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Gambia vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 161st vs. 69th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Poland
Population
2871879
36176920
Population rank 138/197 46/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
79 years
2025

Gambia and Poland: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Poland economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Poland
Year GDP
Gambia Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $690,311,081 $85,500,935,935
1992 $714,254,256 $94,337,050,693
1993 $755,040,974 $96,043,157,273
1994 $746,493,952 $110,803,635,288
1995 $785,999,865 $142,838,527,115
1996 $848,239,446 $160,813,026,223
1997 $803,633,342 $159,893,964,917
1998 $840,285,265 $175,282,269,667
1999 $814,724,032 $170,704,452,715
2000 $782,913,872 $172,953,527,033
2001 $687,410,645 $191,823,200,371
2002 $578,235,309 $199,694,463,256
2003 $487,038,685 $218,561,225,998
2004 $961,900,651 $256,268,656,145
2005 $1,027,701,068 $306,999,913,151
2006 $1,054,112,488 $345,897,630,736
2007 $1,279,703,047 $429,715,132,138
2008 $1,561,766,956 $535,612,030,672
2009 $1,450,142,509 $440,891,472,247
2010 $1,543,294,927 $478,111,630,684
2011 $1,409,693,597 $527,848,543,023
2012 $1,415,004,738 $498,148,649,703
2013 $1,375,609,453 $518,179,836,405
2014 $1,229,461,721 $542,134,167,179
2015 $1,378,176,609 $480,054,118,583
2016 $1,484,578,886 $473,259,623,976
2017 $1,504,909,463 $528,356,723,263
2018 $1,670,671,328 $594,616,632,477
2019 $1,813,609,692 $602,683,770,145
2020 $1,812,170,891 $605,914,186,118
2021 $2,014,158,842 $689,170,171,187
2022 $2,204,734,527 $695,607,522,885
2023 $2,396,111,021 $812,451,128,979
2024 $2,507,519,958 $914,696,430,325

Gambia and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $628 $2,236
1992 $623 $2,459
1993 $635 $2,497
1994 $608 $2,875
1995 $622 $3,701
1996 $652 $4,164
1997 $600 $4,137
1998 $610 $4,534
1999 $575 $4,416
2000 $538 $4,521
2001 $460 $5,015
2002 $377 $5,223
2003 $309 $5,721
2004 $593 $6,712
2005 $616 $8,044
2006 $615 $9,069
2007 $725 $11,273
2008 $859 $14,049
2009 $775 $11,556
2010 $801 $12,568
2011 $711 $13,868
2012 $693 $13,087
2013 $654 $13,622
2014 $568 $14,262
2015 $620 $12,638
2016 $650 $12,464
2017 $643 $13,913
2018 $696 $15,658
2019 $738 $15,875
2020 $720 $16,151
2021 $782 $18,636
2022 $836 $18,891
2023 $888 $22,145
2024 $909 $25,023

Gambia vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Poland
1950 31.2 58.3
1951 31.5 58.9
1952 31.7 59.7
1953 31.9 61.3
1954 32.2 62.3
1955 32.4 63.1
1956 32.8 63.4
1957 33.1 64.4
1958 33.6 64.9
1959 34.1 66.4
1960 34.6 67.1
1961 35.1 67.8
1962 35.6 68
1963 36.1 68.3
1964 36.6 68.9
1965 37.1 69.4
1966 37.6 69.7
1967 38.1 69.9
1968 38.5 69.8
1969 39 69.8
1970 39.5 69.6
1971 40 69.8
1972 40.5 70.1
1973 41.1 70.7
1974 41.7 70.7
1975 42.2 70.6
1976 42.9 70.4
1977 43.4 70.3
1978 43.6 70.4
1979 44.5 70.2
1980 45 70.5
1981 44.5 70.6
1982 46.3 70.9
1983 46.9 70.8
1984 47.5 70.6
1985 48.2 70.5
1986 48.8 70.6
1987 49.4 70.8
1988 50.1 70.8
1989 50.7 70.8
1990 51.3 70.6
1991 51.9 70.7
1992 52.5 70.9
1993 53.2 71.3
1994 53.8 71.7
1995 54.3 72
1996 54.8 72.3
1997 55.2 72.6
1998 56 72.8
1999 56.5 73.2
2000 56.9 73.6
2001 57.3 74.2
2002 57.7 74.5
2003 58.2 74.8
2004 58.7 74.9
2005 59.1 75.1
2006 59.7 75.3
2007 60 75.4
2008 60.5 75.6
2009 60.7 75.9
2010 61.2 76.3
2011 61.6 76.6
2012 61.9 76.8
2013 62.3 77.1
2014 62.6 77.3
2015 63 77.6
2016 63.4 77.6
2017 63.7 77.7
2018 64 77.6
2019 64.4 77.9
2020 64.4 76.6
2021 63.8 75.6
2022 64.9 77.9
2023 65.9 78.6
2024 66.1 78.8
2025 66.3 79

