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Gambia vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 161st vs. 115th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Panama
Population
2871879
4614993
Population rank 138/197 128/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$41,405
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
80 years
2025

Gambia and Panama: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Panama economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Panama
Year GDP
Gambia Panama
1960 - $537,147,100
1961 - $599,026,300
1962 - $652,120,900
1963 - $722,784,500
1964 - $776,137,500
1965 - $852,485,300
1966 $44,212,081 $928,833,000
1967 $46,695,007 $1,034,376,400
1968 $41,160,066 $1,112,791,100
1969 $45,168,072 $1,221,305,700
1970 $52,296,084 $1,351,006,400
1971 $55,728,663 $1,523,917,200
1972 $59,160,569 $1,673,411,700
1973 $75,187,749 $1,913,793,400
1974 $95,796,022 $2,188,307,600
1975 $115,179,719 $2,435,304,100
1976 $112,190,829 $2,588,106,000
1977 $138,093,099 $2,738,261,900
1978 $171,833,086 $3,244,558,600
1979 $207,112,628 $3,704,551,600
1980 $241,083,090 $4,614,086,400
1981 $218,767,743 $5,222,421,500
1982 $216,050,552 $5,769,767,900
1983 $213,448,585 $5,923,755,900
1984 $177,340,880 $6,183,387,100
1985 $225,726,359 $6,541,517,100
1986 $185,646,987 $6,797,834,200
1987 $220,626,484 $6,827,665,300
1988 $266,672,212 $5,902,783,400
1989 $284,120,329 $5,918,469,800
1990 $317,083,695 $6,433,967,000
1991 $690,311,081 $7,074,675,500
1992 $714,254,256 $8,042,337,700
1993 $755,040,974 $8,782,585,400
1994 $746,493,952 $9,365,289,800
1995 $785,999,865 $9,573,813,700
1996 $848,239,446 $9,197,503,300
1997 $803,633,342 $10,058,854,400
1998 $840,285,265 $11,019,557,700
1999 $814,724,032 $11,660,704,800
2000 $782,913,872 $11,966,497,000
2001 $687,410,645 $12,252,906,300
2002 $578,235,309 $12,800,851,300
2003 $487,038,685 $13,603,456,000
2004 $961,900,651 $15,100,203,400
2005 $1,027,701,068 $16,623,906,700
2006 $1,054,112,488 $18,659,721,500
2007 $1,279,703,047 $21,717,433,800
2008 $1,561,766,956 $25,721,328,000
2009 $1,450,142,509 $27,791,215,500
2010 $1,543,294,927 $30,231,009,500
2011 $1,409,693,597 $35,687,738,300
2012 $1,415,004,738 $41,595,439,700
2013 $1,375,609,453 $46,949,496,500
2014 $1,229,461,721 $51,427,104,900
2015 $1,378,176,609 $55,767,806,100
2016 $1,484,578,886 $59,760,858,700
2017 $1,504,909,463 $64,327,688,800
2018 $1,670,671,328 $67,316,471,200
2019 $1,813,609,692 $69,778,991,200
2020 $1,812,170,891 $57,059,846,500
2021 $2,014,158,842 $67,396,392,500
2022 $2,204,734,527 $76,276,116,700
2023 $2,396,111,021 $83,318,176,900
2024 $2,507,519,958 $86,260,400,000

Gambia and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Panama
1960 - $477
1961 - $516
1962 - $546
1963 - $587
1964 - $611
1965 - $651
1966 $94.4 $689
1967 $97 $745
1968 $83.1 $778
1969 $88.7 $830
1970 $99.8 $893
1971 $103.3 $979
1972 $106.5 $1,046
1973 $131.4 $1,164
1974 $162.6 $1,296
1975 $189.8 $1,406
1976 $179.3 $1,457
1977 $213.8 $1,503
1978 $257.6 $1,738
1979 $300 $1,938
1980 $338 $2,357
1981 $296 $2,605
1982 $282.1 $2,811
1983 $268.6 $2,819
1984 $214.8 $2,875
1985 $262.8 $2,972
1986 $207.7 $3,019
1987 $237 $2,966
1988 $274.9 $2,509
1989 $280.9 $2,462
1990 $301 $2,620
1991 $628 $2,821
1992 $623 $3,140
1993 $635 $3,358
1994 $608 $3,508
1995 $622 $3,514
1996 $652 $3,308
1997 $600 $3,546
1998 $610 $3,808
1999 $575 $3,950
2000 $538 $3,975
2001 $460 $3,992
2002 $377 $4,091
2003 $309 $4,265
2004 $593 $4,645
2005 $616 $5,018
2006 $615 $5,529
2007 $725 $6,318
2008 $859 $7,348
2009 $775 $7,797
2010 $801 $8,331
2011 $711 $9,662
2012 $693 $11,065
2013 $654 $12,273
2014 $568 $13,213
2015 $620 $14,083
2016 $650 $14,832
2017 $643 $15,695
2018 $696 $16,151
2019 $738 $16,478
2020 $720 $13,291
2021 $782 $15,510
2022 $836 $17,332
2023 $888 $18,686
2024 $909 $19,103

