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Gambia vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 161st vs. 36th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Turkey
Population
2871879
85914550
Population rank 138/197 18/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 173/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Gambia and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Turkey
Year GDP
Gambia Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 $44,212,081 $14,100,000,000
1967 $46,695,007 $15,644,444,444
1968 $41,160,066 $17,500,000,000
1969 $45,168,072 $19,466,666,667
1970 $52,296,084 $17,863,636,364
1971 $55,728,663 $16,166,666,667
1972 $59,160,569 $20,650,000,000
1973 $75,187,749 $26,000,000,000
1974 $95,796,022 $35,414,285,714
1975 $115,179,719 $46,042,857,143
1976 $112,190,829 $51,450,000,000
1977 $138,093,099 $58,683,333,333
1978 $171,833,086 $65,912,500,000
1979 $207,112,628 $89,616,129,032
1980 $241,083,090 $68,823,684,211
1981 $218,767,743 $71,180,180,180
1982 $216,050,552 $64,369,325,153
1983 $213,448,585 $61,803,555,556
1984 $177,340,880 $59,937,602,180
1985 $225,726,359 $67,232,758,621
1986 $185,646,987 $75,673,037,037
1987 $220,626,484 $87,190,081,680
1988 $266,672,212 $90,875,175,809
1989 $284,120,329 $107,127,191,329
1990 $317,083,695 $150,655,500,192
1991 $690,311,081 $151,034,731,544
1992 $714,254,256 $159,104,772,992
1993 $755,040,974 $180,415,757,852
1994 $746,493,952 $130,650,447,499
1995 $785,999,865 $169,319,579,016
1996 $848,239,446 $181,464,408,820
1997 $803,633,342 $189,878,399,895
1998 $840,285,265 $275,941,990,764
1999 $814,724,032 $256,395,932,738
2000 $782,913,872 $274,294,623,164
2001 $687,410,645 $201,753,123,807
2002 $578,235,309 $240,249,071,871
2003 $487,038,685 $314,595,572,146
2004 $961,900,651 $408,865,430,220
2005 $1,027,701,068 $506,314,717,662
2006 $1,054,112,488 $557,076,157,773
2007 $1,279,703,047 $681,321,124,296
2008 $1,561,766,956 $770,449,132,861
2009 $1,450,142,509 $649,289,324,628
2010 $1,543,294,927 $776,967,266,306
2011 $1,409,693,597 $838,785,289,694
2012 $1,415,004,738 $880,555,885,492
2013 $1,375,609,453 $957,799,120,008
2014 $1,229,461,721 $938,934,609,297
2015 $1,378,176,609 $864,313,810,469
2016 $1,484,578,886 $869,682,881,593
2017 $1,504,909,463 $858,988,492,854
2018 $1,670,671,328 $778,972,108,041
2019 $1,813,609,692 $761,005,915,751
2020 $1,812,170,891 $720,338,490,327
2021 $2,014,158,842 $819,865,223,976
2022 $2,204,734,527 $907,118,434,654
2023 $2,396,111,021 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 $2,507,519,958 $1,323,254,808,059

Gambia and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 $94.4 $425
1967 $97 $459
1968 $83.1 $501
1969 $88.7 $544
1970 $99.8 $488
1971 $103.3 $431
1972 $106.5 $537
1973 $131.4 $661
1974 $162.6 $881
1975 $189.8 $1,122
1976 $179.3 $1,228
1977 $213.8 $1,372
1978 $257.6 $1,510
1979 $300 $2,013
1980 $338 $1,516
1981 $296 $1,537
1982 $282.1 $1,360
1983 $268.6 $1,276
1984 $214.8 $1,209
1985 $262.8 $1,326
1986 $207.7 $1,461
1987 $237 $1,650
1988 $274.9 $1,686
1989 $280.9 $1,949
1990 $301 $2,690
1991 $628 $2,649
1992 $623 $2,744
1993 $635 $3,058
1994 $608 $2,176
1995 $622 $2,775
1996 $652 $2,929
1997 $600 $3,021
1998 $610 $4,330
1999 $575 $3,969
2000 $538 $4,192
2001 $460 $3,046
2002 $377 $3,583
2003 $309 $4,638
2004 $593 $5,961
2005 $616 $7,303
2006 $615 $7,953
2007 $725 $9,711
2008 $859 $10,844
2009 $775 $9,013
2010 $801 $10,623
2011 $711 $11,301
2012 $693 $11,713
2013 $654 $12,578
2014 $568 $12,165
2015 $620 $11,050
2016 $650 $10,970
2017 $643 $10,696
2018 $696 $9,569
2019 $738 $9,215
2020 $720 $8,639
2021 $782 $9,743
2022 $836 $10,675
2023 $888 $13,106
2024 $909 $15,473

