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Gambia vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 161st vs. 181st).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Seychelles
Population
2871879
125181
Population rank 138/197 181/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Gambia and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Seychelles
Year GDP
Gambia Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 $44,212,081 $16,443,034
1967 $46,695,007 $16,632,032
1968 $41,160,066 $16,074,028
1969 $45,168,072 $16,452,028
1970 $52,296,084 $18,432,032
1971 $55,728,663 $21,965,951
1972 $59,160,569 $30,645,123
1973 $75,187,749 $36,896,280
1974 $95,796,022 $43,134,496
1975 $115,179,719 $47,803,146
1976 $112,190,829 $49,278,982
1977 $138,093,099 $64,526,401
1978 $171,833,086 $85,552,366
1979 $207,112,628 $127,261,099
1980 $241,083,090 $156,783,830
1981 $218,767,743 $163,750,728
1982 $216,050,552 $157,211,790
1983 $213,448,585 $156,098,237
1984 $177,340,880 $160,992,921
1985 $225,726,359 $179,691,483
1986 $185,646,987 $221,147,061
1987 $220,626,484 $265,212,957
1988 $266,672,212 $301,985,618
1989 $284,120,329 $324,333,367
1990 $317,083,695 $392,163,561
1991 $690,311,081 $398,307,170
1992 $714,254,256 $461,409,399
1993 $755,040,974 $504,230,621
1994 $746,493,952 $517,570,058
1995 $785,999,865 $540,733,048
1996 $848,239,446 $535,250,347
1997 $803,633,342 $598,966,982
1998 $840,285,265 $647,287,376
1999 $814,724,032 $662,838,615
2000 $782,913,872 $654,212,394
2001 $687,410,645 $662,064,156
2002 $578,235,309 $742,134,838
2003 $487,038,685 $750,847,230
2004 $961,900,651 $893,012,218
2005 $1,027,701,068 $977,899,382
2006 $1,054,112,488 $1,081,441,283
2007 $1,279,703,047 $1,077,308,814
2008 $1,561,766,956 $979,597,394
2009 $1,450,142,509 $850,901,620
2010 $1,543,294,927 $981,616,542
2011 $1,409,693,597 $1,058,918,707
2012 $1,415,004,738 $1,089,407,839
2013 $1,375,609,453 $1,333,160,407
2014 $1,229,461,721 $1,387,577,870
2015 $1,378,176,609 $1,432,403,352
2016 $1,484,578,886 $1,568,513,348
2017 $1,504,909,463 $1,675,370,641
2018 $1,670,671,328 $1,784,313,927
2019 $1,813,609,692 $1,868,690,097
2020 $1,812,170,891 $1,382,551,752
2021 $2,014,158,842 $1,487,173,795
2022 $2,204,734,527 $2,018,346,589
2023 $2,396,111,021 $2,187,379,755
2024 $2,507,519,958 $2,167,239,562

Gambia and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 $94.4 $338
1967 $97 $333
1968 $83.1 $314
1969 $88.7 $314
1970 $99.8 $344
1971 $103.3 $402
1972 $106.5 $547
1973 $131.4 $649
1974 $162.6 $745
1975 $189.8 $806
1976 $179.3 $814
1977 $213.8 $1,044
1978 $257.6 $1,377
1979 $300 $2,030
1980 $338 $2,478
1981 $296 $2,557
1982 $282.1 $2,441
1983 $268.6 $2,426
1984 $214.8 $2,488
1985 $262.8 $2,754
1986 $207.7 $3,368
1987 $237 $3,872
1988 $274.9 $4,392
1989 $280.9 $4,689
1990 $301 $5,642
1991 $628 $5,655
1992 $623 $6,520
1993 $635 $6,979
1994 $608 $6,975
1995 $622 $7,181
1996 $652 $7,004
1997 $600 $7,747
1998 $610 $8,210
1999 $575 $8,243
2000 $538 $8,064
2001 $460 $8,153
2002 $377 $8,864
2003 $309 $9,070
2004 $593 $10,828
2005 $616 $11,802
2006 $615 $12,783
2007 $725 $12,669
2008 $859 $11,265
2009 $775 $9,747
2010 $801 $10,935
2011 $711 $12,110
2012 $693 $12,337
2013 $654 $14,821
2014 $568 $15,188
2015 $620 $15,333
2016 $650 $16,567
2017 $643 $17,480
2018 $696 $18,440
2019 $738 $19,142
2020 $720 $14,041
2021 $782 $14,983
2022 $836 $16,837
2023 $888 $18,263
2024 $909 $17,859

