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Gambia vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 161st vs. 105th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 174/197 ($2.4B) and South Korea ranks 12/197 ($1.88T). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 183/197 ($871), while South Korea ranks 31/197 ($36,239).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia South Korea
Population
2884750
51633793
Population rank 138/197 31/197
GDP
$2.4B
2024
$1.88T
2024
GDP rank 174/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$871
2024
$36,239
2024
GDP per capita rank 183/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,476
2024
$58,895
2024
Government debt
$1.75B
2024
$984B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.1%
2026
55.7%
2026
Government debt per person
$636
2024
$19,021
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2026
$23,981
2026
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2026
37,684 sq mi
2026
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2026
84.6 years
2026

Gambia and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Gambia and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Gambia

South Korea
Year GDP
Gambia South Korea
1960 - $3,973,069,307
1961 - $2,427,244,761
1962 - $2,826,923,077
1963 - $4,007,692,308
1964 - $3,476,789,682
1965 - $3,141,131,708
1966 $44,212,081 $3,957,064,541
1967 $46,695,007 $4,895,076,718
1968 $41,160,066 $6,167,109,472
1969 $45,168,072 $7,743,940,189
1970 $52,296,084 $9,085,001,794
1971 $55,728,663 $10,005,257,131
1972 $59,160,569 $10,990,490,570
1973 $75,187,749 $14,067,523,813
1974 $95,796,022 $19,860,929,977
1975 $115,179,719 $22,126,033,058
1976 $112,190,829 $30,371,074,380
1977 $138,093,099 $39,064,462,810
1978 $171,833,086 $52,824,793,388
1979 $207,112,628 $68,083,884,298
1980 $241,083,090 $66,547,970,351
1981 $218,767,743 $74,287,368,087
1982 $216,050,552 $79,921,300,447
1983 $213,448,585 $89,621,208,322
1984 $177,340,880 $99,749,645,089
1985 $225,726,359 $103,764,281,281
1986 $185,646,987 $119,965,960,795
1987 $220,626,484 $152,240,393,646
1988 $266,672,212 $205,477,530,605
1989 $284,120,329 $254,236,243,100
1990 $317,083,695 $292,064,221,389
1991 $690,311,081 $340,851,946,804
1992 $714,254,256 $366,921,291,825
1993 $755,040,974 $405,705,302,846
1994 $746,493,952 $479,181,794,217
1995 $785,999,865 $586,286,469,401
1996 $848,239,446 $631,196,863,758
1997 $803,633,342 $589,202,526,424
1998 $840,285,265 $397,297,216,492
1999 $814,724,032 $515,697,079,289
2000 $782,913,872 $597,487,173,479
2001 $687,410,645 $567,564,806,235
2002 $578,235,309 $650,014,391,470
2003 $487,038,685 $728,516,494,684
2004 $961,900,651 $823,251,107,639
2005 $1,027,701,068 $971,740,329,984
2006 $1,054,112,488 $1,095,175,538,508
2007 $1,279,703,047 $1,220,911,904,593
2008 $1,561,766,956 $1,091,580,692,542
2009 $1,450,142,509 $983,065,242,417
2010 $1,543,294,927 $1,192,830,015,738
2011 $1,409,693,597 $1,307,103,477,219
2012 $1,415,004,738 $1,335,343,586,438
2013 $1,375,609,453 $1,434,669,686,502
2014 $1,229,461,721 $1,556,252,422,020
2015 $1,378,176,609 $1,539,212,301,136
2016 $1,484,578,886 $1,579,150,518,945
2017 $1,504,909,463 $1,710,196,756,713
2018 $1,670,671,328 $1,824,251,454,307
2019 $1,813,609,692 $1,751,045,752,055
2020 $1,812,170,891 $1,744,070,276,373
2021 $2,014,158,842 $1,942,313,560,966
2022 $2,204,734,528 $1,799,363,116,867
2023 $2,382,262,185 $1,844,800,934,392
2024 $2,404,888,749 $1,875,388,209,407

