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Gambia vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 161st vs. 180th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Palau
Population
2871879
17663
Population rank 138/197 194/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 173/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 182/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$663
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 157/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Gambia and Palau: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Palau economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Palau
Year GDP
Gambia Palau
1966 $44,212,081 -
1967 $46,695,007 -
1968 $41,160,066 -
1969 $45,168,072 -
1970 $52,296,084 $11,563,041
1971 $55,728,663 $12,706,874
1972 $59,160,569 $13,956,474
1973 $75,187,749 $15,331,889
1974 $95,796,022 $16,848,759
1975 $115,179,719 $18,521,112
1976 $112,190,829 $20,364,420
1977 $138,093,099 $22,308,104
1978 $171,833,086 $24,530,015
1979 $207,112,628 $27,004,251
1980 $241,083,090 $29,728,054
1981 $218,767,743 $32,726,594
1982 $216,050,552 $36,027,583
1983 $213,448,585 $39,661,530
1984 $177,340,880 $44,814,259
1985 $225,726,359 $51,030,637
1986 $185,646,987 $58,109,314
1987 $220,626,484 $66,169,905
1988 $266,672,212 $75,348,615
1989 $284,120,329 $85,800,543
1990 $317,083,695 $97,702,303
1991 $690,311,081 $106,555,300
1992 $714,254,256 $104,771,300
1993 $755,040,974 $96,455,700
1994 $746,493,952 $106,138,500
1995 $785,999,865 $121,018,500
1996 $848,239,446 $137,494,600
1997 $803,633,342 $143,860,800
1998 $840,285,265 $149,079,600
1999 $814,724,032 $144,206,500
2000 $782,913,872 $149,535,800
2001 $687,410,645 $159,453,500
2002 $578,235,309 $162,665,500
2003 $487,038,685 $154,559,900
2004 $961,900,651 $166,391,600
2005 $1,027,701,068 $191,048,400
2006 $1,054,112,488 $193,679,700
2007 $1,279,703,047 $200,903,600
2008 $1,561,766,956 $201,167,300
2009 $1,450,142,509 $189,998,000
2010 $1,543,294,927 $188,174,300
2011 $1,409,693,597 $198,873,900
2012 $1,415,004,738 $215,762,400
2013 $1,375,609,453 $225,345,700
2014 $1,229,461,721 $243,156,500
2015 $1,378,176,609 $278,824,800
2016 $1,484,578,886 $298,323,500
2017 $1,504,909,463 $285,600,000
2018 $1,670,671,328 $288,546,300
2019 $1,813,609,692 $281,941,600
2020 $1,812,170,891 $258,990,800
2021 $2,014,158,842 $235,752,900
2022 $2,204,734,527 $255,591,100
2023 $2,396,111,021 $281,849,100
2024 $2,507,519,958 -

Gambia and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Palau
1966 $94.4 -
1967 $97 -
1968 $83.1 -
1969 $88.7 -
1970 $99.8 $1,017
1971 $103.3 $1,081
1972 $106.5 $1,145
1973 $131.4 $1,221
1974 $162.6 $1,328
1975 $189.8 $1,464
1976 $179.3 $1,616
1977 $213.8 $1,781
1978 $257.6 $1,972
1979 $300 $2,189
1980 $338 $2,423
1981 $296 $2,639
1982 $282.1 $2,838
1983 $268.6 $3,049
1984 $214.8 $3,360
1985 $262.8 $3,728
1986 $207.7 $4,144
1987 $237 $4,616
1988 $274.9 $5,145
1989 $280.9 $5,741
1990 $301 $6,403
1991 $628 $6,824
1992 $623 $6,553
1993 $635 $5,892
1994 $608 $6,329
1995 $622 $7,038
1996 $652 $7,788
1997 $600 $7,945
1998 $610 $8,048
1999 $575 $7,630
2000 $538 $7,797
2001 $460 $8,240
2002 $377 $8,341
2003 $309 $7,862
2004 $593 $8,395
2005 $616 $9,640
2006 $615 $9,885
2007 $725 $10,408
2008 $859 $10,583
2009 $775 $10,155
2010 $801 $10,229
2011 $711 $11,001
2012 $693 $12,145
2013 $654 $12,769
2014 $568 $13,726
2015 $620 $15,691
2016 $650 $16,763
2017 $643 $16,034
2018 $696 $16,198
2019 $738 $15,841
2020 $720 $14,557
2021 $782 $13,257
2022 $836 $14,392
2023 $888 $15,899
2024 $909 -

