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Gambia vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 161st vs. 50th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Thailand
Population
2871879
71619867
Population rank 138/197 21/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Gambia and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Thailand
Year GDP
Gambia Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 $44,212,081 $5,279,230,817
1967 $46,695,007 $5,638,461,442
1968 $41,160,066 $6,081,009,428
1969 $45,168,072 $6,695,336,567
1970 $52,296,084 $7,086,538,438
1971 $55,728,663 $7,375,000,024
1972 $59,160,569 $8,177,873,151
1973 $75,187,749 $10,838,587,358
1974 $95,796,022 $13,702,998,512
1975 $115,179,719 $14,882,770,594
1976 $112,190,829 $16,985,208,648
1977 $138,093,099 $19,779,312,261
1978 $171,833,086 $24,006,566,637
1979 $207,112,628 $27,371,650,825
1980 $241,083,090 $32,353,514,989
1981 $218,767,743 $34,846,039,194
1982 $216,050,552 $36,589,772,404
1983 $213,448,585 $40,042,798,388
1984 $177,340,880 $41,797,647,776
1985 $225,726,359 $38,900,711,333
1986 $185,646,987 $43,096,773,981
1987 $220,626,484 $50,535,446,555
1988 $266,672,212 $61,667,253,471
1989 $284,120,329 $72,250,748,100
1990 $317,083,695 $85,343,190,719
1991 $690,311,081 $98,234,714,971
1992 $714,254,256 $111,452,746,518
1993 $755,040,974 $128,889,262,951
1994 $746,493,952 $146,683,778,959
1995 $785,999,865 $169,278,916,593
1996 $848,239,446 $183,035,237,429
1997 $803,633,342 $150,180,456,566
1998 $840,285,265 $113,675,596,788
1999 $814,724,032 $126,669,211,779
2000 $782,913,872 $126,392,224,254
2001 $687,410,645 $120,296,476,180
2002 $578,235,309 $134,300,904,400
2003 $487,038,685 $152,280,615,246
2004 $961,900,651 $172,895,685,155
2005 $1,027,701,068 $189,318,408,469
2006 $1,054,112,488 $221,758,296,022
2007 $1,279,703,047 $262,942,621,455
2008 $1,561,766,956 $291,382,982,431
2009 $1,450,142,509 $281,710,630,187
2010 $1,543,294,927 $341,104,766,329
2011 $1,409,693,597 $370,818,739,624
2012 $1,415,004,738 $397,558,325,279
2013 $1,375,609,453 $420,333,654,593
2014 $1,229,461,721 $407,339,040,198
2015 $1,378,176,609 $401,296,238,228
2016 $1,484,578,886 $413,366,349,748
2017 $1,504,909,463 $456,356,813,537
2018 $1,670,671,328 $506,754,208,404
2019 $1,813,609,692 $543,976,691,794
2020 $1,812,170,891 $500,461,898,480
2021 $2,014,158,842 $506,194,668,790
2022 $2,204,734,527 $495,644,697,588
2023 $2,396,111,021 $515,906,283,941
2024 $2,507,519,958 $526,411,265,428

Gambia and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 $94.4 $164.5
1967 $97 $170.7
1968 $83.1 $178.8
1969 $88.7 $191.4
1970 $99.8 $197.1
1971 $103.3 $199.7
1972 $106.5 $215.6
1973 $131.4 $278.3
1974 $162.6 $343
1975 $189.8 $364
1976 $179.3 $405
1977 $213.8 $462
1978 $257.6 $548
1979 $300 $612
1980 $338 $709
1981 $296 $748
1982 $282.1 $770
1983 $268.6 $827
1984 $214.8 $847
1985 $262.8 $774
1986 $207.7 $842
1987 $237 $970
1988 $274.9 $1,164
1989 $280.9 $1,342
1990 $301 $1,559
1991 $628 $1,766
1992 $623 $1,972
1993 $635 $2,245
1994 $608 $2,518
1995 $622 $2,864
1996 $652 $3,055
1997 $600 $2,473
1998 $610 $1,848
1999 $575 $2,033
2000 $538 $2,006
2001 $460 $1,890
2002 $377 $2,090
2003 $309 $2,348
2004 $593 $2,642
2005 $616 $2,868
2006 $615 $3,331
2007 $725 $3,919
2008 $859 $4,309
2009 $775 $4,135
2010 $801 $4,974
2011 $711 $5,374
2012 $693 $5,726
2013 $654 $6,018
2014 $568 $5,801
2015 $620 $5,689
2016 $650 $5,834
2017 $643 $6,413
2018 $696 $7,100
2019 $738 $7,606
2020 $720 $6,986
2021 $782 $7,057
2022 $836 $6,909
2023 $888 $7,195
2024 $909 $7,345

