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Gambia vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 161st vs. 177th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Singapore
Population
2871879
6105665
Population rank 138/197 113/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
84 years
2025

Gambia and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Singapore
Year GDP
Gambia Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 $44,212,081 $1,096,425,608
1967 $46,695,007 $1,238,035,816
1968 $41,160,066 $1,425,706,091
1969 $45,168,072 $1,659,893,768
1970 $52,296,084 $1,920,574,150
1971 $55,728,663 $2,263,785,444
1972 $59,160,569 $2,721,440,981
1973 $75,187,749 $3,696,213,333
1974 $95,796,022 $5,221,534,956
1975 $115,179,719 $5,633,673,930
1976 $112,190,829 $6,327,077,974
1977 $138,093,099 $6,618,585,074
1978 $171,833,086 $7,517,176,355
1979 $207,112,628 $9,296,921,724
1980 $241,083,090 $11,896,256,783
1981 $218,767,743 $14,175,228,844
1982 $216,050,552 $16,084,252,378
1983 $213,448,585 $17,784,112,150
1984 $177,340,880 $19,749,361,098
1985 $225,726,359 $19,156,532,746
1986 $185,646,987 $18,586,746,057
1987 $220,626,484 $20,919,215,578
1988 $266,672,212 $25,371,462,488
1989 $284,120,329 $30,465,364,739
1990 $317,083,695 $36,144,336,769
1991 $690,311,081 $45,466,164,978
1992 $714,254,256 $52,131,320,033
1993 $755,040,974 $60,603,815,716
1994 $746,493,952 $73,688,724,431
1995 $785,999,865 $87,812,540,788
1996 $848,239,446 $96,293,086,513
1997 $803,633,342 $100,123,787,215
1998 $840,285,265 $85,728,207,782
1999 $814,724,032 $86,286,849,755
2000 $782,913,872 $96,076,539,926
2001 $687,410,645 $89,793,790,670
2002 $578,235,309 $92,538,372,870
2003 $487,038,685 $97,646,401,096
2004 $961,900,651 $115,033,593,101
2005 $1,027,701,068 $127,807,848,728
2006 $1,054,112,488 $148,627,286,361
2007 $1,279,703,047 $180,941,701,358
2008 $1,561,766,956 $193,617,323,539
2009 $1,450,142,509 $194,150,283,772
2010 $1,543,294,927 $239,807,980,591
2011 $1,409,693,597 $279,356,499,090
2012 $1,415,004,738 $295,092,888,077
2013 $1,375,609,453 $307,576,360,585
2014 $1,229,461,721 $314,863,580,758
2015 $1,378,176,609 $307,998,545,269
2016 $1,484,578,886 $319,646,468,521
2017 $1,504,909,463 $343,673,334,902
2018 $1,670,671,328 $377,123,710,561
2019 $1,813,609,692 $376,161,998,830
2020 $1,812,170,891 $349,165,858,545
2021 $2,014,158,842 $436,591,382,250
2022 $2,204,734,527 $509,017,841,147
2023 $2,396,111,021 $505,439,514,078
2024 $2,507,519,958 $547,386,645,892

Gambia and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 $94.4 $567
1967 $97 $626
1968 $83.1 $709
1969 $88.7 $813
1970 $99.8 $926
1971 $103.3 $1,071
1972 $106.5 $1,264
1973 $131.4 $1,685
1974 $162.6 $2,342
1975 $189.8 $2,490
1976 $179.3 $2,759
1977 $213.8 $2,846
1978 $257.6 $3,194
1979 $300 $3,901
1980 $338 $4,928
1981 $296 $5,597
1982 $282.1 $6,078
1983 $268.6 $6,633
1984 $214.8 $7,228
1985 $262.8 $7,002
1986 $207.7 $6,800
1987 $237 $7,539
1988 $274.9 $8,914
1989 $280.9 $10,395
1990 $301 $11,862
1991 $628 $14,502
1992 $623 $16,136
1993 $635 $18,290
1994 $608 $21,552
1995 $622 $24,915
1996 $652 $26,233
1997 $600 $26,376
1998 $610 $21,829
1999 $575 $21,797
2000 $538 $23,853
2001 $460 $21,700
2002 $377 $22,160
2003 $309 $23,730
2004 $593 $27,608
2005 $616 $29,961
2006 $615 $33,768
2007 $725 $39,433
2008 $859 $40,009
2009 $775 $38,927
2010 $801 $47,237
2011 $711 $53,891
2012 $693 $55,548
2013 $654 $56,967
2014 $568 $57,565
2015 $620 $55,646
2016 $650 $57,006
2017 $643 $61,236
2018 $696 $66,882
2019 $738 $65,952
2020 $720 $61,410
2021 $782 $80,056
2022 $836 $90,299
2023 $888 $85,412
2024 $909 $90,674

