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Gambia vs Philippines statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 116M in The Philippines (ranked 14/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 115,124 sq mi for The Philippines (ranked 161st vs. 71st).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and The Philippines ranks 35/197 ($462B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while The Philippines ranks 130/197 ($3,985).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Philippines
Population
2871879
117540050
Population rank 138/197 14/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$462B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 35/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$3,985
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 130/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$11,794
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$263B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$2,274
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$3,821
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
115,124 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
1,006 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.92
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
26.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Gambia and Philippines: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Philippines economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Philippines
Year GDP
Gambia Philippines
1960 - $7,515,894,111
1961 - $8,171,194,425
1962 - $4,954,593,072
1963 - $5,505,023,238
1964 - $5,953,756,195
1965 - $6,517,349,772
1966 $44,212,081 $7,189,017,888
1967 $46,695,007 $7,724,873,935
1968 $41,160,066 $8,632,749,269
1969 $45,168,072 $9,571,800,653
1970 $52,296,084 $7,559,115,517
1971 $55,728,663 $8,375,075,630
1972 $59,160,569 $9,067,815,521
1973 $75,187,749 $11,412,449,735
1974 $95,796,022 $15,607,882,555
1975 $115,179,719 $16,875,240,684
1976 $112,190,829 $19,381,055,197
1977 $138,093,099 $22,283,109,803
1978 $171,833,086 $25,762,224,563
1979 $207,112,628 $31,218,296,292
1980 $241,083,090 $36,848,080,899
1981 $218,767,743 $40,499,388,869
1982 $216,050,552 $42,206,011,275
1983 $213,448,585 $37,759,179,895
1984 $177,340,880 $35,730,185,634
1985 $225,726,359 $34,961,486,348
1986 $185,646,987 $33,987,207,295
1987 $220,626,484 $37,791,488,666
1988 $266,672,212 $43,152,128,959
1989 $284,120,329 $48,513,773,721
1990 $317,083,695 $50,508,286,642
1991 $690,311,081 $51,784,144,943
1992 $714,254,256 $60,422,328,242
1993 $755,040,974 $62,036,529,147
1994 $746,493,952 $73,159,336,915
1995 $785,999,865 $84,644,328,727
1996 $848,239,446 $94,648,084,429
1997 $803,633,342 $94,106,317,565
1998 $840,285,265 $74,492,416,330
1999 $814,724,032 $85,640,171,045
2000 $782,913,872 $83,669,788,377
2001 $687,410,645 $78,921,234,458
2002 $578,235,309 $84,307,345,888
2003 $487,038,685 $87,039,092,974
2004 $961,900,651 $95,001,999,685
2005 $1,027,701,068 $107,419,977,318
2006 $1,054,112,488 $127,652,926,368
2007 $1,279,703,047 $155,980,408,673
2008 $1,561,766,956 $181,624,626,327
2009 $1,450,142,509 $175,974,755,881
2010 $1,543,294,927 $208,368,893,151
2011 $1,409,693,597 $234,216,730,291
2012 $1,415,004,738 $261,920,540,963
2013 $1,375,609,453 $283,902,828,589
2014 $1,229,461,721 $297,483,555,338
2015 $1,378,176,609 $306,445,871,242
2016 $1,484,578,886 $318,627,003,017
2017 $1,504,909,463 $328,480,736,803
2018 $1,670,671,328 $346,841,896,587
2019 $1,813,609,692 $376,823,402,239
2020 $1,812,170,891 $361,751,145,452
2021 $2,014,158,842 $394,087,359,848
2022 $2,204,734,527 $404,353,369,605
2023 $2,396,111,021 $437,055,627,244
2024 $2,507,519,958 $461,617,509,782

Gambia and Philippines economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Philippines
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Philippines
1960 - $269.5
1961 - $283.8
1962 - $166.7
1963 - $179.5
1964 - $188.2
1965 - $199.8
1966 $94.4 $213.8
1967 $97 $223.1
1968 $83.1 $242.2
1969 $88.7 $261.1
1970 $99.8 $200.9
1971 $103.3 $217.4
1972 $106.5 $230.1
1973 $131.4 $283.2
1974 $162.6 $379
1975 $189.8 $401
1976 $179.3 $449
1977 $213.8 $502
1978 $257.6 $565
1979 $300 $667
1980 $338 $767
1981 $296 $821
1982 $282.1 $833
1983 $268.6 $723
1984 $214.8 $665
1985 $262.8 $633
1986 $207.7 $600
1987 $237 $650
1988 $274.9 $722
1989 $280.9 $792
1990 $301 $804
1991 $628 $804
1992 $623 $917
1993 $635 $919
1994 $608 $1,060
1995 $622 $1,200
1996 $652 $1,311
1997 $600 $1,273
1998 $610 $983
1999 $575 $1,101
2000 $538 $1,051
2001 $460 $970
2002 $377 $1,015
2003 $309 $1,027
2004 $593 $1,100
2005 $616 $1,220
2006 $615 $1,426
2007 $725 $1,713
2008 $859 $1,959
2009 $775 $1,864
2010 $801 $2,163
2011 $711 $2,384
2012 $693 $2,615
2013 $654 $2,781
2014 $568 $2,867
2015 $620 $2,910
2016 $650 $2,985
2017 $643 $3,038
2018 $696 $3,169
2019 $738 $3,401
2020 $720 $3,228
2021 $782 $3,484
2022 $836 $3,548
2023 $888 $3,804
2024 $909 $3,985