Gambia and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Gambia South Korea
1960 - $158.8
1961 - $94.2
1962 - $106.6
1963 - $147
1964 - $124.2
1965 - $109.4
1966 $94.4 $134.4
1967 $97 $162.5
1968 $83.1 $200
1969 $88.7 $245.5
1970 $99.8 $281.8
1971 $103.3 $304
1972 $106.5 $328
1973 $131.4 $412
1974 $162.6 $572
1975 $189.8 $627
1976 $179.3 $847
1977 $213.8 $1,073
1978 $257.6 $1,429
1979 $300 $1,814
1980 $338 $1,746
1981 $296 $1,918
1982 $282.1 $2,032
1983 $268.6 $2,246
1984 $214.8 $2,469
1985 $262.8 $2,543
1986 $207.7 $2,911
1987 $237 $3,658
1988 $274.9 $4,889
1989 $280.9 $5,989
1990 $301 $6,813
1991 $628 $7,873
1992 $623 $8,387
1993 $635 $9,180
1994 $608 $10,734
1995 $622 $13,002
1996 $652 $13,865
1997 $600 $12,822
1998 $610 $8,583
1999 $575 $11,063
2000 $538 $12,710
2001 $460 $11,981
2002 $377 $13,643
2003 $309 $15,212
2004 $593 $17,122
2005 $616 $20,167
2006 $615 $22,610
2007 $725 $25,078
2008 $859 $22,252
2009 $775 $19,937
2010 $801 $24,071
2011 $711 $26,175
2012 $693 $26,601
2013 $654 $28,449
2014 $568 $30,667
2015 $620 $30,172
2016 $650 $30,832
2017 $643 $33,297
2018 $696 $35,364
2019 $738 $33,827
2020 $720 $33,646
2021 $782 $37,518
2022 $836 $34,822
2023 $883 $35,674
2024 $871 $36,239

Gambia vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia South Korea
1950 31.2 22.2
1951 31.5 26.6
1952 31.7 36.6
1953 31.9 40.5
1954 32.2 46.1
1955 32.4 48.4
1956 32.8 50.2
1957 33.1 51.6
1958 33.6 51.8
1959 34.1 52.9
1960 34.6 53.8
1961 35.1 54.4
1962 35.6 55
1963 36.1 55
1964 36.6 55.3
1965 37.1 55.8
1966 37.6 55.4
1967 38.1 60.9
1968 38.5 60.9
1969 39 61.4
1970 39.5 62.2
1971 40 62.7
1972 40.5 63.2
1973 41.1 63.8
1974 41.7 64.2
1975 42.2 64.7
1976 42.9 65
1977 43.4 64.6
1978 43.6 65
1979 44.5 66.1
1980 45 64.8
1981 44.5 67.1
1982 46.3 67.1
1983 46.9 66.7
1984 47.5 68.1
1985 48.2 68.4
1986 48.8 69
1987 49.4 69.3
1988 50.1 70.2
1989 50.7 70.7
1990 51.3 71
1991 51.9 71.4
1992 52.5 72.2
1993 53.2 72.7
1994 53.8 72.9
1995 54.3 73.4
1996 54.8 74
1997 55.2 74.5
1998 56 75
1999 56.5 75.6
2000 56.9 76.2
2001 57.3 76.9
2002 57.7 77.2
2003 58.2 77.5
2004 58.7 78
2005 59.1 78.4
2006 59.7 79
2007 60 79.4
2008 60.5 80
2009 60.7 80.6
2010 61.2 80.7
2011 61.6 81.2
2012 61.9 81.3
2013 62.3 81.8
2014 62.6 82.4
2015 63 82.5
2016 63.4 82.9
2017 63.7 83.3
2018 64 83.3
2019 64.4 83.7
2020 64.4 83.7
2021 63.8 83.9
2022 64.9 82.7
2023 65.9 84.3
2024 66.1 84.4
2025 66.3 84.5
2026 66.5 84.6

Gambia and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

South Korea
Year Population
Gambia South Korea
1960 398,060 25,012,374
1961 408,930 25,765,673
1962 420,163 26,513,030
1963 431,757 27,261,747
1964 443,687 27,984,155
1965 455,952 28,704,674
1966 468,516 29,435,571
1967 481,588 30,130,983
1968 495,269 30,838,302
1969 509,440 31,544,266
1970 524,105 32,240,827
1971 539,388 32,882,704
1972 555,370 33,505,406
1973 571,991 34,103,149
1974 589,085 34,692,266
1975 606,821 35,280,725
1976 625,667 35,848,523
1977 645,770 36,411,795
1978 667,103 36,969,185
1979 689,781 37,534,236
1980 713,913 38,123,775
1981 739,125 38,723,248
1982 765,753 39,326,352
1983 794,525 39,910,403
1984 825,631 40,405,956
1985 858,874 40,805,744
1986 894,019 41,213,674
1987 931,091 41,621,690
1988 970,160 42,031,247
1989 1,011,357 42,449,038
1990 1,054,696 42,869,283
1991 1,099,959 43,295,704
1992 1,145,582 43,747,962
1993 1,188,365 44,194,628
1994 1,227,226 44,641,540
1995 1,264,313 45,092,991
1996 1,301,410 45,524,681
1997 1,338,889 45,953,580
1998 1,376,987 46,286,503
1999 1,415,779 46,616,677
2000 1,455,084 47,008,111
2001 1,495,011 47,370,164
2002 1,535,691 47,644,736
2003 1,577,611 47,892,330
2004 1,621,312 48,082,519
2005 1,667,037 48,184,561
2006 1,715,275 48,438,292
2007 1,765,774 48,683,638
2008 1,817,852 49,054,708
2009 1,871,422 49,307,835
2010 1,926,630 49,554,112
2011 1,983,784 49,936,638
2012 2,043,094 50,199,853
2013 2,103,820 50,428,893
2014 2,164,528 50,746,659
2015 2,224,529 51,014,947
2016 2,283,769 51,217,803
2017 2,342,189 51,361,911
2018 2,399,632 51,585,058
2019 2,456,844 51,764,822
2020 2,515,733 51,836,239
2021 2,576,010 51,769,539
2022 2,636,470 51,672,569
2023 2,697,845 51,712,619
2024 2,759,988 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Gambia and South Korea

