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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 173/197 ($2.51B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia South Korea
Population
2871879
51700480
Population rank 138/197 31/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 173/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 182/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$52,204
2023
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank 157/185 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
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
66.3 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Gambia and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Gambia and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Gambia

South Korea
Year GDP
Gambia South Korea
1960 - $3,958,811,881
1961 - $2,417,628,737
1962 - $2,814,615,385
1963 - $3,988,461,538
1964 - $3,459,019,943
1965 - $3,120,861,499
1966 $44,212,081 $3,929,055,144
1967 $46,695,007 $4,855,892,446
1968 $41,160,066 $6,119,394,892
1969 $45,168,072 $7,678,698,838
1970 $52,296,084 $9,005,144,969
1971 $55,728,663 $9,903,571,249
1972 $59,160,569 $10,862,211,761
1973 $75,187,749 $13,876,472,208
1974 $95,796,022 $19,543,973,941
1975 $115,179,719 $21,784,297,521
1976 $112,190,829 $29,902,479,339
1977 $138,093,099 $38,446,487,603
1978 $171,833,086 $51,972,107,438
1979 $207,112,628 $66,946,900,826
1980 $241,083,090 $65,398,377,598
1981 $218,767,743 $72,933,533,012
1982 $216,050,552 $78,358,416,171
1983 $213,448,585 $87,760,553,262
1984 $177,340,880 $97,510,744,119
1985 $225,726,359 $101,296,177,099
1986 $185,646,987 $116,836,246,285
1987 $220,626,484 $147,948,709,376
1988 $266,672,212 $199,591,287,825
1989 $284,120,329 $246,928,837,311
1990 $317,083,695 $283,365,844,161
1991 $690,311,081 $330,647,042,837
1992 $714,254,256 $355,524,903,068
1993 $755,040,974 $392,665,710,525
1994 $746,493,952 $463,619,823,515
1995 $785,999,865 $566,581,003,128
1996 $848,239,446 $610,167,053,824
1997 $803,633,342 $569,755,022,973
1998 $840,285,265 $383,331,833,682
1999 $814,724,032 $497,514,040,642
2000 $782,913,872 $576,179,387,820
2001 $687,410,645 $547,656,279,895
2002 $578,235,309 $627,246,933,730
2003 $487,038,685 $702,714,855,194
2004 $961,900,651 $793,175,561,887
2005 $1,027,701,068 $934,901,071,333
2006 $1,054,112,488 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $1,279,703,047 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $1,561,766,956 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $1,450,142,509 $943,941,876,219
2010 $1,543,294,927 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $1,409,693,597 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $1,415,004,738 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $1,375,609,453 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $1,229,461,721 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $1,378,176,609 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $1,484,578,886 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $1,504,909,463 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $1,670,671,328 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $1,813,609,692 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $1,812,170,891 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $2,014,158,842 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $2,204,734,527 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $2,396,111,021 $1,712,792,854,202
2024 $2,507,519,958 -

Gambia and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Gambia South Korea
1960 - $158.3
1961 - $93.8
1962 - $106.2
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $123.6
1965 - $108.7
1966 $94.4 $133.5
1967 $97 $161.2
1968 $83.1 $198.4
1969 $88.7 $243.4
1970 $99.8 $279.3
1971 $103.3 $301
1972 $106.5 $324
1973 $131.4 $407
1974 $162.6 $563
1975 $189.8 $617
1976 $179.3 $834
1977 $213.8 $1,056
1978 $257.6 $1,406
1979 $300 $1,784
1980 $338 $1,715
1981 $296 $1,883
1982 $282.1 $1,993
1983 $268.6 $2,199
1984 $214.8 $2,413
1985 $262.8 $2,482
1986 $207.7 $2,835
1987 $237 $3,555
1988 $274.9 $4,749
1989 $280.9 $5,817
1990 $301 $6,610
1991 $628 $7,637
1992 $623 $8,127
1993 $635 $8,885
1994 $608 $10,385
1995 $622 $12,565
1996 $652 $13,403
1997 $600 $12,398
1998 $610 $8,282
1999 $575 $10,672
2000 $538 $12,257
2001 $460 $11,561
2002 $377 $13,165
2003 $309 $14,673
2004 $593 $16,496
2005 $616 $19,403
2006 $615 $21,743
2007 $725 $24,086
2008 $859 $21,350
2009 $775 $19,144
2010 $801 $23,079
2011 $711 $25,098
2012 $693 $25,459
2013 $654 $27,180
2014 $568 $29,253
2015 $620 $28,737
2016 $650 $29,280
2017 $643 $31,601
2018 $696 $33,447
2019 $738 $31,902
2020 $720 $31,721
2021 $782 $35,126
2022 $836 $32,395
2023 $888 $33,121
2024 $909 -

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

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
$2.46B
2024
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
31.6%
2023
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
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.1%
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
65.1%
2024
81.5%
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
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
86
2025
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
66.3 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
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
2025
45
2025
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%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
68,794 mi
2018

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