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Gambia vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 161st vs. 158th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Qatar
Population
2871879
2964497
Population rank 138/197 137/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Gambia and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Qatar
Year GDP
Gambia Qatar
1966 $44,212,081 -
1967 $46,695,007 -
1968 $41,160,066 -
1969 $45,168,072 -
1970 $52,296,084 $301,791,302
1971 $55,728,663 $387,703,106
1972 $59,160,569 $510,262,500
1973 $75,187,749 $793,885,560
1974 $95,796,022 $2,401,403,227
1975 $115,179,719 $2,512,773,166
1976 $112,190,829 $3,284,273,987
1977 $138,093,099 $3,617,564,638
1978 $171,833,086 $4,052,000,413
1979 $207,112,628 $5,632,962,997
1980 $241,083,090 $7,829,165,262
1981 $218,767,743 $8,661,263,764
1982 $216,050,552 $7,596,703,214
1983 $213,448,585 $6,467,582,308
1984 $177,340,880 $6,704,395,824
1985 $225,726,359 $6,153,296,456
1986 $185,646,987 $5,053,021,951
1987 $220,626,484 $5,446,428,681
1988 $266,672,212 $6,038,187,033
1989 $284,120,329 $6,487,912,088
1990 $317,083,695 $7,360,439,423
1991 $690,311,081 $6,883,516,484
1992 $714,254,256 $7,646,153,984
1993 $755,040,974 $7,156,593,654
1994 $746,493,952 $7,374,450,769
1995 $785,999,865 $8,137,911,978
1996 $848,239,446 $9,059,340,385
1997 $803,633,342 $11,297,802,115
1998 $840,285,265 $10,255,495,027
1999 $814,724,032 $12,393,131,868
2000 $782,913,872 $17,759,890,110
2001 $687,410,645 $17,538,461,538
2002 $578,235,309 $19,363,736,264
2003 $487,038,685 $23,533,791,209
2004 $961,900,651 $31,734,065,934
2005 $1,027,701,068 $44,530,494,505
2006 $1,054,112,488 $60,882,142,857
2007 $1,279,703,047 $79,712,087,912
2008 $1,561,766,956 $115,270,054,945
2009 $1,450,142,509 $97,798,351,648
2010 $1,543,294,927 $125,122,306,346
2011 $1,409,693,597 $167,775,268,626
2012 $1,415,004,738 $186,833,502,363
2013 $1,375,609,453 $198,727,642,967
2014 $1,229,461,721 $206,224,598,571
2015 $1,378,176,609 $161,739,955,577
2016 $1,484,578,886 $151,732,181,868
2017 $1,504,909,463 $161,099,122,225
2018 $1,670,671,328 $183,334,953,819
2019 $1,813,609,692 $176,371,267,692
2020 $1,812,170,891 $144,411,363,352
2021 $2,014,158,842 $179,732,009,560
2022 $2,204,734,527 $235,709,325,714
2023 $2,396,111,021 $213,002,809,341
2024 $2,507,519,958 $217,982,967,033

Gambia and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Qatar
1966 $94.4 -
1967 $97 -
1968 $83.1 -
1969 $88.7 -
1970 $99.8 $2,594
1971 $103.3 $2,952
1972 $106.5 $3,483
1973 $131.4 $4,905
1974 $162.6 $13,540
1975 $189.8 $13,014
1976 $179.3 $15,710
1977 $213.8 $16,058
1978 $257.6 $16,757
1979 $300 $21,777
1980 $338 $28,375
1981 $296 $29,505
1982 $282.1 $24,385
1983 $268.6 $19,616
1984 $214.8 $19,272
1985 $262.8 $16,815
1986 $207.7 $13,213
1987 $237 $13,719
1988 $274.9 $14,682
1989 $280.9 $15,243
1990 $301 $16,722
1991 $628 $15,133
1992 $623 $16,280
1993 $635 $14,770
1994 $608 $14,765
1995 $622 $15,823
1996 $652 $17,125
1997 $600 $20,523
1998 $610 $17,665
1999 $575 $20,234
2000 $538 $27,535
2001 $460 $25,871
2002 $377 $27,227
2003 $309 $31,602
2004 $593 $41,036
2005 $616 $53,950
2006 $615 $62,582
2007 $725 $65,954
2008 $859 $80,781
2009 $775 $60,786
2010 $801 $77,387
2011 $711 $103,262
2012 $693 $108,470
2013 $654 $103,697
2014 $568 $95,841
2015 $620 $68,985
2016 $650 $61,254
2017 $643 $63,280
2018 $696 $71,040
2019 $738 $66,841
2020 $720 $51,684
2021 $782 $71,752
2022 $836 $88,701
2023 $888 $80,196
2024 $909 $76,276