Gambia vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Palau
1950 31.2 52.7
1951 31.5 52.9
1952 31.7 53.1
1953 31.9 53.3
1954 32.2 53.5
1955 32.4 53.7
1956 32.8 53.9
1957 33.1 54.1
1958 33.6 54.4
1959 34.1 54.6
1960 34.6 54.9
1961 35.1 55.1
1962 35.6 55.4
1963 36.1 55.6
1964 36.6 55.8
1965 37.1 55.9
1966 37.6 56.2
1967 38.1 56.5
1968 38.5 56.9
1969 39 57.3
1970 39.5 57.7
1971 40 58.1
1972 40.5 58.6
1973 41.1 59
1974 41.7 59.5
1975 42.2 60
1976 42.9 60.5
1977 43.4 60.9
1978 43.6 61.3
1979 44.5 61.6
1980 45 61.9
1981 44.5 62.1
1982 46.3 62.3
1983 46.9 62.5
1984 47.5 62.6
1985 48.2 62.7
1986 48.8 62.8
1987 49.4 62.8
1988 50.1 62.8
1989 50.7 62.8
1990 51.3 62.8
1991 51.9 62.8
1992 52.5 62.9
1993 53.2 63
1994 53.8 63.1
1995 54.3 63.3
1996 54.8 63.5
1997 55.2 63.7
1998 56 64
1999 56.5 64.2
2000 56.9 64.5
2001 57.3 64.8
2002 57.7 65.1
2003 58.2 65.4
2004 58.7 65.8
2005 59.1 66.2
2006 59.7 66.6
2007 60 67.1
2008 60.5 67.6
2009 60.7 68
2010 61.2 68.3
2011 61.6 68.6
2012 61.9 68.9
2013 62.3 69
2014 62.6 69.1
2015 63 69.1
2016 63.4 69
2017 63.7 69
2018 64 69
2019 64.4 69
2020 64.4 68.7
2021 63.8 68.6
2022 64.9 68.9
2023 65.9 69.3
2024 66.1 69.4
2025 66.3 69.5

Gambia and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Palau
Year Population
Gambia Palau
1960 398,060 9,328
1961 408,930 9,555
1962 420,163 9,793
1963 431,757 10,037
1964 443,687 10,292
1965 455,952 10,547
1966 468,516 10,805
1967 481,588 10,988
1968 495,269 11,080
1969 509,440 11,159
1970 524,105 11,368
1971 539,388 11,759
1972 555,370 12,194
1973 571,991 12,552
1974 589,085 12,687
1975 606,821 12,655
1976 625,667 12,598
1977 645,770 12,525
1978 667,103 12,440
1979 689,781 12,337
1980 713,913 12,271
1981 739,125 12,402
1982 765,753 12,694
1983 794,525 13,006
1984 825,631 13,337
1985 858,874 13,688
1986 894,019 14,024
1987 931,091 14,334
1988 970,160 14,645
1989 1,011,357 14,945
1990 1,054,696 15,259
1991 1,099,959 15,614
1992 1,145,582 15,989
1993 1,188,365 16,372
1994 1,227,226 16,770
1995 1,264,313 17,195
1996 1,301,410 17,654
1997 1,338,889 18,108
1998 1,376,987 18,524
1999 1,415,779 18,901
2000 1,455,084 19,178
2001 1,495,011 19,352
2002 1,535,691 19,503
2003 1,577,611 19,659
2004 1,621,312 19,820
2005 1,667,037 19,819
2006 1,715,275 19,593
2007 1,765,774 19,302
2008 1,817,852 19,009
2009 1,871,422 18,709
2010 1,926,630 18,396
2011 1,983,784 18,078
2012 2,043,094 17,765
2013 2,103,820 17,648
2014 2,164,528 17,715
2015 2,224,529 17,770
2016 2,283,769 17,797
2017 2,342,189 17,812
2018 2,399,632 17,814
2019 2,456,844 17,798
2020 2,515,733 17,792
2021 2,576,010 17,783
2022 2,636,470 17,759
2023 2,697,845 17,727
2024 2,759,988 17,695