Gambia and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Poland
Year Population
Gambia Poland
1960 398,060 29,637,450
1961 408,930 29,964,000
1962 420,163 30,308,500
1963 431,757 30,712,000
1964 443,687 31,139,450
1965 455,952 31,444,950
1966 468,516 31,681,000
1967 481,588 31,987,155
1968 495,269 32,294,655
1969 509,440 32,548,300
1970 524,105 32,664,300
1971 539,388 32,783,500
1972 555,370 33,055,650
1973 571,991 33,357,200
1974 589,085 33,678,899
1975 606,821 34,015,199
1976 625,667 34,356,300
1977 645,770 34,689,050
1978 667,103 34,965,600
1979 689,781 35,247,217
1980 713,913 35,574,150
1981 739,125 35,898,587
1982 765,753 36,230,481
1983 794,525 36,571,808
1984 825,631 36,904,134
1985 858,874 37,201,885
1986 894,019 37,456,119
1987 931,091 37,668,045
1988 970,160 37,824,487
1989 1,011,357 37,961,529
1990 1,054,696 38,110,782
1991 1,099,959 38,246,193
1992 1,145,582 38,363,667
1993 1,188,365 38,461,408
1994 1,227,226 38,542,652
1995 1,264,313 38,594,998
1996 1,301,410 38,624,370
1997 1,338,889 38,649,660
1998 1,376,987 38,663,481
1999 1,415,779 38,660,271
2000 1,455,084 38,258,629
2001 1,495,011 38,248,076
2002 1,535,691 38,230,364
2003 1,577,611 38,204,570
2004 1,621,312 38,182,222
2005 1,667,037 38,165,445
2006 1,715,275 38,141,267
2007 1,765,774 38,120,560
2008 1,817,852 38,125,759
2009 1,871,422 38,151,603
2010 1,926,630 38,042,794
2011 1,983,784 38,063,255
2012 2,043,094 38,063,164
2013 2,103,820 38,040,196
2014 2,164,528 38,011,735
2015 2,224,529 37,986,412
2016 2,283,769 37,970,087
2017 2,342,189 37,974,826
2018 2,399,632 37,974,750
2019 2,456,844 37,965,475
2020 2,515,733 37,515,748
2021 2,576,010 36,981,559
2022 2,636,470 36,821,749
2023 2,697,845 36,687,353
2024 2,759,988 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Gambia and Poland

Fertility rate
Gambia

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Poland
1960 6.25 2.98
1961 6.23 2.83
1962 6.21 2.72
1963 6.2 2.7
1964 6.2 2.57
1965 6.19 2.52
1966 6.18 2.34
1967 6.21 2.33
1968 6.22 2.24
1969 6.25 2.2
1970 6.26 2.2
1971 6.33 2.25
1972 6.37 2.24
1973 6.41 2.26
1974 6.42 2.26
1975 6.43 2.27
1976 6.43 2.3
1977 6.43 2.23
1978 6.42 2.21
1979 6.41 2.28
1980 6.41 2.28
1981 6.4 2.24
1982 6.4 2.34
1983 6.39 2.42
1984 6.39 2.37
1985 6.36 2.33
1986 6.34 2.22
1987 6.3 2.15
1988 6.26 2.13
1989 6.25 2.08
1990 6.25 2.06
1991 6.19 2.07
1992 6.11 1.95
1993 6.03 1.87
1994 6.04 1.81
1995 5.99 1.62
1996 5.93 1.59
1997 5.85 1.51
1998 5.82 1.44
1999 5.77 1.37
2000 5.72 1.37
2001 5.67 1.31
2002 5.66 1.25
2003 5.66 1.22
2004 5.68 1.23
2005 5.71 1.24
2006 5.74 1.27
2007 5.69 1.31
2008 5.63 1.39
2009 5.57 1.4
2010 5.56 1.41
2011 5.54 1.33
2012 5.52 1.33
2013 5.39 1.29
2014 5.2 1.32
2015 5 1.32
2016 4.81 1.39
2017 4.61 1.48
2018 4.42 1.46
2019 4.33 1.44
2020 4.25 1.39
2021 4.17 1.33
2022 4.08 1.29
2023 4.01 1.16

Gambia and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Poland
Year Median age, years
Gambia Poland
1960 19.4 26.6
1961 19.4 26.8
1962 19.5 26.9
1963 19.6 27.1
1964 19.6 27.3
1965 19.7 27.5
1966 19.7 27.7
1967 19.8 27.8
1968 19.7 28
1969 19.6 28.1
1970 19.5 28.2
1971 19.4 28.4
1972 19.3 28.5
1973 19.2 28.5
1974 19.1 28.6
1975 18.9 28.6
1976 18.8 28.7
1977 18.6 28.9
1978 18.5 29.1
1979 18.4 29.3
1980 18.2 29.5
1981 18.1 29.8
1982 17.9 30.1
1983 17.8 30.3
1984 17.6 30.6
1985 17.5 30.8
1986 17.4 31.1
1987 17.4 31.4
1988 17.3 31.7
1989 17.2 32.1
1990 17.2 32.4
1991 17.1 32.6
1992 17.1 32.9
1993 17 33.2
1994 16.9 33.5
1995 16.8 33.9
1996 16.7 34.2
1997 16.6 34.4
1998 16.5 34.7
1999 16.5 35
2000 16.5 35.2
2001 16.6 35.5
2002 16.6 35.8
2003 16.7 36
2004 16.8 36.3
2005 16.9 36.6
2006 17 36.9
2007 17.1 37.2
2008 17.2 37.5
2009 17.3 37.8
2010 17.4 38.1
2011 17.5 38.2
2012 17.6 38.4
2013 17.7 38.7
2014 17.8 39
2015 17.9 39.3
2016 18.1 39.7
2017 18.2 40
2018 18.4 40.4
2019 18.5 40.8
2020 18.7 41.1
2021 18.9 41.5
2022 19.1 41.9
2023 19.2 42.4
2024 19.4 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Gambia Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Poland
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
99.8%
2021
English speaking
2.34%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Gambia Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Poland
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
267,065 mi
2024

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