Gambia vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Qatar
1950 31.2 50.8
1951 31.5 51.5
1952 31.7 52.1
1953 31.9 52.8
1954 32.2 53.5
1955 32.4 54.2
1956 32.8 54.9
1957 33.1 55.6
1958 33.6 56.3
1959 34.1 57
1960 34.6 57.8
1961 35.1 58.5
1962 35.6 59.2
1963 36.1 60
1964 36.6 60.7
1965 37.1 61.4
1966 37.6 62.2
1967 38.1 62.9
1968 38.5 63.6
1969 39 64.2
1970 39.5 64.9
1971 40 65.5
1972 40.5 66.1
1973 41.1 66.6
1974 41.7 67.2
1975 42.2 67.7
1976 42.9 68.2
1977 43.4 68.6
1978 43.6 69.1
1979 44.5 69.5
1980 45 69.9
1981 44.5 70.3
1982 46.3 70.7
1983 46.9 71.1
1984 47.5 71.5
1985 48.2 71.8
1986 48.8 72.2
1987 49.4 72.5
1988 50.1 72.8
1989 50.7 73.1
1990 51.3 73.4
1991 51.9 73.7
1992 52.5 73.9
1993 53.2 74.1
1994 53.8 74.2
1995 54.3 74.4
1996 54.8 74.6
1997 55.2 74.7
1998 56 74.9
1999 56.5 75
2000 56.9 75.3
2001 57.3 75.5
2002 57.7 75.8
2003 58.2 76.1
2004 58.7 76.5
2005 59.1 76.9
2006 59.7 77.3
2007 60 77.7
2008 60.5 78.3
2009 60.7 78.8
2010 61.2 79.4
2011 61.6 80
2012 61.9 80.5
2013 62.3 81
2014 62.6 81.4
2015 63 81.8
2016 63.4 82.1
2017 63.7 82.5
2018 64 82.7
2019 64.4 82.9
2020 64.4 80.4
2021 63.8 81.1
2022 64.9 81.9
2023 65.9 82.4
2024 66.1 82.5
2025 66.3 82.7

Gambia and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Qatar
Year Population
Gambia Qatar
1960 398,060 36,010
1961 408,930 39,680
1962 420,163 44,630
1963 431,757 50,380
1964 443,687 56,867
1965 455,952 64,065
1966 468,516 72,192
1967 481,588 81,439
1968 495,269 91,749
1969 509,440 103,025
1970 524,105 116,350
1971 539,388 131,346
1972 555,370 146,506
1973 571,991 161,841
1974 589,085 177,362
1975 606,821 193,087
1976 625,667 209,052
1977 645,770 225,285
1978 667,103 241,808
1979 689,781 258,670
1980 713,913 275,913
1981 739,125 293,553
1982 765,753 311,537
1983 794,525 329,709
1984 825,631 347,878
1985 858,874 365,940
1986 894,019 382,422
1987 931,091 397,005
1988 970,160 411,264
1989 1,011,357 425,646
1990 1,054,696 440,175
1991 1,099,959 454,853
1992 1,145,582 469,657
1993 1,188,365 484,545
1994 1,227,226 499,459
1995 1,264,313 514,325
1996 1,301,410 529,019
1997 1,338,889 550,500
1998 1,376,987 580,540
1999 1,415,779 612,500
2000 1,455,084 644,989
2001 1,495,011 677,925
2002 1,535,691 711,205
2003 1,577,611 744,682
2004 1,621,312 773,332
2005 1,667,037 825,408
2006 1,715,275 972,831
2007 1,765,774 1,208,595
2008 1,817,852 1,426,938
2009 1,871,422 1,608,903
2010 1,926,630 1,616,832
2011 1,983,784 1,624,761
2012 2,043,094 1,722,438
2013 2,103,820 1,916,426
2014 2,164,528 2,151,745
2015 2,224,529 2,344,557
2016 2,283,769 2,477,113
2017 2,342,189 2,545,820
2018 2,399,632 2,580,734
2019 2,456,844 2,638,657
2020 2,515,733 2,794,148
2021 2,576,010 2,504,910
2022 2,636,470 2,657,333
2023 2,697,845 2,656,032
2024 2,759,988 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Gambia and Qatar