Fertility rates in Gambia and Palau

Fertility rate
Gambia

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Palau
1960 6.25 7.19
1961 6.23 7.17
1962 6.21 7.15
1963 6.2 7.12
1964 6.2 7.08
1965 6.19 7.01
1966 6.18 6.93
1967 6.21 6.84
1968 6.22 6.71
1969 6.25 6.58
1970 6.26 6.39
1971 6.33 6.16
1972 6.37 5.9
1973 6.41 5.59
1974 6.42 5.26
1975 6.43 4.9
1976 6.43 4.53
1977 6.43 4.09
1978 6.42 3.74
1979 6.41 3.49
1980 6.41 3.35
1981 6.4 3.28
1982 6.4 3.22
1983 6.39 3.14
1984 6.39 3.08
1985 6.36 3.01
1986 6.34 2.98
1987 6.3 2.93
1988 6.26 2.91
1989 6.25 2.92
1990 6.25 2.88
1991 6.19 2.74
1992 6.11 2.71
1993 6.03 2.73
1994 6.04 2.66
1995 5.99 2.55
1996 5.93 2.39
1997 5.85 2.19
1998 5.82 2.01
1999 5.77 1.91
2000 5.72 1.82
2001 5.67 1.87
2002 5.66 1.92
2003 5.66 1.96
2004 5.68 1.99
2005 5.71 2.02
2006 5.74 2
2007 5.69 1.97
2008 5.63 1.95
2009 5.57 1.94
2010 5.56 1.94
2011 5.54 1.97
2012 5.52 2.01
2013 5.39 2.05
2014 5.2 2.03
2015 5 2
2016 4.81 2.06
2017 4.61 2.02
2018 4.42 1.97
2019 4.33 1.98
2020 4.25 1.97
2021 4.17 1.95
2022 4.08 1.93
2023 4.01 1.91

Gambia and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Palau
Year Median age, years
Gambia Palau
1960 19.4 16.7
1961 19.4 16.1
1962 19.5 15.5
1963 19.6 15.1
1964 19.6 15
1965 19.7 14.9
1966 19.7 14.9
1967 19.8 15.2
1968 19.7 15.7
1969 19.6 16.1
1970 19.5 16.5
1971 19.4 16.6
1972 19.3 16.6
1973 19.2 16.8
1974 19.1 17.1
1975 18.9 17.4
1976 18.8 17.8
1977 18.6 18.1
1978 18.5 18.3
1979 18.4 18.6
1980 18.2 18.9
1981 18.1 19.3
1982 17.9 19.9
1983 17.8 20.5
1984 17.6 21.1
1985 17.5 21.6
1986 17.4 22.2
1987 17.4 23.1
1988 17.3 24
1989 17.2 24.9
1990 17.2 25.6
1991 17.1 26
1992 17.1 26.4
1993 17 26.9
1994 16.9 27.4
1995 16.8 27.8
1996 16.7 28.3
1997 16.6 28.8
1998 16.5 29.4
1999 16.5 30.2
2000 16.5 30.8
2001 16.6 31.2
2002 16.6 31.5
2003 16.7 31.8
2004 16.8 32
2005 16.9 32.3
2006 17 32.7
2007 17.1 33.1
2008 17.2 33.5
2009 17.3 33.9
2010 17.4 34.2
2011 17.5 34.6
2012 17.6 35
2013 17.7 35.3
2014 17.8 35.6
2015 17.9 36
2016 18.1 36.3
2017 18.2 36.7
2018 18.4 37
2019 18.5 37.4
2020 18.7 37.8
2021 18.9 38.1
2022 19.1 38.5
2023 19.2 38.8
2024 19.4 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.53%
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
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gambia Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
0.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Palau
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
35
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
74
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
100%
2020
English speaking
2.34%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Gambia Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Gambia Palau
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
n/a

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