Gambia vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Seychelles
1950 31.2 57.8
1951 31.5 58
1952 31.7 58.4
1953 31.9 58.7
1954 32.2 59
1955 32.4 59.4
1956 32.8 59.8
1957 33.1 60.2
1958 33.6 60.4
1959 34.1 60.4
1960 34.6 60.5
1961 35.1 60.6
1962 35.6 60.7
1963 36.1 60.9
1964 36.6 61.2
1965 37.1 61.4
1966 37.6 61.7
1967 38.1 62.1
1968 38.5 62.6
1969 39 63.3
1970 39.5 64
1971 40 64.6
1972 40.5 65.3
1973 41.1 65.9
1974 41.7 66.4
1975 42.2 66.8
1976 42.9 67.2
1977 43.4 67.6
1978 43.6 67.9
1979 44.5 68.2
1980 45 68.5
1981 44.5 68.7
1982 46.3 69
1983 46.9 69.3
1984 47.5 69.5
1985 48.2 69.6
1986 48.8 69.8
1987 49.4 69.9
1988 50.1 70
1989 50.7 70.1
1990 51.3 70.2
1991 51.9 70.3
1992 52.5 70.3
1993 53.2 70.4
1994 53.8 70.5
1995 54.3 70.6
1996 54.8 70.8
1997 55.2 70.8
1998 56 71.1
1999 56.5 71.2
2000 56.9 71.3
2001 57.3 71.4
2002 57.7 71.5
2003 58.2 71.7
2004 58.7 71.7
2005 59.1 71.9
2006 59.7 72
2007 60 72.2
2008 60.5 72.3
2009 60.7 72.4
2010 61.2 72.5
2011 61.6 72.5
2012 61.9 72.5
2013 62.3 72.4
2014 62.6 72.4
2015 63 72.3
2016 63.4 72.2
2017 63.7 72.2
2018 64 72.2
2019 64.4 72.1
2020 64.4 74.1
2021 63.8 71.2
2022 64.9 71.2
2023 65.9 72.9
2024 66.1 73
2025 66.3 73.1

Gambia and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Seychelles
Year Population
Gambia Seychelles
1960 398,060 41,700
1961 408,930 42,889
1962 420,163 44,042
1963 431,757 45,176
1964 443,687 46,322
1965 455,952 47,500
1966 468,516 48,699
1967 481,588 49,911
1968 495,269 51,134
1969 509,440 52,365
1970 524,105 53,600
1971 539,388 54,695
1972 555,370 56,029
1973 571,991 56,892
1974 589,085 57,937
1975 606,821 59,292
1976 625,667 60,504
1977 645,770 61,786
1978 667,103 62,150
1979 689,781 62,686
1980 713,913 63,261
1981 739,125 64,035
1982 765,753 64,413
1983 794,525 64,335
1984 825,631 64,717
1985 858,874 65,244
1986 894,019 65,652
1987 931,091 68,499
1988 970,160 68,755
1989 1,011,357 69,167
1990 1,054,696 69,507
1991 1,099,959 70,439
1992 1,145,582 70,763
1993 1,188,365 72,253
1994 1,227,226 74,205
1995 1,264,313 75,304
1996 1,301,410 76,417
1997 1,338,889 77,319
1998 1,376,987 78,846
1999 1,415,779 80,410
2000 1,455,084 81,131
2001 1,495,011 81,202
2002 1,535,691 83,723
2003 1,577,611 82,781
2004 1,621,312 82,475
2005 1,667,037 82,858
2006 1,715,275 84,600
2007 1,765,774 85,033
2008 1,817,852 86,956
2009 1,871,422 87,298
2010 1,926,630 89,770
2011 1,983,784 87,441
2012 2,043,094 88,303
2013 2,103,820 89,949
2014 2,164,528 91,359
2015 2,224,529 93,419
2016 2,283,769 94,677
2017 2,342,189 95,843
2018 2,399,632 96,762
2019 2,456,844 97,625
2020 2,515,733 98,462
2021 2,576,010 99,258
2022 2,636,470 119,878
2023 2,697,845 119,773
2024 2,759,988 121,354