Gambia vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Singapore
1950 31.2 54.1
1951 31.5 55.3
1952 31.7 56.4
1953 31.9 57.5
1954 32.2 59.4
1955 32.4 61.2
1956 32.8 62.6
1957 33.1 63.4
1958 33.6 64
1959 34.1 64.8
1960 34.6 65.3
1961 35.1 65.7
1962 35.6 66.1
1963 36.1 66.5
1964 36.6 66.7
1965 37.1 66.9
1966 37.6 67.2
1967 38.1 67.3
1968 38.5 67.7
1969 39 68.1
1970 39.5 68.5
1971 40 68.8
1972 40.5 69
1973 41.1 69.4
1974 41.7 69.7
1975 42.2 70.2
1976 42.9 70.6
1977 43.4 70.9
1978 43.6 71.2
1979 44.5 71.4
1980 45 71.5
1981 44.5 71.7
1982 46.3 72
1983 46.9 72.4
1984 47.5 72.6
1985 48.2 73.1
1986 48.8 73.6
1987 49.4 74
1988 50.1 74
1989 50.7 74.3
1990 51.3 74.6
1991 51.9 75.1
1992 52.5 75.3
1993 53.2 75.5
1994 53.8 75.6
1995 54.3 75.7
1996 54.8 76.1
1997 55.2 76.4
1998 56 76.9
1999 56.5 77.3
2000 56.9 77.8
2001 57.3 78.3
2002 57.7 78.7
2003 58.2 79.2
2004 58.7 79.7
2005 59.1 80.3
2006 59.7 80.6
2007 60 80.9
2008 60.5 81.1
2009 60.7 81.4
2010 61.2 81.6
2011 61.6 81.9
2012 61.9 82.2
2013 62.3 82.5
2014 62.6 82.6
2015 63 82.7
2016 63.4 82.9
2017 63.7 83.1
2018 64 83.4
2019 64.4 83.7
2020 64.4 83.7
2021 63.8 83.5
2022 64.9 82.9
2023 65.9 83.7
2024 66.1 83.9
2025 66.3 84

Gambia and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Singapore
Year Population
Gambia Singapore
1960 398,060 1,646,400
1961 408,930 1,702,400
1962 420,163 1,750,200
1963 431,757 1,795,000
1964 443,687 1,841,600
1965 455,952 1,886,900
1966 468,516 1,934,400
1967 481,588 1,977,600
1968 495,269 2,012,000
1969 509,440 2,042,500
1970 524,105 2,074,507
1971 539,388 2,112,900
1972 555,370 2,152,400
1973 571,991 2,193,000
1974 589,085 2,229,800
1975 606,821 2,262,600
1976 625,667 2,293,300
1977 645,770 2,325,300
1978 667,103 2,353,600
1979 689,781 2,383,500
1980 713,913 2,413,945
1981 739,125 2,532,835
1982 765,753 2,646,466
1983 794,525 2,681,061
1984 825,631 2,732,221
1985 858,874 2,735,957
1986 894,019 2,733,373
1987 931,091 2,774,789
1988 970,160 2,846,108
1989 1,011,357 2,930,901
1990 1,054,696 3,047,132
1991 1,099,959 3,135,083
1992 1,145,582 3,230,698
1993 1,188,365 3,313,471
1994 1,227,226 3,419,048
1995 1,264,313 3,524,506
1996 1,301,410 3,670,704
1997 1,338,889 3,796,038
1998 1,376,987 3,927,213
1999 1,415,779 3,958,723
2000 1,455,084 4,027,887
2001 1,495,011 4,138,012
2002 1,535,691 4,175,950
2003 1,577,611 4,114,826
2004 1,621,312 4,166,664
2005 1,667,037 4,265,762
2006 1,715,275 4,401,365
2007 1,765,774 4,588,599
2008 1,817,852 4,839,396
2009 1,871,422 4,987,573
2010 1,926,630 5,076,732
2011 1,983,784 5,183,688
2012 2,043,094 5,312,437
2013 2,103,820 5,399,162
2014 2,164,528 5,469,724
2015 2,224,529 5,535,002
2016 2,283,769 5,607,283
2017 2,342,189 5,612,253
2018 2,399,632 5,638,676
2019 2,456,844 5,703,569
2020 2,515,733 5,685,807
2021 2,576,010 5,453,566
2022 2,636,470 5,637,022
2023 2,697,845 5,917,648
2024 2,759,988 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Gambia and Singapore

