Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 161st vs. 172nd).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP

Gambia

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP
	Gambia	Sao Tome
1966	$44,212,081	-
1967	$46,695,007	-
1968	$41,160,066	-
1969	$45,168,072	-
1970	$52,296,084	$37,211,826
1971	$55,728,663	$37,288,845
1972	$59,160,569	$41,430,257
1973	$75,187,749	$56,011,245
1974	$95,796,022	$57,817,591
1975	$115,179,719	$60,101,710
1976	$112,190,829	$52,039,421
1977	$138,093,099	$49,207,692
1978	$171,833,086	$55,044,563
1979	$207,112,628	$65,755,928
1980	$241,083,090	$81,662,231
1981	$218,767,743	$83,499,264
1982	$216,050,552	$80,307,763
1983	$213,448,585	$75,110,289
1984	$177,340,880	$78,213,796
1985	$225,726,359	$82,733,069
1986	$185,646,987	$115,928,907
1987	$220,626,484	$115,952,925
1988	$266,672,212	$99,000,764
1989	$284,120,329	$98,545,367
1990	$317,083,695	$119,297,933
1991	$690,311,081	$107,484,143
1992	$714,254,256	$94,861,781
1993	$755,040,974	$125,742,229
1994	$746,493,952	$131,338,415
1995	$785,999,865	$103,695,237
1996	$848,239,446	$135,188,166
1997	$803,633,342	$91,920,274
1998	$840,285,265	$72,285,404
1999	$814,724,032	$77,302,212
2000	$782,913,872	$76,198,395
2001	$687,410,645	$75,951,133
2002	$578,235,309	$85,171,074
2003	$487,038,685	$102,085,769
2004	$961,900,651	$114,582,284
2005	$1,027,701,068	$136,450,662
2006	$1,054,112,488	$142,775,104
2007	$1,279,703,047	$149,146,919
2008	$1,561,766,956	$188,021,165
2009	$1,450,142,509	$200,668,065
2010	$1,543,294,927	$190,021,192
2011	$1,409,693,597	$226,455,001
2012	$1,415,004,738	$229,371,348
2013	$1,375,609,453	$267,041,748
2014	$1,229,461,721	$293,119,143
2015	$1,378,176,609	$259,999,643
2016	$1,484,578,886	$292,267,272
2017	$1,504,909,463	$322,002,845
2018	$1,670,671,328	$383,717,328
2019	$1,813,609,692	$412,976,083
2020	$1,812,170,891	$471,229,485
2021	$2,014,158,842	$524,402,456
2022	$2,204,734,527	$540,809,499
2023	$2,396,111,021	$678,976,265
2024	$2,507,519,958	$764,274,043

Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita

Gambia

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gambia	Sao Tome
1966	$94.4	-
1967	$97	-
1968	$83.1	-
1969	$88.7	-
1970	$99.8	$479
1971	$103.3	$470
1972	$106.5	$511
1973	$131.4	$676
1974	$162.6	$683
1975	$189.8	$693
1976	$179.3	$585
1977	$213.8	$539
1978	$257.6	$587
1979	$300	$683
1980	$338	$829
1981	$296	$830
1982	$282.1	$783
1983	$268.6	$720
1984	$214.8	$735
1985	$262.8	$761
1986	$207.7	$1,043
1987	$237	$1,018
1988	$274.9	$847
1989	$280.9	$821
1990	$301	$970
1991	$628	$855
1992	$623	$740
1993	$635	$964
1994	$608	$990
1995	$622	$769
1996	$652	$987
1997	$600	$662
1998	$610	$514
1999	$575	$543
2000	$538	$529
2001	$460	$519
2002	$377	$568
2003	$309	$664
2004	$593	$727
2005	$616	$844
2006	$615	$862
2007	$725	$879
2008	$859	$1,082
2009	$775	$1,128
2010	$801	$1,045
2011	$711	$1,220
2012	$693	$1,211
2013	$654	$1,383
2014	$568	$1,490
2015	$620	$1,298
2016	$650	$1,435
2017	$643	$1,556
2018	$696	$1,826
2019	$738	$1,935
2020	$720	$2,167
2021	$782	$2,363
2022	$836	$2,390
2023	$888	$2,941
2024	$909	$3,245

