$266,672,212	-
1989	$284,120,329	-
1990	$317,083,695	-
1991	$690,311,081	-
1992	$714,254,256	-
1993	$755,040,974	-
1994	$746,493,952	-
1995	$785,999,865	-
1996	$848,239,446	-
1997	$803,633,342	-
1998	$840,285,265	-
1999	$814,724,032	-
2000	$782,913,872	-
2001	$687,410,645	-
2002	$578,235,309	-
2003	$487,038,685	-
2004	$961,900,651	-
2005	$1,027,701,068	-
2006	$1,054,112,488	-
2007	$1,279,703,047	-
2008	$1,561,766,956	-
2009	$1,450,142,509	$23,356,470,000
2010	$1,543,294,927	$25,995,513,000
2011	$1,409,693,597	$29,005,020,000
2012	$1,415,004,738	$29,890,710,000
2013	$1,375,609,453	$30,588,922,000
2014	$1,229,461,721	$30,554,460,000
2015	$1,378,176,609	$30,723,030,000
2016	$1,484,578,886	$28,882,640,000
2017	$1,504,909,463	$29,105,440,000
2018	$1,670,671,328	$28,536,400,000
2019	$1,813,609,692	$28,222,880,000
2020	$1,812,170,891	$27,728,240,000
2021	$2,014,158,842	$32,301,720,000
2022	$2,204,734,527	$28,971,360,000
2023	$2,396,111,021	$32,155,360,000
2024	$2,507,519,958	$34,943,120,000

Gambia and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Gambia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gambia	North Korea
1966	$94.4	-
1967	$97	-
1968	$83.1	-
1969	$88.7	-
1970	$99.8	-
1971	$103.3	-
1972	$106.5	-
1973	$131.4	-
1974	$162.6	-
1975	$189.8	-
1976	$179.3	-
1977	$213.8	-
1978	$257.6	-
1979	$300	-
1980	$338	-
1981	$296	-
1982	$282.1	-
1983	$268.6	-
1984	$214.8	-
1985	$262.8	-
1986	$207.7	-
1987	$237	-
1988	$274.9	-
1989	$280.9	-
1990	$301	-
1991	$628	-
1992	$623	-
1993	$635	-
1994	$608	-
1995	$622	-
1996	$652	-
1997	$600	-
1998	$610	-
1999	$575	-
2000	$538	-
2001	$460	-
2002	$377	-
2003	$309	-
2004	$593	-
2005	$616	-
2006	$615	-
2007	$725	-
2008	$859	-
2009	$775	$939
2010	$801	$1,040
2011	$711	$1,156
2012	$693	$1,186
2013	$654	$1,208
2014	$568	$1,201
2015	$620	$1,201
2016	$650	$1,124
2017	$643	$1,127
2018	$696	$1,100
2019	$738	$1,084
2020	$720	$1,061
2021	$782	$1,231
2022	$836	$1,100
2023	$888	$1,217
2024	$909	$1,319

Gambia vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gambia

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gambia	North Korea
1950	31.2	14.2
1951	31.5	17.7
1952	31.7	32.8
1953	31.9	40.3
1954	32.2	50.6
1955	32.4	51.8
1956	32.8	52.8
1957	33.1	53.7
1958	33.6	54.5
1959	34.1	55.2
1960	34.6	55.8
1961	35.1	56.4
1962	35.6	57
1963	36.1	57.6
1964	36.6	58.2
1965	37.1	58.8
1966	37.6	59.4
1967	38.1	60.1
1968	38.5	60.8
1969	39	61.4
1970	39.5	62
1971	40	62.7
1972	40.5	63.3
1973	41.1	63.8
1974	41.7	64.3
1975	42.2	64.8
1976	42.9	65.3
1977	43.4	65.8
1978	43.6	66.3
1979	44.5	66.7
1980	45	67.2
1981	44.5	67.7
1982	46.3	68.1
1983	46.9	68.5
1984	47.5	68.9
1985	48.2	69.2
1986	48.8	69.5
1987	49.4	69.8
1988	50.1	70.1
1989	50.7	70.3
1990	51.3	70.5
1991	51.9	70.7
1992	52.5	71
1993	53.2	70.8
1994	53.8	70.5
1995	54.3	60.8
1996	54.8	60.8
1997	55.2	60.9
1998	56	60.9
1999	56.5	60.9
2000	56.9	60.9
2001	57.3	60.9
2002	57.7	60.9
2003	58.2	69.4
2004	58.7	69.3
2005	59.1	69.2
2006	59.7	69.1
2007	60	69
2008	60.5	69.3
2009	60.7	69.7
2010	61.2	70.2
2011	61.6	70.8
2012	61.9	71.3
2013	62.3	71.9
2014	62.6	72.5
2015	63	72.8
2016	63.4	73
2017	63.7	73
2018	64	73
2019	64.4	72.9
2020	64.4	72.8
2021	63.8	73.4
2022	64.9	73.6
2023	65.9	73.6
2024	66.1	73.7
2025	66.3	73.9