Gambia vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Panama
1950 31.2 55.4
1951 31.5 55.9
1952 31.7 56.4
1953 31.9 56.8
1954 32.2 57.2
1955 32.4 57.5
1956 32.8 57.9
1957 33.1 58.3
1958 33.6 58.9
1959 34.1 59.6
1960 34.6 60.3
1961 35.1 60.9
1962 35.6 61.4
1963 36.1 61.8
1964 36.6 62.1
1965 37.1 62.3
1966 37.6 62.6
1967 38.1 62.9
1968 38.5 63.2
1969 39 63.7
1970 39.5 64.1
1971 40 64.7
1972 40.5 65.2
1973 41.1 65.8
1974 41.7 66.6
1975 42.2 67.2
1976 42.9 67.8
1977 43.4 68.3
1978 43.6 68.7
1979 44.5 69.1
1980 45 69.5
1981 44.5 69.8
1982 46.3 69.9
1983 46.9 70.1
1984 47.5 70.4
1985 48.2 70.5
1986 48.8 70.7
1987 49.4 70.8
1988 50.1 70.9
1989 50.7 70.1
1990 51.3 71.3
1991 51.9 71.3
1992 52.5 71.5
1993 53.2 71.8
1994 53.8 71.9
1995 54.3 72
1996 54.8 72.2
1997 55.2 72.5
1998 56 72.8
1999 56.5 73.1
2000 56.9 73.4
2001 57.3 73.8
2002 57.7 74.2
2003 58.2 74.6
2004 58.7 74.8
2005 59.1 75.2
2006 59.7 75.4
2007 60 75.7
2008 60.5 75.9
2009 60.7 76.2
2010 61.2 76.4
2011 61.6 76.7
2012 61.9 76.9
2013 62.3 77.1
2014 62.6 77.4
2015 63 77.6
2016 63.4 77.8
2017 63.7 77.9
2018 64 78.3
2019 64.4 78.5
2020 64.4 76.3
2021 63.8 77
2022 64.9 79.3
2023 65.9 79.6
2024 66.1 79.8
2025 66.3 80

Gambia and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Panama
Year Population
Gambia Panama
1960 398,060 1,126,005
1961 408,930 1,159,870
1962 420,163 1,195,301
1963 431,757 1,232,124
1964 443,687 1,270,065
1965 455,952 1,308,835
1966 468,516 1,348,388
1967 481,588 1,388,628
1968 495,269 1,429,447
1969 509,440 1,470,886
1970 524,105 1,513,070
1971 539,388 1,556,081
1972 555,370 1,599,723
1973 571,991 1,643,690
1974 589,085 1,687,926
1975 606,821 1,732,389
1976 625,667 1,776,935
1977 645,770 1,821,543
1978 667,103 1,866,311
1979 689,781 1,911,552
1980 713,913 1,957,534
1981 739,125 2,004,418
1982 765,753 2,052,271
1983 794,525 2,101,106
1984 825,631 2,150,782
1985 858,874 2,200,915
1986 894,019 2,251,325
1987 931,091 2,301,970
1988 970,160 2,352,848
1989 1,011,357 2,403,820
1990 1,054,696 2,455,583
1991 1,099,959 2,508,265
1992 1,145,582 2,561,336
1993 1,188,365 2,615,099
1994 1,227,226 2,669,546
1995 1,264,313 2,724,557
1996 1,301,410 2,780,227
1997 1,338,889 2,836,695
1998 1,376,987 2,893,914
1999 1,415,779 2,951,822
2000 1,455,084 3,010,369
2001 1,495,011 3,069,537
2002 1,535,691 3,129,344
2003 1,577,611 3,189,807
2004 1,621,312 3,251,155
2005 1,667,037 3,313,026
2006 1,715,275 3,375,024
2007 1,765,774 3,437,490
2008 1,817,852 3,500,648
2009 1,871,422 3,564,381
2010 1,926,630 3,628,535
2011 1,983,784 3,693,505
2012 2,043,094 3,759,256
2013 2,103,820 3,825,329
2014 2,164,528 3,892,101
2015 2,224,529 3,960,035
2016 2,283,769 4,029,086
2017 2,342,189 4,098,707
2018 2,399,632 4,167,860
2019 2,456,844 4,234,700
2020 2,515,733 4,293,261
2021 2,576,010 4,345,405
2022 2,636,470 4,400,773
2023 2,697,845 4,458,759
2024 2,759,988 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Gambia and Panama

