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Gambia vs Paraguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 6.93M in Paraguay (ranked 107/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 152,901 sq mi for Paraguay (ranked 161st vs. 59th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Paraguay ranks 98/197 ($44.5B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Paraguay ranks 108/197 ($6,416).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Paraguay
Population
2871879
7079103
Population rank 138/197 108/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$44.5B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 98/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$6,416
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 108/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$18,524
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$20.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
43.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$2,903
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 104/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$5,493
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
152,901 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
45.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
27.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
74.1 years
2025

Gambia and Paraguay: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Paraguay economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Paraguay
Year GDP
Gambia Paraguay
1960 - $288,884,368
1961 - $322,053,713
1962 - $360,698,413
1963 - $383,904,762
1964 - $408,349,206
1965 - $443,587,302
1966 $44,212,081 $465,888,889
1967 $46,695,007 $492,674,603
1968 $41,160,066 $517,650,794
1969 $45,168,072 $556,293,651
1970 $52,296,084 $594,611,111
1971 $55,728,663 $664,571,429
1972 $59,160,569 $769,039,683
1973 $75,187,749 $995,531,746
1974 $95,796,022 $1,333,475,397
1975 $115,179,719 $1,511,420,635
1976 $112,190,829 $1,698,960,317
1977 $138,093,099 $2,092,158,730
1978 $171,833,086 $2,559,857,143
1979 $207,112,628 $3,416,777,778
1980 $241,083,090 $4,448,087,302
1981 $218,767,743 $5,624,515,873
1982 $216,050,552 $5,419,411,765
1983 $213,448,585 $5,673,248,726
1984 $177,340,880 $4,502,462,807
1985 $225,726,359 $3,282,449,236
1986 $185,646,987 $3,723,993,943
1987 $220,626,484 $3,971,044,724
1988 $266,672,212 $4,255,683,528
1989 $284,120,329 $4,757,732,200
1990 $317,083,695 $5,812,114,523
1991 $690,311,081 $6,984,367,763
1992 $714,254,256 $7,157,424,031
1993 $755,040,974 $7,249,533,620
1994 $746,493,952 $7,870,982,005
1995 $785,999,865 $9,062,131,475
1996 $848,239,446 $9,788,391,781
1997 $803,633,342 $9,965,225,678
1998 $840,285,265 $9,260,481,572
1999 $814,724,032 $8,837,070,236
2000 $782,913,872 $8,855,705,140
2001 $687,410,645 $8,495,806,432
2002 $578,235,309 $7,196,260,657
2003 $487,038,685 $7,691,367,471
2004 $961,900,651 $9,624,440,836
2005 $1,027,701,068 $10,737,500,188
2006 $1,054,112,488 $13,429,430,050
2007 $1,279,703,047 $17,856,393,235
2008 $1,561,766,956 $24,615,267,664
2009 $1,450,142,509 $22,355,151,162
2010 $1,543,294,927 $27,260,886,405
2011 $1,409,693,597 $33,756,238,767
2012 $1,415,004,738 $33,271,921,136
2013 $1,375,609,453 $38,501,122,141
2014 $1,229,461,721 $40,377,929,296
2015 $1,378,176,609 $36,211,447,840
2016 $1,484,578,886 $36,089,700,223
2017 $1,504,909,463 $38,997,129,474
2018 $1,670,671,328 $40,225,448,341
2019 $1,813,609,692 $37,925,338,329
2020 $1,812,170,891 $35,432,178,068
2021 $2,014,158,842 $39,950,899,939
2022 $2,204,734,527 $41,952,910,858
2023 $2,396,111,021 $43,118,053,175
2024 $2,507,519,958 $44,458,118,400

Gambia and Paraguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Paraguay
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Paraguay
1960 - $153.4
1961 - $167.1
1962 - $182.8
1963 - $189.9
1964 - $197
1965 - $208.7
1966 $94.4 $213.9
1967 $97 $220.9
1968 $83.1 $226.8
1969 $88.7 $238.2
1970 $99.8 $249
1971 $103.3 $272.1
1972 $106.5 $308
1973 $131.4 $389
1974 $162.6 $508
1975 $189.8 $562
1976 $179.3 $616
1977 $213.8 $740
1978 $257.6 $883
1979 $300 $1,149
1980 $338 $1,457
1981 $296 $1,793
1982 $282.1 $1,680
1983 $268.6 $1,710
1984 $214.8 $1,319
1985 $262.8 $935
1986 $207.7 $1,031
1987 $237 $1,069
1988 $274.9 $1,114
1989 $280.9 $1,211
1990 $301 $1,440
1991 $628 $1,685
1992 $623 $1,683
1993 $635 $1,662
1994 $608 $1,760
1995 $622 $1,979
1996 $652 $2,088
1997 $600 $2,079
1998 $610 $1,890
1999 $575 $1,766
2000 $538 $1,736
2001 $460 $1,638
2002 $377 $1,368
2003 $309 $1,444
2004 $593 $1,786
2005 $616 $1,971
2006 $615 $2,439
2007 $725 $3,212
2008 $859 $4,385
2009 $775 $3,942
2010 $801 $4,751
2011 $711 $5,805
2012 $693 $5,642
2013 $654 $6,436
2014 $568 $6,652
2015 $620 $5,879
2016 $650 $5,775
2017 $643 $6,152
2018 $696 $6,258
2019 $738 $5,821
2020 $720 $5,365
2021 $782 $5,977
2022 $836 $6,206
2023 $888 $6,300
2024 $909 $6,416

