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Gambia vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 161st vs. 128th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Slovakia
Population
2871879
5390674
Population rank 138/197 125/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

Gambia and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Slovakia
Year GDP
Gambia Slovakia
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 -
1988 $266,672,212 -
1989 $284,120,329 -
1990 $317,083,695 $12,915,046,978
1991 $690,311,081 $14,459,924,589
1992 $714,254,256 $15,699,327,209
1993 $755,040,974 $16,737,973,764
1994 $746,493,952 $20,428,139,756
1995 $785,999,865 $26,180,022,222
1996 $848,239,446 $28,197,790,875
1997 $803,633,342 $27,844,628,979
1998 $840,285,265 $29,976,207,629
1999 $814,724,032 $30,496,272,225
2000 $782,913,872 $29,215,726,005
2001 $687,410,645 $30,726,659,551
2002 $578,235,309 $35,243,658,399
2003 $487,038,685 $46,616,149,117
2004 $961,900,651 $57,215,475,076
2005 $1,027,701,068 $62,547,753,148
2006 $1,054,112,488 $70,751,813,443
2007 $1,279,703,047 $86,587,749,518
2008 $1,561,766,956 $100,830,060,553
2009 $1,450,142,509 $89,342,984,698
2010 $1,543,294,927 $91,112,160,801
2011 $1,409,693,597 $99,705,104,723
2012 $1,415,004,738 $94,724,394,278
2013 $1,375,609,453 $99,134,277,850
2014 $1,229,461,721 $101,713,075,599
2015 $1,378,176,609 $89,178,548,717
2016 $1,484,578,886 $90,347,173,229
2017 $1,504,909,463 $95,978,130,735
2018 $1,670,671,328 $106,611,673,365
2019 $1,813,609,692 $105,843,498,304
2020 $1,812,170,891 $107,732,602,896
2021 $2,014,158,842 $120,560,912,621
2022 $2,204,734,527 $115,884,262,198
2023 $2,396,111,021 $133,896,931,490
2024 $2,507,519,958 $141,775,733,420

Gambia and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Slovakia
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 -
1988 $274.9 -
1989 $280.9 -
1990 $301 $2,437
1991 $628 $2,727
1992 $623 $2,959
1993 $635 $3,143
1994 $608 $3,821
1995 $622 $4,883
1996 $652 $5,248
1997 $600 $5,172
1998 $610 $5,561
1999 $575 $5,652
2000 $538 $5,422
2001 $460 $5,712
2002 $377 $6,555
2003 $309 $8,675
2004 $593 $10,650
2005 $616 $11,642
2006 $615 $13,168
2007 $725 $16,110
2008 $859 $18,744
2009 $775 $16,587
2010 $801 $16,899
2011 $711 $18,469
2012 $693 $17,517
2013 $654 $18,313
2014 $568 $18,771
2015 $620 $16,442
2016 $650 $16,636
2017 $643 $17,646
2018 $696 $19,573
2019 $738 $19,406
2020 $720 $19,735
2021 $782 $22,132
2022 $836 $21,335
2023 $888 $24,674
2024 $909 $26,148

Gambia vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Slovakia
1950 31.2 60.8
1951 31.5 61.1
1952 31.7 64.3
1953 31.9 65.7
1954 32.2 66.7
1955 32.4 67.8
1956 32.8 68.4
1957 33.1 67.5
1958 33.6 69.4
1959 34.1 69
1960 34.6 70.3
1961 35.1 70.8
1962 35.6 70.3
1963 36.1 70.7
1964 36.6 71.1
1965 37.1 70.3
1966 37.6 70.4
1967 38.1 71
1968 38.5 70.5
1969 39 69.8
1970 39.5 69.7
1971 40 69.9
1972 40.5 70.3
1973 41.1 70
1974 41.7 70.2
1975 42.2 70.3
1976 42.9 70.5
1977 43.4 70.4
1978 43.6 70.4
1979 44.5 70.7
1980 45 70.4
1981 44.5 70.6
1982 46.3 70.8
1983 46.9 70.5
1984 47.5 70.7
1985 48.2 70.7
1986 48.8 70.9
1987 49.4 71.1
1988 50.1 71.1
1989 50.7 70.9
1990 51.3 70.8
1991 51.9 70.9
1992 52.5 71.4
1993 53.2 71.9
1994 53.8 72.3
1995 54.3 72.3
1996 54.8 72.7
1997 55.2 72.7
1998 56 72.6
1999 56.5 73
2000 56.9 73.1
2001 57.3 73.6
2002 57.7 73.8
2003 58.2 73.8
2004 58.7 74.2
2005 59.1 74.2
2006 59.7 74.4
2007 60 74.5
2008 60.5 74.9
2009 60.7 75.2
2010 61.2 75.5
2011 61.6 76
2012 61.9 76.2
2013 62.3 76.5
2014 62.6 76.8
2015 63 76.7
2016 63.4 77.2
2017 63.7 77.2
2018 64 77.3
2019 64.4 77.7
2020 64.4 76.9
2021 63.8 74.6
2022 64.9 77
2023 65.9 78.3
2024 66.1 78.5
2025 66.3 78.7