Fertility rate
Gambia

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Singapore
1960 6.25 5.76
1961 6.23 5.41
1962 6.21 5.21
1963 6.2 5.16
1964 6.2 4.97
1965 6.19 4.66
1966 6.18 4.46
1967 6.21 3.91
1968 6.22 3.53
1969 6.25 3.22
1970 6.26 3.07
1971 6.33 3.02
1972 6.37 3.04
1973 6.41 2.79
1974 6.42 2.35
1975 6.43 2.07
1976 6.43 2.11
1977 6.43 1.82
1978 6.42 1.79
1979 6.41 1.79
1980 6.41 1.82
1981 6.4 1.78
1982 6.4 1.74
1983 6.39 1.61
1984 6.39 1.62
1985 6.36 1.61
1986 6.34 1.43
1987 6.3 1.62
1988 6.26 1.96
1989 6.25 1.75
1990 6.25 1.83
1991 6.19 1.73
1992 6.11 1.72
1993 6.03 1.74
1994 6.04 1.71
1995 5.99 1.67
1996 5.93 1.66
1997 5.85 1.61
1998 5.82 1.48
1999 5.77 1.47
2000 5.72 1.6
2001 5.67 1.41
2002 5.66 1.37
2003 5.66 1.27
2004 5.68 1.26
2005 5.71 1.26
2006 5.74 1.28
2007 5.69 1.29
2008 5.63 1.28
2009 5.57 1.22
2010 5.56 1.15
2011 5.54 1.2
2012 5.52 1.29
2013 5.39 1.19
2014 5.2 1.25
2015 5 1.24
2016 4.81 1.2
2017 4.61 1.16
2018 4.42 1.14
2019 4.33 1.14
2020 4.25 1.1
2021 4.17 1.12
2022 4.08 1.04
2023 4.01 0.97

Gambia and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Gambia Singapore
1960 19.4 18.2
1961 19.4 18.1
1962 19.5 18
1963 19.6 18
1964 19.6 18.1
1965 19.7 18.2
1966 19.7 18.4
1967 19.8 18.6
1968 19.7 18.9
1969 19.6 19.3
1970 19.5 19.7
1971 19.4 20.1
1972 19.3 20.6
1973 19.2 21
1974 19.1 21.5
1975 18.9 22
1976 18.8 22.6
1977 18.6 23.1
1978 18.5 23.6
1979 18.4 24.2
1980 18.2 24.7
1981 18.1 25.3
1982 17.9 25.9
1983 17.8 26.4
1984 17.6 26.9
1985 17.5 27.3
1986 17.4 27.8
1987 17.4 28.3
1988 17.3 28.7
1989 17.2 29.1
1990 17.2 29.5
1991 17.1 29.8
1992 17.1 30.1
1993 17 30.4
1994 16.9 30.7
1995 16.8 31
1996 16.7 31.2
1997 16.6 31.4
1998 16.5 31.6
1999 16.5 31.9
2000 16.5 32.2
2001 16.6 32.5
2002 16.6 32.7
2003 16.7 33
2004 16.8 33.3
2005 16.9 33.5
2006 17 33.6
2007 17.1 33.6
2008 17.2 33.5
2009 17.3 33.6
2010 17.4 33.7
2011 17.5 33.9
2012 17.6 34
2013 17.7 34.1
2014 17.8 34.2
2015 17.9 34.4
2016 18.1 34.5
2017 18.2 34.8
2018 18.4 35
2019 18.5 35.2
2020 18.7 35.5
2021 18.9 35.8
2022 19.1 35.9
2023 19.2 36.2
2024 19.4 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
3.04%
2018
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
98%
2024

Energy

Gambia Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Singapore
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
100%
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
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
97.7%
2021
English speaking
2.34%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Gambia Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Singapore
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
2,175 mi
2017

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