Gambia vs. Paraguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Paraguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Paraguay
1950 31.2 58.1
1951 31.5 58.3
1952 31.7 58.4
1953 31.9 58.5
1954 32.2 58.6
1955 32.4 58.8
1956 32.8 59
1957 33.1 59.3
1958 33.6 59.6
1959 34.1 59.9
1960 34.6 60.2
1961 35.1 60.5
1962 35.6 60.8
1963 36.1 61.1
1964 36.6 61.4
1965 37.1 61.6
1966 37.6 61.8
1967 38.1 62
1968 38.5 62.2
1969 39 62.4
1970 39.5 62.6
1971 40 62.7
1972 40.5 62.9
1973 41.1 63.1
1974 41.7 63.2
1975 42.2 63.4
1976 42.9 63.7
1977 43.4 63.9
1978 43.6 64.1
1979 44.5 64.3
1980 45 64.6
1981 44.5 64.8
1982 46.3 65.1
1983 46.9 65.3
1984 47.5 65.6
1985 48.2 65.9
1986 48.8 66.2
1987 49.4 66.5
1988 50.1 66.7
1989 50.7 66.9
1990 51.3 67.3
1991 51.9 67.7
1992 52.5 68
1993 53.2 68.2
1994 53.8 68.5
1995 54.3 68.8
1996 54.8 69.1
1997 55.2 69.3
1998 56 69.5
1999 56.5 69.8
2000 56.9 70
2001 57.3 70.3
2002 57.7 70.5
2003 58.2 70.8
2004 58.7 71.1
2005 59.1 71.3
2006 59.7 71.6
2007 60 71.8
2008 60.5 72
2009 60.7 72.3
2010 61.2 72.6
2011 61.6 72.8
2012 61.9 73.1
2013 62.3 73.3
2014 62.6 73.4
2015 63 73.5
2016 63.4 73.5
2017 63.7 73.4
2018 64 73.6
2019 64.4 73.7
2020 64.4 72.7
2021 63.8 68.1
2022 64.9 72.3
2023 65.9 73.8
2024 66.1 74
2025 66.3 74.1

Gambia and Paraguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Paraguay
Year Population
Gambia Paraguay
1960 398,060 1,883,514
1961 408,930 1,927,394
1962 420,163 1,973,130
1963 431,757 2,021,909
1964 443,687 2,073,119
1965 455,952 2,125,177
1966 468,516 2,177,584
1967 481,588 2,229,994
1968 495,269 2,282,391
1969 509,440 2,334,992
1970 524,105 2,388,028
1971 539,388 2,442,537
1972 555,370 2,499,881
1973 571,991 2,561,102
1974 589,085 2,625,621
1975 606,821 2,691,648
1976 625,667 2,758,836
1977 645,770 2,827,874
1978 667,103 2,899,269
1979 689,781 2,973,968
1980 713,913 3,053,235
1981 739,125 3,137,604
1982 765,753 3,226,189
1983 794,525 3,318,068
1984 825,631 3,412,936
1985 858,874 3,510,671
1986 894,019 3,611,474
1987 931,091 3,714,889
1988 970,160 3,820,546
1989 1,011,357 3,927,802
1990 1,054,696 4,035,747
1991 1,099,959 4,144,364
1992 1,145,582 4,253,600
1993 1,188,365 4,362,696
1994 1,227,226 4,471,417
1995 1,264,313 4,579,806
1996 1,301,410 4,687,543
1997 1,338,889 4,794,412
1998 1,376,987 4,900,025
1999 1,415,779 5,003,135
2000 1,455,084 5,100,868
2001 1,495,011 5,187,689
2002 1,535,691 5,261,328
2003 1,577,611 5,326,436
2004 1,621,312 5,388,175
2005 1,667,037 5,448,097
2006 1,715,275 5,505,148
2007 1,765,774 5,559,386
2008 1,817,852 5,613,574
2009 1,871,422 5,671,236
2010 1,926,630 5,737,971
2011 1,983,784 5,814,626
2012 2,043,094 5,897,008
2013 2,103,820 5,982,445
2014 2,164,528 6,069,811
2015 2,224,529 6,159,103
2016 2,283,769 6,249,126
2017 2,342,189 6,338,660
2018 2,399,632 6,427,382
2019 2,456,844 6,515,058
2020 2,515,733 6,603,739
2021 2,576,010 6,684,182
2022 2,636,470 6,760,464
2023 2,697,845 6,844,146
2024 2,759,988 6,929,153