Gambia vs. Philippines life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Philippines
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Philippines
1950 31.2 53.6
1951 31.5 54.1
1952 31.7 54.7
1953 31.9 55.4
1954 32.2 56
1955 32.4 56.6
1956 32.8 57.2
1957 33.1 57.8
1958 33.6 58.3
1959 34.1 58.7
1960 34.6 59.2
1961 35.1 59.5
1962 35.6 59.8
1963 36.1 60
1964 36.6 60.1
1965 37.1 60.4
1966 37.6 60.6
1967 38.1 60.8
1968 38.5 60.9
1969 39 61
1970 39.5 60.8
1971 40 61.1
1972 40.5 60.9
1973 41.1 60.7
1974 41.7 60.8
1975 42.2 60.9
1976 42.9 60.9
1977 43.4 61.4
1978 43.6 61.5
1979 44.5 61.7
1980 45 61.9
1981 44.5 61.9
1982 46.3 62.2
1983 46.9 62.3
1984 47.5 62.4
1985 48.2 62.7
1986 48.8 62.9
1987 49.4 63.3
1988 50.1 63.7
1989 50.7 64.1
1990 51.3 64.4
1991 51.9 64.6
1992 52.5 65.4
1993 53.2 65.7
1994 53.8 66
1995 54.3 66.3
1996 54.8 66.7
1997 55.2 67
1998 56 67.2
1999 56.5 67.5
2000 56.9 67.8
2001 57.3 67.8
2002 57.7 67.9
2003 58.2 68
2004 58.7 68.3
2005 59.1 68.4
2006 59.7 68.2
2007 60 68.5
2008 60.5 68.6
2009 60.7 68.6
2010 61.2 68.9
2011 61.6 69.1
2012 61.9 69.2
2013 62.3 69.3
2014 62.6 69.3
2015 63 69.5
2016 63.4 69.5
2017 63.7 70
2018 64 69.8
2019 64.4 69.7
2020 64.4 70.1
2021 63.8 66.7
2022 64.9 69.5
2023 65.9 69.8
2024 66.1 69.9
2025 66.3 70.1

Gambia and Philippines population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Philippines
Year Population
Gambia Philippines
1960 398,060 27,891,897
1961 408,930 28,792,621
1962 420,163 29,723,536
1963 431,757 30,674,731
1964 443,687 31,643,032
1965 455,952 32,625,316
1966 468,516 33,617,170
1967 481,588 34,621,320
1968 495,269 35,638,342
1969 509,440 36,660,799
1970 524,105 37,622,204
1971 539,388 38,518,659
1972 555,370 39,408,560
1973 571,991 40,294,130
1974 589,085 41,174,341
1975 606,821 42,120,826
1976 625,667 43,201,488
1977 645,770 44,367,962
1978 667,103 45,575,281
1979 689,781 46,807,103
1980 713,913 48,043,740
1981 739,125 49,311,727
1982 765,753 50,695,707
1983 794,525 52,194,620
1984 825,631 53,726,181
1985 858,874 55,213,006
1986 894,019 56,645,077
1987 931,091 58,157,496
1988 970,160 59,739,052
1989 1,011,357 61,265,260
1990 1,054,696 62,854,666
1991 1,099,959 64,382,249
1992 1,145,582 65,926,125
1993 1,188,365 67,530,621
1994 1,227,226 69,019,291
1995 1,264,313 70,546,246
1996 1,301,410 72,190,242
1997 1,338,889 73,908,810
1998 1,376,987 75,791,024
1999 1,415,779 77,753,257
2000 1,455,084 79,625,397
2001 1,495,011 81,401,488
2002 1,535,691 83,068,889
2003 1,577,611 84,731,835
2004 1,621,312 86,394,504
2005 1,667,037 88,015,962
2006 1,715,275 89,508,986
2007 1,765,774 91,075,184
2008 1,817,852 92,699,095
2009 1,871,422 94,384,250
2010 1,926,630 96,337,125
2011 1,983,784 98,248,614
2012 2,043,094 100,175,512
2013 2,103,820 102,076,336
2014 2,164,528 103,767,130
2015 2,224,529 105,312,992
2016 2,283,769 106,735,719
2017 2,342,189 108,119,693
2018 2,399,632 109,465,287
2019 2,456,844 110,804,683
2020 2,515,733 112,081,264
2021 2,576,010 113,100,950
2022 2,636,470 113,964,338
2023 2,697,845 114,891,199
2024 2,759,988 115,843,670

