Gambia vs South Africa statistics compared

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 161st vs. 24th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Gambia and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Gambia and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Gambia

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Gambia	South Africa
1960	-	$8,748,596,501
1961	-	$9,225,996,310
1962	-	$9,813,996,074
1963	-	$10,854,195,658
1964	-	$11,955,995,218
1965	-	$13,068,994,772
1966	$44,212,081	$14,211,394,315
1967	$46,695,007	$15,821,393,671
1968	$41,160,066	$17,124,793,150
1969	$45,168,072	$19,256,992,297
1970	$52,296,084	$21,218,391,513
1971	$55,728,663	$23,411,076,638
1972	$59,160,569	$24,515,919,217
1973	$75,187,749	$33,262,772,008
1974	$95,796,022	$41,389,186,095
1975	$115,179,719	$42,906,905,672
1976	$112,190,829	$41,150,460,288
1977	$138,093,099	$45,328,411,332
1978	$171,833,086	$51,607,412,902
1979	$207,112,628	$63,038,658,089
1980	$241,083,090	$89,411,864,402
1981	$218,767,743	$93,141,472,164
1982	$216,050,552	$85,904,057,409
1983	$213,448,585	$96,204,110,942
1984	$177,340,880	$84,870,163,366
1985	$225,726,359	$64,459,376,087
1986	$185,646,987	$73,354,771,399
1987	$220,626,484	$96,535,763,418
1988	$266,672,212	$103,976,831,871
1989	$284,120,329	$108,055,624,082
1990	$317,083,695	$126,048,140,142
1991	$690,311,081	$135,203,698,238
1992	$714,254,256	$146,956,150,987
1993	$755,040,974	$147,194,747,566
1994	$746,493,952	$153,512,712,382
1995	$785,999,865	$171,735,933,897
1996	$848,239,446	$163,234,925,381
1997	$803,633,342	$168,978,057,328
1998	$840,285,265	$152,982,984,557
1999	$814,724,032	$151,516,957,079
2000	$782,913,872	$151,752,757,215
2001	$687,410,645	$135,429,905,923
2002	$578,235,309	$129,087,556,612
2003	$487,038,685	$197,018,965,309
2004	$961,900,651	$255,806,908,595
2005	$1,027,701,068	$288,867,217,197
2006	$1,054,112,488	$303,858,675,364
2007	$1,279,703,047	$333,077,117,254
2008	$1,561,766,956	$316,131,258,616
2009	$1,450,142,509	$329,754,060,647
2010	$1,543,294,927	$417,363,822,802
2011	$1,409,693,597	$458,199,494,831
2012	$1,415,004,738	$434,400,545,086
2013	$1,375,609,453	$400,886,013,596
2014	$1,229,461,721	$381,198,869,776
2015	$1,378,176,609	$346,709,790,459
2016	$1,484,578,886	$323,585,509,674
2017	$1,504,909,463	$381,448,814,653
2018	$1,670,671,328	$405,260,723,893
2019	$1,813,609,692	$389,330,032,224
2020	$1,812,170,891	$337,974,655,408
2021	$2,014,158,842	$420,886,877,629
2022	$2,204,734,527	$406,920,004,594
2023	$2,396,111,021	$380,699,271,816
2024	$2,507,519,958	$400,260,724,226

Gambia and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Gambia

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gambia	South Africa
1960	-	$532
1961	-	$546
1962	-	$563
1963	-	$605
1964	-	$646
1965	-	$685
1966	$94.4	$722
1967	$97	$779
1968	$83.1	$817
1969	$88.7	$891
1970	$99.8	$952
1971	$103.3	$1,020
1972	$106.5	$1,038
1973	$131.4	$1,369
1974	$162.6	$1,656
1975	$189.8	$1,670
1976	$179.3	$1,559
1977	$213.8	$1,671
1978	$257.6	$1,852
1979	$300	$2,202
1980	$338	$3,029
1981	$296	$3,050
1982	$282.1	$2,717
1983	$268.6	$2,938
1984	$214.8	$2,504
1985	$262.8	$1,839
1986	$207.7	$2,027
1987	$237	$2,586
1988	$274.9	$2,702
1989	$280.9	$2,727
1990	$301	$3,093
1991	$628	$3,243
1992	$623	$3,462
1993	$635	$3,400
1994	$608	$3,489
1995	$622	$3,856
1996	$652	$3,618
1997	$600	$3,700
1998	$610	$3,310
1999	$575	$3,242
2000	$538	$3,218
2001	$460	$2,847
2002	$377	$2,688
2003	$309	$4,062
2004	$593	$5,221
2005	$616	$5,837
2006	$615	$6,077
2007	$725	$6,592
2008	$859	$6,185
2009	$775	$6,375
2010	$801	$7,973
2011	$711	$8,646
2012	$693	$8,077
2013	$654	$7,332
2014	$568	$6,857
2015	$620	$6,112
2016	$650	$5,651
2017	$643	$6,618
2018	$696	$6,914
2019	$738	$6,534
2020	$720	$5,581
2021	$782	$6,843
2022	$836	$6,523
2023	$888	$6,023
2024	$909	$6,253