Gambia vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Turkey
1950 31.2 47.3
1951 31.5 47.6
1952 31.7 48.1
1953 31.9 48.2
1954 32.2 48.8
1955 32.4 49.1
1956 32.8 49.5
1957 33.1 49.2
1958 33.6 49.2
1959 34.1 50.1
1960 34.6 50.8
1961 35.1 51.6
1962 35.6 52.3
1963 36.1 53.1
1964 36.6 53.6
1965 37.1 54.1
1966 37.6 54.6
1967 38.1 55.2
1968 38.5 55.6
1969 39 56.2
1970 39.5 56.7
1971 40 57.2
1972 40.5 58
1973 41.1 58.5
1974 41.7 59
1975 42.2 59.5
1976 42.9 60
1977 43.4 60.8
1978 43.6 61.6
1979 44.5 62.2
1980 45 62.7
1981 44.5 63.2
1982 46.3 63.7
1983 46.9 64.3
1984 47.5 64.8
1985 48.2 65.3
1986 48.8 65.9
1987 49.4 66.4
1988 50.1 66.9
1989 50.7 67.4
1990 51.3 67.8
1991 51.9 68.3
1992 52.5 68.6
1993 53.2 69
1994 53.8 69.4
1995 54.3 69.7
1996 54.8 70.2
1997 55.2 70.7
1998 56 71.1
1999 56.5 70.8
2000 56.9 71.9
2001 57.3 72.3
2002 57.7 72.6
2003 58.2 72.9
2004 58.7 73.2
2005 59.1 73.5
2006 59.7 73.8
2007 60 74.1
2008 60.5 74.4
2009 60.7 74.7
2010 61.2 75
2011 61.6 74.8
2012 61.9 75.6
2013 62.3 76.2
2014 62.6 76.5
2015 63 76.5
2016 63.4 76.6
2017 63.7 77
2018 64 77.5
2019 64.4 77.7
2020 64.4 76.5
2021 63.8 75.7
2022 64.9 77.6
2023 65.9 77.2
2024 66.1 77.4
2025 66.3 77.8

Gambia and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Turkey
Year Population
Gambia Turkey
1960 398,060 28,329,898
1961 408,930 29,119,238
1962 420,163 29,916,147
1963 431,757 30,726,841
1964 443,687 31,543,072
1965 455,952 32,345,220
1966 468,516 33,177,672
1967 481,588 34,050,421
1968 495,269 34,921,684
1969 509,440 35,787,774
1970 524,105 36,638,465
1971 539,388 37,518,611
1972 555,370 38,430,221
1973 571,991 39,329,533
1974 589,085 40,210,234
1975 606,821 41,053,126
1976 625,667 41,899,984
1977 645,770 42,773,298
1978 667,103 43,645,306
1979 689,781 44,510,429
1980 713,913 45,408,815
1981 739,125 46,321,190
1982 765,753 47,322,096
1983 794,525 48,447,410
1984 825,631 49,574,069
1985 858,874 50,687,115
1986 894,019 51,777,772
1987 931,091 52,843,670
1988 970,160 53,909,626
1989 1,011,357 54,976,723
1990 1,054,696 56,015,628
1991 1,099,959 57,009,887
1992 1,145,582 57,990,118
1993 1,188,365 58,999,167
1994 1,227,226 60,033,836
1995 1,264,313 61,024,503
1996 1,301,410 61,951,134
1997 1,338,889 62,852,966
1998 1,376,987 63,734,383
1999 1,415,779 64,591,923
2000 1,455,084 65,425,961
2001 1,495,011 66,245,128
2002 1,535,691 67,048,795
2003 1,577,611 67,831,730
2004 1,621,312 68,592,617
2005 1,667,037 69,329,557
2006 1,715,275 70,045,349
2007 1,765,774 70,158,112
2008 1,817,852 71,051,678
2009 1,871,422 72,039,206
2010 1,926,630 73,142,150
2011 1,983,784 74,223,629
2012 2,043,094 75,175,827
2013 2,103,820 76,147,624
2014 2,164,528 77,181,884
2015 2,224,529 78,218,479
2016 2,283,769 79,277,962
2017 2,342,189 80,312,698
2018 2,399,632 81,407,204
2019 2,456,844 82,579,440
2020 2,515,733 83,384,680
2021 2,576,010 84,147,318
2022 2,636,470 84,979,913
2023 2,697,845 85,325,965
2024 2,759,988 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Gambia and Turkey