Fertility rates in Gambia and Philippines

Fertility rate
Gambia

Philippines
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Philippines
1960 6.25 7
1961 6.23 6.99
1962 6.21 6.98
1963 6.2 6.95
1964 6.2 6.89
1965 6.19 6.8
1966 6.18 6.69
1967 6.21 6.57
1968 6.22 6.45
1969 6.25 6.33
1970 6.26 6.22
1971 6.33 6.08
1972 6.37 5.94
1973 6.41 5.79
1974 6.42 5.69
1975 6.43 5.6
1976 6.43 5.51
1977 6.43 5.44
1978 6.42 5.39
1979 6.41 5.26
1980 6.41 5.11
1981 6.4 4.97
1982 6.4 4.92
1983 6.39 4.87
1984 6.39 4.77
1985 6.36 4.66
1986 6.34 4.56
1987 6.3 4.51
1988 6.26 4.45
1989 6.25 4.37
1990 6.25 4.32
1991 6.19 4.27
1992 6.11 4.16
1993 6.03 4.1
1994 6.04 4.08
1995 5.99 4.07
1996 5.93 4
1997 5.85 3.94
1998 5.82 3.88
1999 5.77 3.83
2000 5.72 3.75
2001 5.67 3.72
2002 5.66 3.65
2003 5.66 3.59
2004 5.68 3.52
2005 5.71 3.45
2006 5.74 3.47
2007 5.69 3.4
2008 5.63 3.4
2009 5.57 3.38
2010 5.56 3.32
2011 5.54 3.24
2012 5.52 3.14
2013 5.39 3.04
2014 5.2 2.89
2015 5 2.83
2016 4.81 2.68
2017 4.61 2.53
2018 4.42 2.38
2019 4.33 2.22
2020 4.25 2.08
2021 4.17 1.95
2022 4.08 1.93
2023 4.01 1.92

Gambia and Philippines demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Philippines
Year Median age, years
Gambia Philippines
1960 19.4 15.8
1961 19.4 15.6
1962 19.5 15.5
1963 19.6 15.4
1964 19.6 15.4
1965 19.7 15.4
1966 19.7 15.4
1967 19.8 15.4
1968 19.7 15.5
1969 19.6 15.6
1970 19.5 15.7
1971 19.4 15.8
1972 19.3 15.9
1973 19.2 16
1974 19.1 16.1
1975 18.9 16.3
1976 18.8 16.5
1977 18.6 16.7
1978 18.5 16.9
1979 18.4 17.1
1980 18.2 17.3
1981 18.1 17.5
1982 17.9 17.7
1983 17.8 17.9
1984 17.6 18.1
1985 17.5 18.2
1986 17.4 18.3
1987 17.4 18.5
1988 17.3 18.6
1989 17.2 18.7
1990 17.2 18.8
1991 17.1 18.9
1992 17.1 19
1993 17 19.1
1994 16.9 19.1
1995 16.8 19.2
1996 16.7 19.3
1997 16.6 19.4
1998 16.5 19.6
1999 16.5 19.8
2000 16.5 20
2001 16.6 20.2
2002 16.6 20.4
2003 16.7 20.6
2004 16.8 20.8
2005 16.9 21
2006 17 21.2
2007 17.1 21.3
2008 17.2 21.5
2009 17.3 21.7
2010 17.4 22
2011 17.5 22.2
2012 17.6 22.4
2013 17.7 22.7
2014 17.8 22.9
2015 17.9 23.3
2016 18.1 23.6
2017 18.2 24
2018 18.4 24.3
2019 18.5 24.7
2020 18.7 25.1
2021 18.9 25.5
2022 19.1 25.9
2023 19.2 26.3
2024 19.4 26.8

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Finance

Gambia Philippines
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$518B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.93%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
157,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
2.41%
2023
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
63.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
27.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
31.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
280
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$252B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$106B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$40.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
1,483,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
3.46%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
50.2%
2024

Energy

Gambia Philippines
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
551 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$18.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
161.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
1.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
66.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
16.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
54.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
885 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
22.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
9.04%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
98%
2023

Society

Gambia Philippines
% of world population
0.03%
2024
1.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-160,373
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
48.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
4.32
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
98.5%
2020
English speaking
2.34%
2023
63.7%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Gambia Philippines
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$194.1
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$86.1
2023
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.09%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
0.79
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
23.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
26.9
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
8.96%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
5.66 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Philippines
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
994 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
49,122 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
28,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
134,457 mi
2020

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