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Gambia vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 161st vs. 80th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Romania
Population
2871879
18962595
Population rank 138/197 69/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Gambia and Romania: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Romania economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Romania
Year GDP
Gambia Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $266,672,212 $40,424,528,302
1989 $284,120,329 $41,450,777,202
1990 $317,083,695 $38,247,882,300
1991 $690,311,081 $28,850,634,900
1992 $714,254,256 $25,121,666,667
1993 $755,040,974 $26,361,160,450
1994 $746,493,952 $30,072,805,104
1995 $785,999,865 $37,430,162,103
1996 $848,239,446 $36,937,074,278
1997 $803,633,342 $35,575,214,078
1998 $840,285,265 $41,696,091,974
1999 $814,724,032 $35,953,156,754
2000 $782,913,872 $37,253,739,511
2001 $687,410,645 $40,395,116,581
2002 $578,235,309 $46,065,502,703
2003 $487,038,685 $57,806,384,143
2004 $961,900,651 $74,973,656,852
2005 $1,027,701,068 $98,454,380,120
2006 $1,054,112,488 $122,023,735,993
2007 $1,279,703,047 $174,588,782,939
2008 $1,561,766,956 $214,315,932,061
2009 $1,450,142,509 $174,110,532,659
2010 $1,543,294,927 $170,064,350,672
2011 $1,409,693,597 $192,623,977,894
2012 $1,415,004,738 $179,117,323,107
2013 $1,375,609,453 $189,798,603,751
2014 $1,229,461,721 $199,722,319,676
2015 $1,378,176,609 $177,885,131,240
2016 $1,484,578,886 $185,290,759,249
2017 $1,504,909,463 $210,147,385,855
2018 $1,670,671,328 $243,468,683,030
2019 $1,813,609,692 $251,677,082,534
2020 $1,812,170,891 $252,033,792,712
2021 $2,014,158,842 $286,578,196,368
2022 $2,204,734,527 $296,354,358,293
2023 $2,396,111,021 $350,775,856,415
2024 $2,507,519,958 $382,767,571,329

Gambia and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $274.9 $1,753
1989 $280.9 $1,790
1990 $301 $1,648
1991 $628 $1,254
1992 $623 $1,102
1993 $635 $1,158
1994 $608 $1,323
1995 $622 $1,650
1996 $652 $1,633
1997 $600 $1,577
1998 $610 $1,853
1999 $575 $1,600
2000 $538 $1,660
2001 $460 $1,825
2002 $377 $2,120
2003 $309 $2,679
2004 $593 $3,495
2005 $616 $4,618
2006 $615 $5,758
2007 $725 $8,360
2008 $859 $10,435
2009 $775 $8,548
2010 $801 $8,400
2011 $711 $9,561
2012 $693 $8,930
2013 $654 $9,498
2014 $568 $10,032
2015 $620 $8,977
2016 $650 $9,405
2017 $643 $10,728
2018 $696 $12,502
2019 $738 $12,992
2020 $720 $13,082
2021 $782 $14,987
2022 $836 $15,558
2023 $888 $18,404
2024 $909 $20,072

Gambia vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Romania
1950 31.2 60.5
1951 31.5 61.2
1952 31.7 61.8
1953 31.9 62.5
1954 32.2 63
1955 32.4 63.3
1956 32.8 63.6
1957 33.1 64
1958 33.6 64.4
1959 34.1 64.9
1960 34.6 65.6
1961 35.1 66.4
1962 35.6 67.2
1963 36.1 67.8
1964 36.6 68.4
1965 37.1 68.4
1966 37.6 68.2
1967 38.1 68.1
1968 38.5 67.9
1969 39 67.2
1970 39.5 67.9
1971 40 68.4
1972 40.5 69
1973 41.1 68.7
1974 41.7 69.5
1975 42.2 69.6
1976 42.9 69.9
1977 43.4 69.5
1978 43.6 69.8
1979 44.5 69.5
1980 45 69.2
1981 44.5 69.5
1982 46.3 69.8
1983 46.9 69.8
1984 47.5 69.9
1985 48.2 69.4
1986 48.8 69.7
1987 49.4 69.1
1988 50.1 69.4
1989 50.7 69.5
1990 51.3 69.8
1991 51.9 70
1992 52.5 69.5
1993 53.2 69.5
1994 53.8 69.3
1995 54.3 69.3
1996 54.8 68.8
1997 55.2 69.1
1998 56 69.9
1999 56.5 70.6
2000 56.9 71.2
2001 57.3 71.1
2002 57.7 70.8
2003 58.2 70.8
2004 58.7 71.1
2005 59.1 71.6
2006 59.7 72.2
2007 60 72.8
2008 60.5 73.2
2009 60.7 73.5
2010 61.2 73.6
2011 61.6 74.3
2012 61.9 74.3
2013 62.3 74.9
2014 62.6 74.8
2015 63 74.7
2016 63.4 75
2017 63.7 75
2018 64 75.1
2019 64.4 75.3
2020 64.4 74
2021 63.8 72.7
2022 64.9 75.3
2023 65.9 75.9
2024 66.1 76.1
2025 66.3 76.2