Fertility rate
Gambia

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Panama
1960 6.25 5.83
1961 6.23 5.87
1962 6.21 5.87
1963 6.2 5.87
1964 6.2 5.81
1965 6.19 5.73
1966 6.18 5.65
1967 6.21 5.53
1968 6.22 5.41
1969 6.25 5.29
1970 6.26 5.18
1971 6.33 5.05
1972 6.37 4.91
1973 6.41 4.74
1974 6.42 4.58
1975 6.43 4.41
1976 6.43 4.26
1977 6.43 4.12
1978 6.42 3.98
1979 6.41 3.88
1980 6.41 3.8
1981 6.4 3.72
1982 6.4 3.66
1983 6.39 3.6
1984 6.39 3.52
1985 6.36 3.43
1986 6.34 3.34
1987 6.3 3.25
1988 6.26 3.17
1989 6.25 3.12
1990 6.25 3.07
1991 6.19 3
1992 6.11 2.95
1993 6.03 2.91
1994 6.04 2.88
1995 5.99 2.85
1996 5.93 2.83
1997 5.85 2.81
1998 5.82 2.79
1999 5.77 2.77
2000 5.72 2.74
2001 5.67 2.72
2002 5.66 2.7
2003 5.66 2.68
2004 5.68 2.68
2005 5.71 2.64
2006 5.74 2.62
2007 5.69 2.61
2008 5.63 2.61
2009 5.57 2.59
2010 5.56 2.59
2011 5.54 2.6
2012 5.52 2.59
2013 5.39 2.57
2014 5.2 2.55
2015 5 2.53
2016 4.81 2.5
2017 4.61 2.46
2018 4.42 2.4
2019 4.33 2.29
2020 4.25 2.18
2021 4.17 2.15
2022 4.08 2.14
2023 4.01 2.12

Gambia and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Panama
Year Median age, years
Gambia Panama
1960 19.4 17.8
1961 19.4 17.8
1962 19.5 17.7
1963 19.6 17.6
1964 19.6 17.6
1965 19.7 17.5
1966 19.7 17.5
1967 19.8 17.5
1968 19.7 17.5
1969 19.6 17.6
1970 19.5 17.6
1971 19.4 17.7
1972 19.3 17.7
1973 19.2 17.8
1974 19.1 18
1975 18.9 18.1
1976 18.8 18.3
1977 18.6 18.4
1978 18.5 18.6
1979 18.4 18.8
1980 18.2 19
1981 18.1 19.2
1982 17.9 19.5
1983 17.8 19.7
1984 17.6 19.9
1985 17.5 20.2
1986 17.4 20.4
1987 17.4 20.7
1988 17.3 21
1989 17.2 21.3
1990 17.2 21.5
1991 17.1 21.8
1992 17.1 22.1
1993 17 22.4
1994 16.9 22.7
1995 16.8 22.9
1996 16.7 23.2
1997 16.6 23.5
1998 16.5 23.7
1999 16.5 24
2000 16.5 24.3
2001 16.6 24.5
2002 16.6 24.8
2003 16.7 25.1
2004 16.8 25.3
2005 16.9 25.6
2006 17 25.9
2007 17.1 26.1
2008 17.2 26.4
2009 17.3 26.7
2010 17.4 27
2011 17.5 27.2
2012 17.6 27.5
2013 17.7 27.8
2014 17.8 28
2015 17.9 28.3
2016 18.1 28.5
2017 18.2 28.8
2018 18.4 29.1
2019 18.5 29.4
2020 18.7 29.7
2021 18.9 30
2022 19.1 30.3
2023 19.2 30.6
2024 19.4 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
9.3%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
64.1%
2024

Energy

Gambia Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Gambia Panama
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
96.3%
2024
English speaking
2.34%
2023
14%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Gambia Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$547
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
1.73
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Panama
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
n/a

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