Fertility rates in Gambia and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Gambia

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Seychelles
1960 6.25 5.31
1961 6.23 5.42
1962 6.21 5.51
1963 6.2 5.61
1964 6.2 5.69
1965 6.19 5.72
1966 6.18 6.13
1967 6.21 5.9
1968 6.22 5.61
1969 6.25 5.48
1970 6.26 5.31
1971 6.33 5.69
1972 6.37 5.16
1973 6.41 4.78
1974 6.42 5.1
1975 6.43 4.75
1976 6.43 4.09
1977 6.43 3.75
1978 6.42 3.92
1979 6.41 3.66
1980 6.41 3.79
1981 6.4 3.67
1982 6.4 3.13
1983 6.39 3.22
1984 6.39 3.24
1985 6.36 3.09
1986 6.34 3.07
1987 6.3 2.92
1988 6.26 2.79
1989 6.25 2.67
1990 6.25 2.61
1991 6.19 2.69
1992 6.11 2.53
1993 6.03 2.58
1994 6.04 2.6
1995 5.99 2.36
1996 5.93 2.31
1997 5.85 2.1
1998 5.82 2.04
1999 5.77 2.04
2000 5.72 2.08
2001 5.67 1.98
2002 5.66 2.04
2003 5.66 2.06
2004 5.68 2.01
2005 5.71 2.2
2006 5.74 2.11
2007 5.69 2.24
2008 5.63 2.33
2009 5.57 2.38
2010 5.56 2.16
2011 5.54 2.33
2012 5.52 2.37
2013 5.39 2.26
2014 5.2 2.25
2015 5 2.31
2016 4.81 2.39
2017 4.61 2.41
2018 4.42 2.41
2019 4.33 2.36
2020 4.25 2.29
2021 4.17 2.46
2022 4.08 2.01
2023 4.01 2.02

Gambia and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Gambia Seychelles
1960 19.4 21.9
1961 19.4 21.6
1962 19.5 21.3
1963 19.6 21
1964 19.6 20.6
1965 19.7 20.2
1966 19.7 19.8
1967 19.8 19.4
1968 19.7 19
1969 19.6 18.7
1970 19.5 18.5
1971 19.4 18.4
1972 19.3 18.5
1973 19.2 18.6
1974 19.1 18.7
1975 18.9 18.9
1976 18.8 19
1977 18.6 19.3
1978 18.5 19.6
1979 18.4 19.9
1980 18.2 20.4
1981 18.1 20.7
1982 17.9 21.1
1983 17.8 21.4
1984 17.6 21.7
1985 17.5 22
1986 17.4 22.3
1987 17.4 22.5
1988 17.3 22.9
1989 17.2 23.3
1990 17.2 23.6
1991 17.1 24
1992 17.1 24.5
1993 17 24.8
1994 16.9 25.2
1995 16.8 25.4
1996 16.7 25.7
1997 16.6 26.1
1998 16.5 26.4
1999 16.5 26.8
2000 16.5 27.3
2001 16.6 27.7
2002 16.6 28.1
2003 16.7 28.5
2004 16.8 28.9
2005 16.9 29.3
2006 17 29.6
2007 17.1 30
2008 17.2 30.4
2009 17.3 30.8
2010 17.4 31.2
2011 17.5 31.4
2012 17.6 31.5
2013 17.7 31.6
2014 17.8 31.8
2015 17.9 32.1
2016 18.1 32.3
2017 18.2 32.6
2018 18.4 32.9
2019 18.5 33.2
2020 18.7 33.6
2021 18.9 34
2022 19.1 34.4
2023 19.2 34.7
2024 19.4 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gambia Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Seychelles
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
96.2%
2020
English speaking
2.34%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Gambia Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Seychelles
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
327 mi
2015

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