Gambia and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Gambia

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Gambia	North Korea
1960	398,060	11,722,953
1961	408,930	11,990,713
1962	420,163	12,262,882
1963	431,757	12,567,057
1964	443,687	12,889,770
1965	455,952	13,219,369
1966	468,516	13,569,094
1967	481,588	13,958,350
1968	495,269	14,365,596
1969	509,440	14,767,615
1970	524,105	15,172,775
1971	539,388	15,572,457
1972	555,370	15,975,069
1973	571,991	16,350,367
1974	589,085	16,673,121
1975	606,821	16,971,055
1976	625,667	17,243,450
1977	645,770	17,492,798
1978	667,103	17,735,995
1979	689,781	17,983,470
1980	713,913	18,236,786
1981	739,125	18,501,295
1982	765,753	18,776,357
1983	794,525	19,054,034
1984	825,631	19,335,043
1985	858,874	19,620,388
1986	894,019	19,910,855
1987	931,091	20,205,483
1988	970,160	20,503,161
1989	1,011,357	20,804,367
1990	1,054,696	21,112,137
1991	1,099,959	21,428,638
1992	1,145,582	21,750,911
1993	1,188,365	22,073,352
1994	1,227,226	22,393,975
1995	1,264,313	22,669,304
1996	1,301,410	22,895,746
1997	1,338,889	23,110,830
1998	1,376,987	23,311,564
1999	1,415,779	23,497,599
2000	1,455,084	23,665,910
2001	1,495,011	23,815,358
2002	1,535,691	23,943,973
2003	1,577,611	24,090,380
2004	1,621,312	24,254,943
2005	1,667,037	24,396,433
2006	1,715,275	24,524,507
2007	1,765,774	24,646,383
2008	1,817,852	24,764,618
2009	1,871,422	24,878,332
2010	1,926,630	24,987,258
2011	1,983,784	25,097,874
2012	2,043,094	25,211,728
2013	2,103,820	25,329,451
2014	2,164,528	25,451,262
2015	2,224,529	25,575,350
2016	2,283,769	25,698,326
2017	2,342,189	25,817,709
2018	2,399,632	25,931,147
2019	2,456,844	26,037,632
2020	2,515,733	26,136,312
2021	2,576,010	26,232,534
2022	2,636,470	26,328,845
2023	2,697,845	26,418,204
2024	2,759,988	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Gambia and North Korea

Fertility rate

Gambia

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	North Korea
1960	6.25	3.57
1961	6.23	3.26
1962	6.21	3.41
1963	6.2	3.63
1964	6.2	3.55
1965	6.19	3.56
1966	6.18	3.71
1967	6.21	4.05
1968	6.22	3.87
1969	6.25	3.86
1970	6.26	3.85
1971	6.33	3.74
1972	6.37	3.89
1973	6.41	3.35
1974	6.42	3.14
1975	6.43	3.05
1976	6.43	2.84
1977	6.43	2.77
1978	6.42	2.79
1979	6.41	2.85
1980	6.41	2.84
1981	6.4	2.92
1982	6.4	2.85
1983	6.39	2.78
1984	6.39	2.71
1985	6.36	2.65
1986	6.34	2.59
1987	6.3	2.53
1988	6.26	2.47
1989	6.25	2.41
1990	6.25	2.39
1991	6.19	2.35
1992	6.11	2.29
1993	6.03	2.22
1994	6.04	2.18
1995	5.99	2.15
1996	5.93	2.09
1997	5.85	2.03
1998	5.82	1.99
1999	5.77	1.97
2000	5.72	1.94
2001	5.67	1.94
2002	5.66	1.92
2003	5.66	1.91
2004	5.68	1.9
2005	5.71	1.87
2006	5.74	1.94
2007	5.69	1.94
2008	5.63	1.97
2009	5.57	1.91
2010	5.56	1.89
2011	5.54	1.88
2012	5.52	1.88
2013	5.39	1.88
2014	5.2	1.87
2015	5	1.86
2016	4.81	1.86
2017	4.61	1.85
2018	4.42	1.83
2019	4.33	1.83
2020	4.25	1.82
2021	4.17	1.81
2022	4.08	1.8
2023	4.01	1.78

Gambia and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Gambia

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gambia	North Korea
1960	19.4	19.9
1961	19.4	20.2
1962	19.5	20.6
1963	19.6	20.8
1964	19.6	21
1965	19.7	21.2
1966	19.7	21.3
1967	19.8	21.4
1968	19.7	21.4
1969	19.6	21.4
1970	19.5	21.4
1971	19.4	21.2
1972	19.3	20.9
1973	19.2	20.7
1974	19.1	20.7
1975	18.9	20.9
1976	18.8	21.1
1977	18.6	21.4
1978	18.5	21.8
1979	18.4	22.2
1980	18.2	22.5
1981	18.1	22.8
1982	17.9	23.1
1983	17.8	23.5
1984	17.6	23.9
1985	17.5	24.2
1986	17.4	24.5
1987	17.4	24.8
1988	17.3	25.1
1989	17.2	25.6
1990	17.2	26
1991	17.1	26.4
1992	17.1	26.8
1993	17	27.2
1994	16.9	27.6
1995	16.8	28
1996	16.7	28.3
1997	16.6	28.8
1998	16.5	29.2
1999	16.5	29.6
2000	16.5	30.1
2001	16.6	30.5
2002	16.6	31
2003	16.7	31.4
2004	16.8	31.8
2005	16.9	32.1
2006	17	32.5
2007	17.1	32.9
2008	17.2	33.3
2009	17.3	33.7
2010	17.4	34
2011	17.5	34.3
2012	17.6	34.5
2013	17.7	34.7
2014	17.8	35
2015	17.9	35.2
2016	18.1	35.4
2017	18.2	35.7
2018	18.4	35.9
2019	18.5	36.2
2020	18.7	36.4
2021	18.9	36.6
2022	19.1	36.8
2023	19.2	37.1
2024	19.4	37.3

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