Gambia vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gambia

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gambia	Sao Tome
1950	31.2	39.1
1951	31.5	39.1
1952	31.7	39.1
1953	31.9	39.1
1954	32.2	39.2
1955	32.4	39.3
1956	32.8	39.5
1957	33.1	40.1
1958	33.6	41
1959	34.1	42.1
1960	34.6	43.6
1961	35.1	45.2
1962	35.6	46.8
1963	36.1	48.4
1964	36.6	49.7
1965	37.1	51.1
1966	37.6	52.3
1967	38.1	53.4
1968	38.5	54.5
1969	39	55.4
1970	39.5	56.3
1971	40	57
1972	40.5	57.4
1973	41.1	57.9
1974	41.7	58.3
1975	42.2	58.6
1976	42.9	58.8
1977	43.4	59
1978	43.6	59.1
1979	44.5	59.3
1980	45	59.4
1981	44.5	59.4
1982	46.3	59.5
1983	46.9	59.7
1984	47.5	59.9
1985	48.2	60.1
1986	48.8	57.6
1987	49.4	60.7
1988	50.1	60.8
1989	50.7	59.7
1990	51.3	60.7
1991	51.9	60.8
1992	52.5	60.7
1993	53.2	60.6
1994	53.8	60.6
1995	54.3	60.5
1996	54.8	60.6
1997	55.2	60.6
1998	56	60.8
1999	56.5	61
2000	56.9	61.2
2001	57.3	61.5
2002	57.7	61.8
2003	58.2	62.2
2004	58.7	62.6
2005	59.1	62.4
2006	59.7	63
2007	60	63.3
2008	60.5	63.4
2009	60.7	63.7
2010	61.2	63.9
2011	61.6	64.1
2012	61.9	64.5
2013	62.3	64.9
2014	62.6	65.5
2015	63	66
2016	63.4	66.6
2017	63.7	67.1
2018	64	67.6
2019	64.4	68
2020	64.4	68
2021	63.8	68
2022	64.9	69.2
2023	65.9	69.7
2024	66.1	69.9
2025	66.3	70.1

Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population

Gambia

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Population
	Gambia	Sao Tome
1960	398,060	68,012
1961	408,930	68,707
1962	420,163	69,403
1963	431,757	70,112
1964	443,687	70,865
1965	455,952	71,680
1966	468,516	72,576
1967	481,588	73,596
1968	495,269	74,765
1969	509,440	76,083
1970	524,105	77,626
1971	539,388	79,330
1972	555,370	81,041
1973	571,991	82,798
1974	589,085	84,672
1975	606,821	86,708
1976	625,667	88,922
1977	645,770	91,301
1978	667,103	93,794
1979	689,781	96,252
1980	713,913	98,544
1981	739,125	100,615
1982	765,753	102,508
1983	794,525	104,380
1984	825,631	106,394
1985	858,874	108,658
1986	894,019	111,150
1987	931,091	113,919
1988	970,160	116,939
1989	1,011,357	119,979
1990	1,054,696	122,980
1991	1,099,959	125,697
1992	1,145,582	128,110
1993	1,188,365	130,467
1994	1,227,226	132,732
1995	1,264,313	134,895
1996	1,301,410	136,962
1997	1,338,889	138,922
1998	1,376,987	140,751
1999	1,415,779	142,442
2000	1,455,084	144,018
2001	1,495,011	146,375
2002	1,535,691	149,922
2003	1,577,611	153,814
2004	1,621,312	157,705
2005	1,667,037	161,639
2006	1,715,275	165,638
2007	1,765,774	169,700
2008	1,817,852	173,793
2009	1,871,422	177,853
2010	1,926,630	181,802
2011	1,983,784	185,649
2012	2,043,094	189,439
2013	2,103,820	193,148
2014	2,164,528	196,767
2015	2,224,529	200,291
2016	2,283,769	203,689
2017	2,342,189	206,970
2018	2,399,632	210,187
2019	2,456,844	213,392
2020	2,515,733	217,435
2021	2,576,010	221,961
2022	2,636,470	226,305
2023	2,697,845	230,871
2024	2,759,988	235,536