Gambia and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Slovakia
Year Population
Gambia Slovakia
1960 398,060 4,068,095
1961 408,930 4,191,667
1962 420,163 4,238,188
1963 431,757 4,282,017
1964 443,687 4,327,341
1965 455,952 4,370,983
1966 468,516 4,411,666
1967 481,588 4,449,367
1968 495,269 4,483,915
1969 509,440 4,518,607
1970 524,105 4,538,223
1971 539,388 4,557,449
1972 555,370 4,596,622
1973 571,991 4,641,445
1974 589,085 4,689,623
1975 606,821 4,739,105
1976 625,667 4,789,507
1977 645,770 4,840,501
1978 667,103 4,890,125
1979 689,781 4,938,973
1980 713,913 4,979,815
1981 739,125 5,016,105
1982 765,753 5,055,099
1983 794,525 5,091,971
1984 825,631 5,127,097
1985 858,874 5,161,768
1986 894,019 5,193,838
1987 931,091 5,222,840
1988 970,160 5,250,596
1989 1,011,357 5,275,942
1990 1,054,696 5,299,187
1991 1,099,959 5,303,294
1992 1,145,582 5,305,016
1993 1,188,365 5,325,305
1994 1,227,226 5,346,331
1995 1,264,313 5,361,999
1996 1,301,410 5,373,361
1997 1,338,889 5,383,291
1998 1,376,987 5,390,516
1999 1,415,779 5,396,020
2000 1,455,084 5,388,720
2001 1,495,011 5,378,867
2002 1,535,691 5,376,912
2003 1,577,611 5,373,374
2004 1,621,312 5,372,280
2005 1,667,037 5,372,807
2006 1,715,275 5,373,054
2007 1,765,774 5,374,622
2008 1,817,852 5,379,233
2009 1,871,422 5,386,406
2010 1,926,630 5,391,428
2011 1,983,784 5,398,384
2012 2,043,094 5,407,579
2013 2,103,820 5,413,393
2014 2,164,528 5,418,649
2015 2,224,529 5,423,801
2016 2,283,769 5,430,798
2017 2,342,189 5,439,232
2018 2,399,632 5,446,771
2019 2,456,844 5,454,147
2020 2,515,733 5,458,827
2021 2,576,010 5,447,247
2022 2,636,470 5,431,752
2023 2,697,845 5,426,740
2024 2,759,988 5,422,069

Fertility rates in Gambia and Slovakia

Fertility rate
Gambia

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Slovakia
1960 6.25 3.04
1961 6.23 2.96
1962 6.21 2.83
1963 6.2 2.92
1964 6.2 2.89
1965 6.19 2.78
1966 6.18 2.66
1967 6.21 2.48
1968 6.22 2.39
1969 6.25 2.43
1970 6.26 2.41
1971 6.33 2.43
1972 6.37 2.49
1973 6.41 2.56
1974 6.42 2.61
1975 6.43 2.55
1976 6.43 2.55
1977 6.43 2.49
1978 6.42 2.47
1979 6.41 2.45
1980 6.41 2.32
1981 6.4 2.29
1982 6.4 2.28
1983 6.39 2.28
1984 6.39 2.26
1985 6.36 2.26
1986 6.34 2.2
1987 6.3 2.14
1988 6.26 2.13
1989 6.25 2.07
1990 6.25 2.09
1991 6.19 2.05
1992 6.11 1.93
1993 6.03 1.87
1994 6.04 1.67
1995 5.99 1.52
1996 5.93 1.47
1997 5.85 1.43
1998 5.82 1.37
1999 5.77 1.33
2000 5.72 1.3
2001 5.67 1.2
2002 5.66 1.19
2003 5.66 1.2
2004 5.68 1.25
2005 5.71 1.27
2006 5.74 1.25
2007 5.69 1.27
2008 5.63 1.34
2009 5.57 1.44
2010 5.56 1.43
2011 5.54 1.45
2012 5.52 1.34
2013 5.39 1.34
2014 5.2 1.37
2015 5 1.4
2016 4.81 1.48
2017 4.61 1.52
2018 4.42 1.54
2019 4.33 1.57
2020 4.25 1.59
2021 4.17 1.63
2022 4.08 1.57
2023 4.01 1.49

Gambia and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
Gambia Slovakia
1960 19.4 27.6
1961 19.4 27.7
1962 19.5 27.8
1963 19.6 27.9
1964 19.6 27.9
1965 19.7 28
1966 19.7 28
1967 19.8 28.1
1968 19.7 28.2
1969 19.6 28.3
1970 19.5 28.3
1971 19.4 28.3
1972 19.3 28.3
1973 19.2 28.4
1974 19.1 28.4
1975 18.9 28.4
1976 18.8 28.4
1977 18.6 28.5
1978 18.5 28.6
1979 18.4 28.8
1980 18.2 28.9
1981 18.1 29.1
1982 17.9 29.4
1983 17.8 29.6
1984 17.6 29.8
1985 17.5 30.1
1986 17.4 30.3
1987 17.4 30.6
1988 17.3 30.8
1989 17.2 31.1
1990 17.2 31.3
1991 17.1 31.5
1992 17.1 31.7
1993 17 31.9
1994 16.9 32.2
1995 16.8 32.5
1996 16.7 32.7
1997 16.6 33
1998 16.5 33.3
1999 16.5 33.6
2000 16.5 33.9
2001 16.6 34.3
2002 16.6 34.6
2003 16.7 34.9
2004 16.8 35.2
2005 16.9 35.5
2006 17 35.8
2007 17.1 36.2
2008 17.2 36.6
2009 17.3 36.9
2010 17.4 37.3
2011 17.5 37.6
2012 17.6 38
2013 17.7 38.4
2014 17.8 38.8
2015 17.9 39.2
2016 18.1 39.6
2017 18.2 40
2018 18.4 40.4
2019 18.5 40.8
2020 18.7 41.2
2021 18.9 41.5
2022 19.1 41.9
2023 19.2 42.3
2024 19.4 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

Gambia Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Slovakia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
99.6%
2004
English speaking
2.34%
2023
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
89.8%
2024

Health

Gambia Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Slovakia
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
24,224 mi
2018

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