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Gambia vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 161st vs. 146th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Rwanda
Population
2871879
14826674
Population rank 138/197 77/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Gambia and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Rwanda
Year GDP
Gambia Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 $44,212,081 $124,525,703
1967 $46,695,007 $159,560,018
1968 $41,160,066 $172,200,018
1969 $45,168,072 $188,700,037
1970 $52,296,084 $219,900,006
1971 $55,728,663 $222,952,504
1972 $59,160,569 $246,457,838
1973 $75,187,749 $290,746,157
1974 $95,796,022 $308,458,423
1975 $115,179,719 $571,863,500
1976 $112,190,829 $637,753,853
1977 $138,093,099 $746,650,613
1978 $171,833,086 $905,709,076
1979 $207,112,628 $1,109,346,131
1980 $241,083,090 $1,254,765,642
1981 $218,767,743 $1,407,062,527
1982 $216,050,552 $1,407,243,139
1983 $213,448,585 $1,479,687,587
1984 $177,340,880 $1,587,413,084
1985 $225,726,359 $1,715,626,331
1986 $185,646,987 $1,944,710,684
1987 $220,626,484 $2,157,432,668
1988 $266,672,212 $2,395,492,687
1989 $284,120,329 $2,405,022,593
1990 $317,083,695 $2,550,185,679
1991 $690,311,081 $1,911,600,237
1992 $714,254,256 $2,029,026,962
1993 $755,040,974 $1,971,525,712
1994 $746,493,952 $753,636,370
1995 $785,999,865 $1,293,535,193
1996 $848,239,446 $1,382,334,879
1997 $803,633,342 $1,851,558,197
1998 $840,285,265 $1,989,343,546
1999 $814,724,032 $2,157,108,263
2000 $782,913,872 $2,068,836,754
2001 $687,410,645 $1,966,600,715
2002 $578,235,309 $1,966,003,468
2003 $487,038,685 $2,138,237,279
2004 $961,900,651 $2,376,496,067
2005 $1,027,701,068 $2,933,819,766
2006 $1,054,112,488 $3,319,784,539
2007 $1,279,703,047 $4,070,507,895
2008 $1,561,766,956 $5,179,854,065
2009 $1,450,142,509 $5,674,476,969
2010 $1,543,294,927 $6,124,756,654
2011 $1,409,693,597 $6,884,913,658
2012 $1,415,004,738 $7,654,761,045
2013 $1,375,609,453 $7,819,964,024
2014 $1,229,461,721 $8,238,966,120
2015 $1,378,176,609 $8,543,760,206
2016 $1,484,578,886 $8,695,272,061
2017 $1,504,909,463 $9,252,833,894
2018 $1,670,671,328 $9,637,904,519
2019 $1,813,609,692 $10,349,300,277
2020 $1,812,170,891 $10,174,386,855
2021 $2,014,158,842 $11,078,787,095
2022 $2,204,734,527 $13,316,161,006
2023 $2,396,111,021 $14,331,722,700
2024 $2,507,519,958 $14,251,642,231

Gambia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 $94.4 $35.4
1967 $97 $44
1968 $83.1 $46
1969 $88.7 $48.9
1970 $99.8 $55.2
1971 $103.3 $54.4
1972 $106.5 $58.4
1973 $131.4 $66.9
1974 $162.6 $68.9
1975 $189.8 $124.1
1976 $179.3 $134.4
1977 $213.8 $152.7
1978 $257.6 $179.9
1979 $300 $213.8
1980 $338 $234.4
1981 $296 $254.6
1982 $282.1 $246.4
1983 $268.6 $250.6
1984 $214.8 $259.9
1985 $262.8 $271.6
1986 $207.7 $297.7
1987 $237 $320
1988 $274.9 $344
1989 $280.9 $335
1990 $301 $346
1991 $628 $254
1992 $623 $264.1
1993 $635 $247
1994 $608 $111
1995 $622 $228
1996 $652 $206
1997 $600 $238.7
1998 $610 $246.2
1999 $575 $264.7
2000 $538 $251.9
2001 $460 $237.3
2002 $377 $234
2003 $309 $249
2004 $593 $269.5
2005 $616 $324
2006 $615 $357
2007 $725 $426
2008 $859 $528
2009 $775 $564
2010 $801 $594
2011 $711 $651
2012 $693 $707
2013 $654 $705
2014 $568 $725
2015 $620 $734
2016 $650 $730
2017 $643 $758
2018 $696 $772
2019 $738 $810
2020 $720 $779
2021 $782 $830
2022 $836 $975
2023 $888 $1,027
2024 $909 $1,000