Gambia vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Thailand
1950 31.2 45.2
1951 31.5 45.9
1952 31.7 46.5
1953 31.9 47.1
1954 32.2 47.6
1955 32.4 48.1
1956 32.8 48.6
1957 33.1 49.1
1958 33.6 49.5
1959 34.1 50.1
1960 34.6 50.6
1961 35.1 51.1
1962 35.6 51.4
1963 36.1 52
1964 36.6 52.5
1965 37.1 53.1
1966 37.6 53.7
1967 38.1 54.3
1968 38.5 55
1969 39 55.7
1970 39.5 56.5
1971 40 57.1
1972 40.5 57.7
1973 41.1 58.3
1974 41.7 59
1975 42.2 59.7
1976 42.9 60.4
1977 43.4 60.9
1978 43.6 61.3
1979 44.5 61.7
1980 45 62.2
1981 44.5 62.9
1982 46.3 63.6
1983 46.9 64.5
1984 47.5 65.5
1985 48.2 66.5
1986 48.8 67.3
1987 49.4 67.8
1988 50.1 68.2
1989 50.7 68.6
1990 51.3 68.9
1991 51.9 69.1
1992 52.5 69.4
1993 53.2 69.6
1994 53.8 69.7
1995 54.3 69.8
1996 54.8 69.9
1997 55.2 70.4
1998 56 70.7
1999 56.5 71
2000 56.9 71.2
2001 57.3 71.5
2002 57.7 71.8
2003 58.2 72.1
2004 58.7 72.1
2005 59.1 72.9
2006 59.7 73.3
2007 60 73.8
2008 60.5 74.2
2009 60.7 74.7
2010 61.2 75
2011 61.6 75.3
2012 61.9 75.6
2013 62.3 76
2014 62.6 76.3
2015 63 76.6
2016 63.4 76.8
2017 63.7 77
2018 64 77.2
2019 64.4 77.2
2020 64.4 77.3
2021 63.8 77.6
2022 64.9 75.3
2023 65.9 76.4
2024 66.1 76.6
2025 66.3 76.8

Gambia and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Thailand
Year Population
Gambia Thailand
1960 398,060 26,851,747
1961 408,930 27,650,334
1962 420,163 28,481,040
1963 431,757 29,342,322
1964 443,687 30,232,141
1965 455,952 31,149,337
1966 468,516 32,086,071
1967 481,588 33,037,801
1968 495,269 34,002,560
1969 509,440 34,973,782
1970 524,105 35,954,408
1971 539,388 36,937,387
1972 555,370 37,933,929
1973 571,991 38,947,787
1974 589,085 39,952,891
1975 606,821 40,940,005
1976 625,667 41,896,504
1977 645,770 42,843,974
1978 667,103 43,788,976
1979 689,781 44,718,434
1980 713,913 45,650,022
1981 739,125 46,575,855
1982 765,753 47,494,577
1983 794,525 48,423,309
1984 825,631 49,351,708
1985 858,874 50,270,753
1986 894,019 51,177,834
1987 931,091 52,074,105
1988 970,160 52,969,595
1989 1,011,357 53,848,956
1990 1,054,696 54,738,329
1991 1,099,959 55,637,434
1992 1,145,582 56,528,834
1993 1,188,365 57,408,198
1994 1,227,226 58,260,854
1995 1,264,313 59,098,232
1996 1,301,410 59,920,064
1997 1,338,889 60,724,584
1998 1,376,987 61,522,630
1999 1,415,779 62,299,043
2000 1,455,084 63,007,815
2001 1,495,011 63,651,141
2002 1,535,691 64,266,437
2003 1,577,611 64,868,166
2004 1,621,312 65,452,047
2005 1,667,037 66,017,420
2006 1,715,275 66,567,687
2007 1,765,774 67,102,394
2008 1,817,852 67,619,830
2009 1,871,422 68,121,080
2010 1,926,630 68,579,447
2011 1,983,784 69,007,208
2012 2,043,094 69,436,098
2013 2,103,820 69,845,114
2014 2,164,528 70,216,367
2015 2,224,529 70,540,795
2016 2,283,769 70,859,841
2017 2,342,189 71,160,187
2018 2,399,632 71,376,079
2019 2,456,844 71,522,271
2020 2,515,733 71,641,484
2021 2,576,010 71,727,332
2022 2,636,470 71,735,329
2023 2,697,845 71,702,435
2024 2,759,988 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Gambia and Thailand