Fertility rate
Gambia

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Turkey
1960 6.25 6.38
1961 6.23 6.42
1962 6.21 6.38
1963 6.2 6.34
1964 6.2 6.29
1965 6.19 6.22
1966 6.18 6.15
1967 6.21 6.06
1968 6.22 5.96
1969 6.25 5.87
1970 6.26 5.78
1971 6.33 5.67
1972 6.37 5.55
1973 6.41 5.41
1974 6.42 5.24
1975 6.43 5.09
1976 6.43 4.93
1977 6.43 4.78
1978 6.42 4.69
1979 6.41 4.58
1980 6.41 4.45
1981 6.4 4.35
1982 6.4 4.21
1983 6.39 4.06
1984 6.39 3.91
1985 6.36 3.78
1986 6.34 3.66
1987 6.3 3.54
1988 6.26 3.45
1989 6.25 3.34
1990 6.25 3.11
1991 6.19 3
1992 6.11 2.94
1993 6.03 2.92
1994 6.04 2.87
1995 5.99 2.84
1996 5.93 2.78
1997 5.85 2.74
1998 5.82 2.71
1999 5.77 2.63
2000 5.72 2.49
2001 5.67 2.39
2002 5.66 2.27
2003 5.66 2.2
2004 5.68 2.2
2005 5.71 2.2
2006 5.74 2.19
2007 5.69 2.16
2008 5.63 2.15
2009 5.57 2.1
2010 5.56 2.08
2011 5.54 2.05
2012 5.52 2.11
2013 5.39 2.11
2014 5.2 2.19
2015 5 2.16
2016 4.81 2.11
2017 4.61 2.08
2018 4.42 2
2019 4.33 1.89
2020 4.25 1.77
2021 4.17 1.71
2022 4.08 1.63
2023 4.01 1.51

Gambia and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Gambia Turkey
1960 19.4 19.4
1961 19.4 19.3
1962 19.5 19.1
1963 19.6 19
1964 19.6 18.9
1965 19.7 18.9
1966 19.7 18.8
1967 19.8 18.7
1968 19.7 18.6
1969 19.6 18.6
1970 19.5 18.6
1971 19.4 18.7
1972 19.3 18.8
1973 19.2 18.9
1974 19.1 19
1975 18.9 19.1
1976 18.8 19.3
1977 18.6 19.4
1978 18.5 19.5
1979 18.4 19.7
1980 18.2 19.8
1981 18.1 19.9
1982 17.9 20
1983 17.8 20.2
1984 17.6 20.4
1985 17.5 20.6
1986 17.4 20.9
1987 17.4 21.1
1988 17.3 21.3
1989 17.2 21.6
1990 17.2 21.8
1991 17.1 22.1
1992 17.1 22.4
1993 17 22.7
1994 16.9 23
1995 16.8 23.3
1996 16.7 23.6
1997 16.6 24
1998 16.5 24.3
1999 16.5 24.7
2000 16.5 25
2001 16.6 25.4
2002 16.6 25.8
2003 16.7 26.2
2004 16.8 26.6
2005 16.9 27
2006 17 27.5
2007 17.1 27.9
2008 17.2 28.3
2009 17.3 28.6
2010 17.4 29.1
2011 17.5 29.5
2012 17.6 29.8
2013 17.7 30.1
2014 17.8 30.4
2015 17.9 30.6
2016 18.1 30.9
2017 18.2 31.2
2018 18.4 31.5
2019 18.5 31.8
2020 18.7 32.3
2021 18.9 32.7
2022 19.1 33.1
2023 19.2 33.5
2024 19.4 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
6.63%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
81.6%
2024

Energy

Gambia Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Turkey
% of world population
0.03%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
97.3%
2021
English speaking
2.34%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
87.3%
2024

Health

Gambia Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Turkey
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
272,554 mi
2024

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