Gambia vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gambia

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gambia	South Africa
1950	31.2	43.1
1951	31.5	44.1
1952	31.7	45
1953	31.9	46.1
1954	32.2	47.1
1955	32.4	48.2
1956	32.8	49.2
1957	33.1	50.2
1958	33.6	51.1
1959	34.1	51.9
1960	34.6	52.6
1961	35.1	53.1
1962	35.6	53.6
1963	36.1	53.9
1964	36.6	54.2
1965	37.1	54.4
1966	37.6	54.7
1967	38.1	55
1968	38.5	55.2
1969	39	55.4
1970	39.5	55.7
1971	40	56
1972	40.5	56.4
1973	41.1	56.7
1974	41.7	57.1
1975	42.2	57.6
1976	42.9	58
1977	43.4	58.5
1978	43.6	59
1979	44.5	59.5
1980	45	60
1981	44.5	60.4
1982	46.3	60.9
1983	46.9	61.4
1984	47.5	61.8
1985	48.2	62.2
1986	48.8	62.4
1987	49.4	62.7
1988	50.1	62.9
1989	50.7	63
1990	51.3	62.9
1991	51.9	63
1992	52.5	62.8
1993	53.2	62.6
1994	53.8	62.1
1995	54.3	61.6
1996	54.8	61.1
1997	55.2	60.5
1998	56	59.9
1999	56.5	59.2
2000	56.9	58.4
2001	57.3	57.2
2002	57.7	55.6
2003	58.2	54.2
2004	58.7	54
2005	59.1	53.9
2006	59.7	54.2
2007	60	54.9
2008	60.5	56
2009	60.7	57.4
2010	61.2	58.9
2011	61.6	60.6
2012	61.9	61.7
2013	62.3	62.4
2014	62.6	63.2
2015	63	64.1
2016	63.4	64.7
2017	63.7	65.4
2018	64	65.7
2019	64.4	66.1
2020	64.4	65.2
2021	63.8	62
2022	64.9	65.5
2023	65.9	66.1
2024	66.1	66.3
2025	66.3	66.5

Gambia and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Gambia

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Gambia	South Africa
1960	398,060	16,440,172
1961	408,930	16,908,035
1962	420,163	17,418,522
1963	431,757	17,954,564
1964	443,687	18,511,361
1965	455,952	19,089,380
1966	468,516	19,690,087
1967	481,588	20,314,066
1968	495,269	20,957,287
1969	509,440	21,614,676
1970	524,105	22,279,984
1971	539,388	22,942,143
1972	555,370	23,609,456
1973	571,991	24,294,263
1974	589,085	24,989,108
1975	606,821	25,690,940
1976	625,667	26,395,450
1977	645,770	27,118,952
1978	667,103	27,869,507
1979	689,781	28,634,162
1980	713,913	29,518,857
1981	739,125	30,541,044
1982	765,753	31,615,339
1983	794,525	32,739,304
1984	825,631	33,892,788
1985	858,874	35,042,093
1986	894,019	36,180,515
1987	931,091	37,326,190
1988	970,160	38,480,649
1989	1,011,357	39,628,575
1990	1,054,696	40,746,268
1991	1,099,959	41,687,898
1992	1,145,582	42,443,509
1993	1,188,365	43,297,156
1994	1,227,226	44,004,139
1995	1,264,313	44,541,554
1996	1,301,410	45,123,018
1997	1,338,889	45,666,838
1998	1,376,987	46,223,880
1999	1,415,779	46,730,335
2000	1,455,084	47,159,719
2001	1,495,011	47,566,800
2002	1,535,691	48,019,415
2003	1,577,611	48,500,348
2004	1,621,312	48,991,421
2005	1,667,037	49,490,033
2006	1,715,275	49,998,277
2007	1,765,774	50,528,584
2008	1,817,852	51,114,599
2009	1,871,422	51,728,516
2010	1,926,630	52,344,051
2011	1,983,784	52,995,205
2012	2,043,094	53,782,567
2013	2,103,820	54,678,791
2014	2,164,528	55,594,838
2015	2,224,529	56,723,537
2016	2,283,769	57,259,551
2017	2,342,189	57,635,162
2018	2,399,632	58,613,001
2019	2,456,844	59,587,885
2020	2,515,733	60,562,381
2021	2,576,010	61,502,603
2022	2,636,470	62,378,410
2023	2,697,845	63,212,384
2024	2,759,988	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Gambia and South Africa