Gambia vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Rwanda
1950 31.2 43.2
1951 31.5 43.5
1952 31.7 43.8
1953 31.9 44.1
1954 32.2 44.4
1955 32.4 44.8
1956 32.8 45.2
1957 33.1 45.6
1958 33.6 46.1
1959 34.1 46.5
1960 34.6 47
1961 35.1 47.5
1962 35.6 47.8
1963 36.1 44
1964 36.6 48.1
1965 37.1 48.2
1966 37.6 48.1
1967 38.1 48
1968 38.5 47.7
1969 39 47.4
1970 39.5 47.1
1971 40 46.8
1972 40.5 46.3
1973 41.1 45.9
1974 41.7 45.6
1975 42.2 45.3
1976 42.9 45.3
1977 43.4 45.6
1978 43.6 46.2
1979 44.5 47.1
1980 45 48.1
1981 44.5 49.2
1982 46.3 50.2
1983 46.9 50.9
1984 47.5 51.4
1985 48.2 51.7
1986 48.8 51.7
1987 49.4 51.5
1988 50.1 50.9
1989 50.7 49.5
1990 51.3 47.8
1991 51.9 46.2
1992 52.5 44.4
1993 53.2 42.9
1994 53.8 12.2
1995 54.3 41.5
1996 54.8 42.5
1997 55.2 42
1998 56 43.1
1999 56.5 45.7
2000 56.9 47.8
2001 57.3 49.5
2002 57.7 51.3
2003 58.2 53.5
2004 58.7 55.5
2005 59.1 57
2006 59.7 58.3
2007 60 59.5
2008 60.5 60.6
2009 60.7 61.8
2010 61.2 62.8
2011 61.6 63.5
2012 61.9 64.2
2013 62.3 64.7
2014 62.6 65.1
2015 63 65.4
2016 63.4 65.7
2017 63.7 66.1
2018 64 66.4
2019 64.4 66.7
2020 64.4 67
2021 63.8 66.8
2022 64.9 67.5
2023 65.9 67.8
2024 66.1 68
2025 66.3 68.2

Gambia and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Rwanda
Year Population
Gambia Rwanda
1960 398,060 3,022,294
1961 408,930 3,106,779
1962 420,163 3,186,025
1963 431,757 3,258,890
1964 443,687 3,334,834
1965 455,952 3,423,210
1966 468,516 3,521,626
1967 481,588 3,629,577
1968 495,269 3,744,010
1969 509,440 3,861,271
1970 524,105 3,980,669
1971 539,388 4,100,044
1972 555,370 4,220,335
1973 571,991 4,345,047
1974 589,085 4,474,228
1975 606,821 4,607,728
1976 625,667 4,745,954
1977 645,770 4,888,240
1978 667,103 5,035,171
1979 689,781 5,189,541
1980 713,913 5,353,259
1981 739,125 5,527,230
1982 765,753 5,711,549
1983 794,525 5,905,311
1984 825,631 6,107,627
1985 858,874 6,317,228
1986 894,019 6,531,881
1987 931,091 6,749,493
1988 970,160 6,968,071
1989 1,011,357 7,184,706
1990 1,054,696 7,375,307
1991 1,099,959 7,526,966
1992 1,145,582 7,683,266
1993 1,188,365 7,981,132
1994 1,227,226 6,792,352
1995 1,264,313 5,674,118
1996 1,301,410 6,708,764
1997 1,338,889 7,755,238
1998 1,376,987 8,081,681
1999 1,415,779 8,147,912
2000 1,455,084 8,213,931
2001 1,495,011 8,287,094
2002 1,535,691 8,400,180
2003 1,577,611 8,586,875
2004 1,621,312 8,816,844
2005 1,667,037 9,054,528
2006 1,715,275 9,299,246
2007 1,765,774 9,549,933
2008 1,817,852 9,804,269
2009 1,871,422 10,060,432
2010 1,926,630 10,317,553
2011 1,983,784 10,573,733
2012 2,043,094 10,829,901
2013 2,103,820 11,093,340
2014 2,164,528 11,364,757
2015 2,224,529 11,640,022
2016 2,283,769 11,919,183
2017 2,342,189 12,202,060
2018 2,399,632 12,487,996
2019 2,456,844 12,776,103
2020 2,515,733 13,065,837
2021 2,576,010 13,355,260
2022 2,636,470 13,651,030
2023 2,697,845 13,954,471
2024 2,759,988 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Gambia and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Gambia