Fertility rates in Gambia and Paraguay

Fertility rate
Gambia

Paraguay
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Paraguay
1960 6.25 6.5
1961 6.23 6.49
1962 6.21 6.47
1963 6.2 6.45
1964 6.2 6.42
1965 6.19 6.35
1966 6.18 6.23
1967 6.21 6.1
1968 6.22 5.97
1969 6.25 5.84
1970 6.26 5.72
1971 6.33 5.59
1972 6.37 5.46
1973 6.41 5.35
1974 6.42 5.27
1975 6.43 5.18
1976 6.43 5.12
1977 6.43 5.08
1978 6.42 5.04
1979 6.41 5.06
1980 6.41 5.1
1981 6.4 5.15
1982 6.4 5.13
1983 6.39 5.09
1984 6.39 5.04
1985 6.36 4.97
1986 6.34 4.93
1987 6.3 4.85
1988 6.26 4.77
1989 6.25 4.68
1990 6.25 4.57
1991 6.19 4.48
1992 6.11 4.4
1993 6.03 4.28
1994 6.04 4.2
1995 5.99 4.11
1996 5.93 4.01
1997 5.85 3.91
1998 5.82 3.8
1999 5.77 3.67
2000 5.72 3.51
2001 5.67 3.36
2002 5.66 3.23
2003 5.66 3.12
2004 5.68 3.05
2005 5.71 2.97
2006 5.74 2.89
2007 5.69 2.82
2008 5.63 2.79
2009 5.57 2.76
2010 5.56 2.7
2011 5.54 2.67
2012 5.52 2.66
2013 5.39 2.64
2014 5.2 2.65
2015 5 2.65
2016 4.81 2.62
2017 4.61 2.59
2018 4.42 2.56
2019 4.33 2.53
2020 4.25 2.5
2021 4.17 2.47
2022 4.08 2.44
2023 4.01 2.42

Gambia and Paraguay demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Paraguay
Year Median age, years
Gambia Paraguay
1960 19.4 16.8
1961 19.4 16.8
1962 19.5 16.9
1963 19.6 16.9
1964 19.6 16.9
1965 19.7 16.9
1966 19.7 16.9
1967 19.8 17
1968 19.7 17
1969 19.6 17.1
1970 19.5 17.2
1971 19.4 17.3
1972 19.3 17.4
1973 19.2 17.5
1974 19.1 17.7
1975 18.9 17.9
1976 18.8 18
1977 18.6 18.2
1978 18.5 18.4
1979 18.4 18.6
1980 18.2 18.7
1981 18.1 18.8
1982 17.9 18.9
1983 17.8 18.9
1984 17.6 19
1985 17.5 19
1986 17.4 19.1
1987 17.4 19.1
1988 17.3 19.2
1989 17.2 19.2
1990 17.2 19.2
1991 17.1 19.3
1992 17.1 19.3
1993 17 19.3
1994 16.9 19.4
1995 16.8 19.4
1996 16.7 19.5
1997 16.6 19.6
1998 16.5 19.7
1999 16.5 19.9
2000 16.5 20.1
2001 16.6 20.3
2002 16.6 20.5
2003 16.7 20.8
2004 16.8 21.1
2005 16.9 21.5
2006 17 21.8
2007 17.1 22.2
2008 17.2 22.5
2009 17.3 22.9
2010 17.4 23.2
2011 17.5 23.6
2012 17.6 23.9
2013 17.7 24.3
2014 17.8 24.6
2015 17.9 24.9
2016 18.1 25.3
2017 18.2 25.6
2018 18.4 25.9
2019 18.5 26.2
2020 18.7 26.6
2021 18.9 26.8
2022 19.1 27.1
2023 19.2 27.4
2024 19.4 27.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Paraguay
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$43.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
20.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.41%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
29,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-1.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
5.69%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
48.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
32.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
35%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
55
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$313M
1999
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$9.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$878M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
1,077,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
0.84%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
60.9%
2024

Energy

Gambia Paraguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
1,044 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
8.25 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
1.21 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
34.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
58.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
63.6%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-4.69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,389 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
100%
2012
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Gambia Paraguay
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-12,451
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
43.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
24
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
49
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
6.96
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
22
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
144
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
94.9%
2024
English speaking
2.34%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
81.6%
2024

Health

Gambia Paraguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$480
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$186.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
74.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
3.88
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
22.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
58
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
17
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
34%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
5.62 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Paraguay
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
22,066 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
82,730 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
58,936 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
10,333 mi
2023

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