Gambia and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Romania
Year Population
Gambia Romania
1960 398,060 18,406,905
1961 408,930 18,555,250
1962 420,163 18,676,550
1963 431,757 18,797,850
1964 443,687 18,919,126
1965 455,952 19,031,576
1966 468,516 19,215,450
1967 481,588 19,534,242
1968 495,269 19,799,831
1969 509,440 20,009,141
1970 524,105 20,250,398
1971 539,388 20,461,567
1972 555,370 20,657,957
1973 571,991 20,835,681
1974 589,085 21,029,429
1975 606,821 21,293,583
1976 625,667 21,551,634
1977 645,770 21,756,096
1978 667,103 21,951,464
1979 689,781 22,090,488
1980 713,913 22,207,282
1981 739,125 22,353,070
1982 765,753 22,475,741
1983 794,525 22,560,478
1984 825,631 22,640,547
1985 858,874 22,732,999
1986 894,019 22,836,841
1987 931,091 22,949,430
1988 970,160 23,057,662
1989 1,011,357 23,161,458
1990 1,054,696 23,201,835
1991 1,099,959 23,001,155
1992 1,145,582 22,794,284
1993 1,188,365 22,763,280
1994 1,227,226 22,730,211
1995 1,264,313 22,684,270
1996 1,301,410 22,619,004
1997 1,338,889 22,553,978
1998 1,376,987 22,507,344
1999 1,415,779 22,472,040
2000 1,455,084 22,442,971
2001 1,495,011 22,131,970
2002 1,535,691 21,730,496
2003 1,577,611 21,574,326
2004 1,621,312 21,451,748
2005 1,667,037 21,319,685
2006 1,715,275 21,193,760
2007 1,765,774 20,882,982
2008 1,817,852 20,537,875
2009 1,871,422 20,367,487
2010 1,926,630 20,246,871
2011 1,983,784 20,147,528
2012 2,043,094 20,058,035
2013 2,103,820 19,983,693
2014 2,164,528 19,908,979
2015 2,224,529 19,815,616
2016 2,283,769 19,702,267
2017 2,342,189 19,588,715
2018 2,399,632 19,473,970
2019 2,456,844 19,371,648
2020 2,515,733 19,265,250
2021 2,576,010 19,122,059
2022 2,636,470 19,048,502
2023 2,697,845 19,059,479
2024 2,759,988 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Gambia and Romania

Fertility rate
Gambia

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Romania
1960 6.25 2.34
1961 6.23 2.17
1962 6.21 2.04
1963 6.2 2.01
1964 6.2 1.96
1965 6.19 1.91
1966 6.18 1.9
1967 6.21 3.66
1968 6.22 3.63
1969 6.25 3.19
1970 6.26 2.89
1971 6.33 2.67
1972 6.37 2.55
1973 6.41 2.44
1974 6.42 2.71
1975 6.43 2.59
1976 6.43 2.54
1977 6.43 2.57
1978 6.42 2.52
1979 6.41 2.49
1980 6.41 2.43
1981 6.4 2.36
1982 6.4 2.17
1983 6.39 2.06
1984 6.39 2.26
1985 6.36 2.31
1986 6.34 2.39
1987 6.3 2.38
1988 6.26 2.3
1989 6.25 2.22
1990 6.25 1.83
1991 6.19 1.59
1992 6.11 1.51
1993 6.03 1.43
1994 6.04 1.4
1995 5.99 1.33
1996 5.93 1.3
1997 5.85 1.32
1998 5.82 1.32
1999 5.77 1.3
2000 5.72 1.31
2001 5.67 1.27
2002 5.66 1.27
2003 5.66 1.3
2004 5.68 1.33
2005 5.71 1.4
2006 5.74 1.42
2007 5.69 1.45
2008 5.63 1.6
2009 5.57 1.66
2010 5.56 1.59
2011 5.54 1.47
2012 5.52 1.52
2013 5.39 1.46
2014 5.2 1.56
2015 5 1.62
2016 4.81 1.69
2017 4.61 1.78
2018 4.42 1.76
2019 4.33 1.77
2020 4.25 1.8
2021 4.17 1.81
2022 4.08 1.71
2023 4.01 1.71

Gambia and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Romania
Year Median age, years
Gambia Romania
1960 19.4 28.5
1961 19.4 28.9
1962 19.5 29.3
1963 19.6 29.7
1964 19.6 30.2
1965 19.7 30.6
1966 19.7 31
1967 19.8 31.3
1968 19.7 31.3
1969 19.6 31.3
1970 19.5 31.4
1971 19.4 31.4
1972 19.3 31.5
1973 19.2 31.5
1974 19.1 31.6
1975 18.9 31.7
1976 18.8 31.8
1977 18.6 31.8
1978 18.5 31.7
1979 18.4 31.7
1980 18.2 31.8
1981 18.1 31.9
1982 17.9 32
1983 17.8 32.1
1984 17.6 32.3
1985 17.5 32.5
1986 17.4 32.7
1987 17.4 32.8
1988 17.3 32.8
1989 17.2 32.9
1990 17.2 33
1991 17.1 33.1
1992 17.1 33.3
1993 17 33.6
1994 16.9 33.8
1995 16.8 34
1996 16.7 34.2
1997 16.6 34.4
1998 16.5 34.6
1999 16.5 34.7
2000 16.5 34.8
2001 16.6 34.8
2002 16.6 35.3
2003 16.7 36
2004 16.8 36.6
2005 16.9 37
2006 17 37.3
2007 17.1 37.7
2008 17.2 38.2
2009 17.3 38.8
2010 17.4 39.3
2011 17.5 39.8
2012 17.6 40.2
2013 17.7 40.5
2014 17.8 40.9
2015 17.9 41.3
2016 18.1 41.7
2017 18.2 42
2018 18.4 42.3
2019 18.5 42.6
2020 18.7 42.9
2021 18.9 43.2
2022 19.1 43.3
2023 19.2 43.5
2024 19.4 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Gambia Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Romania
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
99.2%
2021
English speaking
2.34%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Gambia Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Romania
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
53,679 mi
2023

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