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Rwanda
1960 6.25 8.28
1961 6.23 8.28
1962 6.21 8.27
1963 6.2 8.27
1964 6.2 8.27
1965 6.19 8.25
1966 6.18 8.23
1967 6.21 8.21
1968 6.22 8.19
1969 6.25 8.18
1970 6.26 8.15
1971 6.33 8.09
1972 6.37 8.09
1973 6.41 8.09
1974 6.42 8.1
1975 6.43 8.1
1976 6.43 8.12
1977 6.43 8.14
1978 6.42 8.16
1979 6.41 8.13
1980 6.41 8.12
1981 6.4 8.1
1982 6.4 8.06
1983 6.39 8
1984 6.39 7.91
1985 6.36 7.79
1986 6.34 7.61
1987 6.3 7.43
1988 6.26 7.23
1989 6.25 7.03
1990 6.25 6.8
1991 6.19 6.62
1992 6.11 6.54
1993 6.03 6.48
1994 6.04 6.42
1995 5.99 6.35
1996 5.93 6.29
1997 5.85 6.24
1998 5.82 6.17
1999 5.77 6.06
2000 5.72 5.97
2001 5.67 5.89
2002 5.66 5.82
2003 5.66 5.74
2004 5.68 5.64
2005 5.71 5.5
2006 5.74 5.34
2007 5.69 5.14
2008 5.63 4.92
2009 5.57 4.71
2010 5.56 4.52
2011 5.54 4.33
2012 5.52 4.2
2013 5.39 4.14
2014 5.2 4.12
2015 5 4.11
2016 4.81 4.11
2017 4.61 4.08
2018 4.42 4.05
2019 4.33 3.99
2020 4.25 3.91
2021 4.17 3.84
2022 4.08 3.78
2023 4.01 3.7

Gambia and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Gambia Rwanda
1960 19.4 15.5
1961 19.4 15.1
1962 19.5 14.9
1963 19.6 14.8
1964 19.6 14.7
1965 19.7 14.8
1966 19.7 14.9
1967 19.8 15.1
1968 19.7 15.3
1969 19.6 15.5
1970 19.5 15.7
1971 19.4 15.9
1972 19.3 16
1973 19.2 16.2
1974 19.1 16.3
1975 18.9 16.4
1976 18.8 16.5
1977 18.6 16.6
1978 18.5 16.6
1979 18.4 16.5
1980 18.2 16.5
1981 18.1 16.4
1982 17.9 16.2
1983 17.8 16.1
1984 17.6 16
1985 17.5 15.8
1986 17.4 15.7
1987 17.4 15.6
1988 17.3 15.6
1989 17.2 15.5
1990 17.2 15.5
1991 17.1 15.5
1992 17.1 15.6
1993 17 15.7
1994 16.9 15
1995 16.8 14.3
1996 16.7 14.6
1997 16.6 14.8
1998 16.5 15.3
1999 16.5 15.8
2000 16.5 16.3
2001 16.6 16.8
2002 16.6 17.1
2003 16.7 17.4
2004 16.8 17.6
2005 16.9 17.8
2006 17 18
2007 17.1 18.1
2008 17.2 18.3
2009 17.3 18.4
2010 17.4 18.5
2011 17.5 18.7
2012 17.6 18.8
2013 17.7 19
2014 17.8 19.1
2015 17.9 19.3
2016 18.1 19.4
2017 18.2 19.6
2018 18.4 19.7
2019 18.5 19.8
2020 18.7 19.9
2021 18.9 20
2022 19.1 20.3
2023 19.2 20.5
2024 19.4 20.8

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Finance

Gambia Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Gambia Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Gambia Rwanda
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
78.8%
2022
English speaking
2.34%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Gambia Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Rwanda
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
2,920 mi
2021

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