Fertility rate
Gambia

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Qatar
1960 6.25 6.53
1961 6.23 6.53
1962 6.21 6.53
1963 6.2 6.53
1964 6.2 6.53
1965 6.19 6.53
1966 6.18 6.52
1967 6.21 6.46
1968 6.22 6.39
1969 6.25 6.31
1970 6.26 6.23
1971 6.33 6.15
1972 6.37 6.07
1973 6.41 6.01
1974 6.42 5.94
1975 6.43 5.86
1976 6.43 5.78
1977 6.43 5.69
1978 6.42 5.58
1979 6.41 5.46
1980 6.41 5.33
1981 6.4 5.2
1982 6.4 5.04
1983 6.39 4.9
1984 6.39 4.76
1985 6.36 4.64
1986 6.34 4.57
1987 6.3 4.54
1988 6.26 4.51
1989 6.25 4.41
1990 6.25 4.23
1991 6.19 3.99
1992 6.11 3.85
1993 6.03 3.77
1994 6.04 3.67
1995 5.99 3.56
1996 5.93 3.44
1997 5.85 3.33
1998 5.82 3.21
1999 5.77 3.12
2000 5.72 3.07
2001 5.67 3.08
2002 5.66 3.01
2003 5.66 2.93
2004 5.68 2.79
2005 5.71 2.64
2006 5.74 2.51
2007 5.69 2.44
2008 5.63 2.37
2009 5.57 2.25
2010 5.56 2.14
2011 5.54 2.07
2012 5.52 2.04
2013 5.39 2.03
2014 5.2 2.03
2015 5 1.98
2016 4.81 1.86
2017 4.61 1.83
2018 4.42 1.76
2019 4.33 1.73
2020 4.25 1.68
2021 4.17 1.61
2022 4.08 1.74
2023 4.01 1.73

Gambia and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Gambia Qatar
1960 19.4 18
1961 19.4 19
1962 19.5 20.1
1963 19.6 21.1
1964 19.6 21.8
1965 19.7 22.5
1966 19.7 23
1967 19.8 23.5
1968 19.7 24
1969 19.6 24.4
1970 19.5 23.7
1971 19.4 22.2
1972 19.3 21.3
1973 19.2 20.9
1974 19.1 20.8
1975 18.9 21
1976 18.8 21.3
1977 18.6 21.8
1978 18.5 22.3
1979 18.4 22.9
1980 18.2 23.5
1981 18.1 24.1
1982 17.9 24.8
1983 17.8 25.6
1984 17.6 26.3
1985 17.5 27
1986 17.4 27.4
1987 17.4 27.5
1988 17.3 27.5
1989 17.2 27.6
1990 17.2 27.7
1991 17.1 27.9
1992 17.1 28.1
1993 17 28.4
1994 16.9 28.7
1995 16.8 29.1
1996 16.7 29.6
1997 16.6 29.9
1998 16.5 29.8
1999 16.5 29.8
2000 16.5 29.9
2001 16.6 30.1
2002 16.6 30.5
2003 16.7 30.9
2004 16.8 31
2005 16.9 30.9
2006 17 30.6
2007 17.1 30.1
2008 17.2 30.1
2009 17.3 30.8
2010 17.4 31.3
2011 17.5 31.2
2012 17.6 31
2013 17.7 30.9
2014 17.8 31.1
2015 17.9 31.2
2016 18.1 31.4
2017 18.2 31.6
2018 18.4 31.9
2019 18.5 32.3
2020 18.7 32.6
2021 18.9 32.9
2022 19.1 33.4
2023 19.2 34.1
2024 19.4 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Gambia Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Qatar
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
97.8%
2014
English speaking
2.34%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Gambia Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Qatar
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
4,374 mi
2016

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