Fertility rate
Gambia

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Thailand
1960 6.25 6.33
1961 6.23 6.32
1962 6.21 6.33
1963 6.2 6.34
1964 6.2 6.31
1965 6.19 6.26
1966 6.18 6.18
1967 6.21 6.08
1968 6.22 5.93
1969 6.25 5.7
1970 6.26 5.45
1971 6.33 5.25
1972 6.37 5.08
1973 6.41 4.85
1974 6.42 4.6
1975 6.43 4.36
1976 6.43 4.12
1977 6.43 3.87
1978 6.42 3.62
1979 6.41 3.45
1980 6.41 3.29
1981 6.4 3.13
1982 6.4 2.94
1983 6.39 2.76
1984 6.39 2.58
1985 6.36 2.45
1986 6.34 2.36
1987 6.3 2.26
1988 6.26 2.17
1989 6.25 2.14
1990 6.25 2.07
1991 6.19 2.04
1992 6.11 2.01
1993 6.03 1.97
1994 6.04 1.93
1995 5.99 1.89
1996 5.93 1.87
1997 5.85 1.85
1998 5.82 1.82
1999 5.77 1.77
2000 5.72 1.73
2001 5.67 1.71
2002 5.66 1.69
2003 5.66 1.67
2004 5.68 1.67
2005 5.71 1.64
2006 5.74 1.63
2007 5.69 1.62
2008 5.63 1.59
2009 5.57 1.57
2010 5.56 1.56
2011 5.54 1.57
2012 5.52 1.56
2013 5.39 1.53
2014 5.2 1.48
2015 5 1.45
2016 4.81 1.4
2017 4.61 1.36
2018 4.42 1.32
2019 4.33 1.29
2020 4.25 1.26
2021 4.17 1.23
2022 4.08 1.22
2023 4.01 1.21

Gambia and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Gambia Thailand
1960 19.4 18
1961 19.4 17.9
1962 19.5 17.7
1963 19.6 17.6
1964 19.6 17.5
1965 19.7 17.4
1966 19.7 17.3
1967 19.8 17.3
1968 19.7 17.3
1969 19.6 17.4
1970 19.5 17.5
1971 19.4 17.6
1972 19.3 17.8
1973 19.2 18
1974 19.1 18.2
1975 18.9 18.4
1976 18.8 18.7
1977 18.6 18.9
1978 18.5 19.2
1979 18.4 19.5
1980 18.2 19.9
1981 18.1 20.2
1982 17.9 20.6
1983 17.8 21
1984 17.6 21.5
1985 17.5 21.9
1986 17.4 22.4
1987 17.4 22.8
1988 17.3 23.3
1989 17.2 23.7
1990 17.2 24.3
1991 17.1 24.8
1992 17.1 25.4
1993 17 26
1994 16.9 26.6
1995 16.8 27.2
1996 16.7 27.7
1997 16.6 28.3
1998 16.5 28.9
1999 16.5 29.5
2000 16.5 30
2001 16.6 30.5
2002 16.6 30.9
2003 16.7 31.3
2004 16.8 31.7
2005 16.9 32.2
2006 17 32.6
2007 17.1 33.1
2008 17.2 33.6
2009 17.3 34
2010 17.4 34.5
2011 17.5 35
2012 17.6 35.4
2013 17.7 35.9
2014 17.8 36.3
2015 17.9 36.8
2016 18.1 37.3
2017 18.2 37.7
2018 18.4 38.2
2019 18.5 38.7
2020 18.7 39.2
2021 18.9 39.7
2022 19.1 40.2
2023 19.2 40.7
2024 19.4 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
91.8%
2024

Energy

Gambia Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Thailand
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
91.1%
2022
English speaking
2.34%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Gambia Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Thailand
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
436,817 mi
2020

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