Fertility rate

Gambia

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	South Africa
1960	6.25	6.11
1961	6.23	6.08
1962	6.21	6.05
1963	6.2	6.01
1964	6.2	5.96
1965	6.19	5.89
1966	6.18	5.91
1967	6.21	5.85
1968	6.22	5.78
1969	6.25	5.72
1970	6.26	5.63
1971	6.33	5.57
1972	6.37	5.49
1973	6.41	5.41
1974	6.42	5.3
1975	6.43	5.19
1976	6.43	5.07
1977	6.43	4.94
1978	6.42	4.85
1979	6.41	4.82
1980	6.41	4.78
1981	6.4	4.71
1982	6.4	4.7
1983	6.39	4.63
1984	6.39	4.57
1985	6.36	4.5
1986	6.34	4.41
1987	6.3	4.35
1988	6.26	4.18
1989	6.25	3.98
1990	6.25	3.72
1991	6.19	3.62
1992	6.11	3.48
1993	6.03	3.37
1994	6.04	3.26
1995	5.99	3.17
1996	5.93	2.99
1997	5.85	2.73
1998	5.82	2.63
1999	5.77	2.56
2000	5.72	2.41
2001	5.67	2.37
2002	5.66	2.32
2003	5.66	2.36
2004	5.68	2.44
2005	5.71	2.51
2006	5.74	2.55
2007	5.69	2.55
2008	5.63	2.68
2009	5.57	2.5
2010	5.56	2.44
2011	5.54	2.44
2012	5.52	2.45
2013	5.39	2.43
2014	5.2	2.42
2015	5	2.36
2016	4.81	2.26
2017	4.61	2.28
2018	4.42	2.27
2019	4.33	2.26
2020	4.25	2.26
2021	4.17	2.25
2022	4.08	2.23
2023	4.01	2.22

Gambia and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Gambia

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gambia	South Africa
1960	19.4	19
1961	19.4	19
1962	19.5	18.9
1963	19.6	18.9
1964	19.6	18.9
1965	19.7	18.8
1966	19.7	18.8
1967	19.8	18.8
1968	19.7	18.8
1969	19.6	18.8
1970	19.5	18.8
1971	19.4	18.8
1972	19.3	18.8
1973	19.2	18.8
1974	19.1	18.9
1975	18.9	18.9
1976	18.8	19
1977	18.6	19.1
1978	18.5	19.2
1979	18.4	19.3
1980	18.2	19.4
1981	18.1	19.6
1982	17.9	19.8
1983	17.8	20
1984	17.6	20.2
1985	17.5	20.4
1986	17.4	20.5
1987	17.4	20.7
1988	17.3	20.9
1989	17.2	21.1
1990	17.2	21.3
1991	17.1	21.5
1992	17.1	21.5
1993	17	21.9
1994	16.9	22
1995	16.8	21.5
1996	16.7	21.2
1997	16.6	21.2
1998	16.5	21.4
1999	16.5	21.6
2000	16.5	21.9
2001	16.6	22.2
2002	16.6	22.4
2003	16.7	22.8
2004	16.8	23.1
2005	16.9	23.3
2006	17	23.5
2007	17.1	23.8
2008	17.2	24
2009	17.3	24.3
2010	17.4	24.6
2011	17.5	25
2012	17.6	25.3
2013	17.7	25.7
2014	17.8	26
2015	17.9	26.4
2016	18.1	26.7
2017	18.2	27
2018	18.4	27.5
2019	18.5	27.9
2020	18.7	28.3
2021	18.9	28.6
2022	19.1	28.9
2023	19.2	29.2
2024	19.4	29.5

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