Fertility rates in Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate

Gambia

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	Sao Tome
1960	6.25	6.24
1961	6.23	6.26
1962	6.21	6.28
1963	6.2	6.31
1964	6.2	6.33
1965	6.19	6.35
1966	6.18	6.37
1967	6.21	6.39
1968	6.22	6.42
1969	6.25	6.44
1970	6.26	6.47
1971	6.33	6.49
1972	6.37	6.51
1973	6.41	6.53
1974	6.42	6.53
1975	6.43	6.53
1976	6.43	6.52
1977	6.43	6.5
1978	6.42	6.47
1979	6.41	6.43
1980	6.41	6.39
1981	6.4	6.33
1982	6.4	6.28
1983	6.39	6.22
1984	6.39	6.16
1985	6.36	6.1
1986	6.34	6.05
1987	6.3	5.99
1988	6.26	5.94
1989	6.25	5.88
1990	6.25	5.83
1991	6.19	5.77
1992	6.11	5.7
1993	6.03	5.64
1994	6.04	5.56
1995	5.99	5.55
1996	5.93	5.47
1997	5.85	5.4
1998	5.82	5.3
1999	5.77	5.23
2000	5.72	5.16
2001	5.67	5.1
2002	5.66	5.06
2003	5.66	5.01
2004	5.68	4.96
2005	5.71	4.94
2006	5.74	4.93
2007	5.69	4.96
2008	5.63	4.91
2009	5.57	4.84
2010	5.56	4.77
2011	5.54	4.72
2012	5.52	4.66
2013	5.39	4.58
2014	5.2	4.49
2015	5	4.35
2016	4.81	4.2
2017	4.61	4.07
2018	4.42	3.98
2019	4.33	3.9
2020	4.25	3.83
2021	4.17	3.76
2022	4.08	3.7
2023	4.01	3.64

Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age

Gambia

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gambia	Sao Tome
1960	19.4	24.2
1961	19.4	24.3
1962	19.5	24.1
1963	19.6	23.5
1964	19.6	22.4
1965	19.7	21
1966	19.7	19.5
1967	19.8	18.5
1968	19.7	17.7
1969	19.6	17.2
1970	19.5	16.9
1971	19.4	16.9
1972	19.3	17
1973	19.2	17
1974	19.1	17.1
1975	18.9	17.1
1976	18.8	17.1
1977	18.6	17.2
1978	18.5	17.2
1979	18.4	17.3
1980	18.2	17.3
1981	18.1	17.4
1982	17.9	17.4
1983	17.8	17.4
1984	17.6	17.4
1985	17.5	17.4
1986	17.4	17.4
1987	17.4	17.4
1988	17.3	17.4
1989	17.2	17.4
1990	17.2	17.4
1991	17.1	17.3
1992	17.1	17.3
1993	17	17.2
1994	16.9	17.2
1995	16.8	17.3
1996	16.7	17.3
1997	16.6	17.4
1998	16.5	17.5
1999	16.5	17.7
2000	16.5	17.9
2001	16.6	18
2002	16.6	18.1
2003	16.7	18.3
2004	16.8	18.4
2005	16.9	18.5
2006	17	18.6
2007	17.1	18.7
2008	17.2	18.7
2009	17.3	18.7
2010	17.4	18.8
2011	17.5	18.9
2012	17.6	18.9
2013	17.7	18.9
2014	17.8	18.9
2015	17.9	19
2016	18.1	19
2017	18.2	19.1
2018	18.4	19.3
2019	18.5	19.4
2020	18.7	19.5
2021	18.9	19.7
2022	19.1	19.9
2023	19.2	20.1
2024	19.4	20.3

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