Fertility rate
Gambia

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Gambia South Korea
1960 6.25 5.99
1961 6.23 5.8
1962 6.21 5.56
1963 6.2 5.33
1964 6.2 5.07
1965 6.19 4.89
1966 6.18 4.78
1967 6.21 4.62
1968 6.22 4.51
1969 6.25 4.45
1970 6.26 4.53
1971 6.33 4.54
1972 6.37 4.12
1973 6.41 4.07
1974 6.42 3.77
1975 6.43 3.43
1976 6.43 3
1977 6.43 2.99
1978 6.42 2.64
1979 6.41 2.9
1980 6.41 2.82
1981 6.4 2.57
1982 6.4 2.39
1983 6.39 2.06
1984 6.39 1.74
1985 6.36 1.66
1986 6.34 1.58
1987 6.3 1.53
1988 6.26 1.55
1989 6.25 1.56
1990 6.25 1.57
1991 6.19 1.71
1992 6.11 1.76
1993 6.03 1.65
1994 6.04 1.66
1995 5.99 1.63
1996 5.93 1.57
1997 5.85 1.54
1998 5.82 1.46
1999 5.77 1.43
2000 5.72 1.48
2001 5.67 1.31
2002 5.66 1.18
2003 5.66 1.19
2004 5.68 1.16
2005 5.71 1.09
2006 5.74 1.13
2007 5.69 1.26
2008 5.63 1.19
2009 5.57 1.15
2010 5.56 1.23
2011 5.54 1.24
2012 5.52 1.3
2013 5.39 1.19
2014 5.2 1.21
2015 5 1.24
2016 4.81 1.17
2017 4.61 1.05
2018 4.42 0.98
2019 4.33 0.92
2020 4.25 0.84
2021 4.17 0.81
2022 4.08 0.78
2023 4.01 0.72

Gambia and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Gambia South Korea
1960 19.4 19.3
1961 19.4 19.2
1962 19.5 19.1
1963 19.6 19
1964 19.6 18.8
1965 19.7 18.6
1966 19.7 18.5
1967 19.8 18.6
1968 19.7 18.7
1969 19.6 18.8
1970 19.5 18.9
1971 19.4 19
1972 19.3 19.1
1973 19.2 19.3
1974 19.1 19.6
1975 18.9 19.9
1976 18.8 20.2
1977 18.6 20.7
1978 18.5 21.1
1979 18.4 21.6
1980 18.2 22.1
1981 18.1 22.5
1982 17.9 22.8
1983 17.8 23.3
1984 17.6 23.7
1985 17.5 24.2
1986 17.4 24.8
1987 17.4 25.3
1988 17.3 25.8
1989 17.2 26.3
1990 17.2 26.7
1991 17.1 27.2
1992 17.1 27.8
1993 17 28.3
1994 16.9 28.9
1995 16.8 29.4
1996 16.7 29.8
1997 16.6 30.2
1998 16.5 30.7
1999 16.5 31.2
2000 16.5 31.7
2001 16.6 32.3
2002 16.6 32.8
2003 16.7 33.4
2004 16.8 33.9
2005 16.9 34.5
2006 17 35.2
2007 17.1 35.8
2008 17.2 36.4
2009 17.3 37
2010 17.4 37.6
2011 17.5 38.2
2012 17.6 38.8
2013 17.7 39.5
2014 17.8 40.2
2015 17.9 40.8
2016 18.1 41.4
2017 18.2 41.9
2018 18.4 42.5
2019 18.5 43.1
2020 18.7 43.8
2021 18.9 44.4
2022 19.1 44.9
2023 19.2 45.5
2024 19.4 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$2.43B
2024
$1.9T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.2%
2026
23.4%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.57%
2024
2.56%
2024
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.37%
2026
-0.45%
2026
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.8%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
33.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Gambia South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.49 megatons
2024
588 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
0.18 tons
2024
11.4 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia South Korea
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
64.3%
2024
81.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2026
84.7
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
35
2026
86
2026
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
98.8%
2018
English speaking
2.34%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Gambia South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2026
84.6 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
32.2 years
2025
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
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
9
2026
45
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia South Korea
% of world land
0.007%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2026
6,054 sq mi
2026
Forest area
871 sq mi
2026
24,158 sq mi
2026
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
68,794 mi
2018

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