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Gambia vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 161st vs. 117th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia UAE
Population
2871879
11372700
Population rank 138/197 86/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Gambia and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Gambia and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Gambia

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Gambia UAE
1966 $44,212,081 -
1967 $46,695,007 -
1968 $41,160,066 -
1969 $45,168,072 -
1970 $52,296,084 $685,986,701
1971 $55,728,663 $939,893,600
1972 $59,160,569 $1,415,086,929
1973 $75,187,749 $4,231,243,616
1974 $95,796,022 $11,651,505,689
1975 $115,179,719 $14,720,728,249
1976 $112,190,829 $19,213,158,779
1977 $138,093,099 $24,871,775,165
1978 $171,833,086 $23,775,764,225
1979 $207,112,628 $31,225,659,621
1980 $241,083,090 $43,599,160,050
1981 $218,767,743 $49,333,424,135
1982 $216,050,552 $46,622,718,605
1983 $213,448,585 $42,803,323,345
1984 $177,340,880 $41,807,954,236
1985 $225,726,359 $40,603,650,232
1986 $185,646,987 $33,943,612,095
1987 $220,626,484 $36,384,908,744
1988 $266,672,212 $36,275,674,203
1989 $284,120,329 $41,464,995,914
1990 $317,083,695 $50,701,443,748
1991 $690,311,081 $51,552,165,622
1992 $714,254,256 $54,239,171,888
1993 $755,040,974 $55,625,170,253
1994 $746,493,952 $59,305,093,980
1995 $785,999,865 $65,743,666,576
1996 $848,239,446 $73,571,233,996
1997 $803,633,342 $78,839,008,445
1998 $840,285,265 $75,674,336,283
1999 $814,724,032 $84,445,473,111
2000 $782,913,872 $104,337,372,362
2001 $687,410,645 $103,311,640,572
2002 $578,235,309 $109,816,201,498
2003 $487,038,685 $124,346,358,067
2004 $961,900,651 $147,824,370,320
2005 $1,027,701,068 $180,617,467,965
2006 $1,054,112,488 $222,116,541,865
2007 $1,279,703,047 $257,916,133,424
2008 $1,561,766,956 $315,474,615,739
2009 $1,450,142,509 $253,547,358,747
2010 $1,543,294,927 $300,189,052,689
2011 $1,409,693,597 $360,832,739,551
2012 $1,415,004,738 $384,610,125,391
2013 $1,375,609,453 $400,218,529,748
2014 $1,229,461,721 $414,105,366,753
2015 $1,378,176,609 $370,275,469,571
2016 $1,484,578,886 $369,255,326,236
2017 $1,504,909,463 $390,516,804,030
2018 $1,670,671,328 $427,049,432,158
2019 $1,813,609,692 $417,989,721,743
2020 $1,812,170,891 $349,473,015,330
2021 $2,014,158,842 $415,178,792,757
2022 $2,204,734,527 $502,731,935,194
2023 $2,396,111,021 $514,130,432,648
2024 $2,507,519,958 $537,078,829,135

Gambia and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Gambia UAE
1966 $94.4 -
1967 $97 -
1968 $83.1 -
1969 $88.7 -
1970 $99.8 $2,394
1971 $103.3 $2,805
1972 $106.5 $3,675
1973 $131.4 $9,696
1974 $162.6 $23,823
1975 $189.8 $27,117
1976 $179.3 $31,197
1977 $213.8 $35,020
1978 $257.6 $29,379
1979 $300 $34,238
1980 $338 $42,925
1981 $296 $44,854
1982 $282.1 $39,972
1983 $268.6 $34,650
1984 $214.8 $32,012
1985 $262.8 $29,468
1986 $207.7 $23,132
1987 $237 $23,113
1988 $274.9 $21,570
1989 $280.9 $23,167
1990 $301 $26,710
1991 $628 $25,691
1992 $623 $25,648
1993 $635 $25,033
1994 $608 $25,473
1995 $622 $27,003
1996 $652 $28,323
1997 $600 $27,983
1998 $610 $24,889
1999 $575 $25,856
2000 $538 $29,866
2001 $460 $27,745
2002 $377 $27,754
2003 $309 $29,660
2004 $593 $33,377
2005 $616 $38,719
2006 $615 $44,343
2007 $725 $45,855
2008 $859 $50,054
2009 $775 $37,803
2010 $801 $43,697
2011 $711 $50,789
2012 $693 $52,034
2013 $654 $52,024
2014 $568 $51,381
2015 $620 $43,535
2016 $650 $41,326
2017 $643 $42,341
2018 $696 $45,690
2019 $738 $44,251
2020 $720 $37,174
2021 $782 $43,360
2022 $836 $49,899
2023 $888 $49,041
2024 $909 $49,378

Gambia vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia UAE
1950 31.2 42.1
1951 31.5 42.9
1952 31.7 43.6
1953 31.9 44.4
1954 32.2 45.2
1955 32.4 46
1956 32.8 46.9
1957 33.1 47.8
1958 33.6 48.8
1959 34.1 49.7
1960 34.6 50.7
1961 35.1 51.6
1962 35.6 52.5
1963 36.1 53.5
1964 36.6 54.5
1965 37.1 55.5
1966 37.6 56.6
1967 38.1 57.6
1968 38.5 58.7
1969 39 59.8
1970 39.5 60.8
1971 40 61.8
1972 40.5 62.7
1973 41.1 63.5
1974 41.7 64.4
1975 42.2 65.1
1976 42.9 65.8
1977 43.4 66.5
1978 43.6 67.1
1979 44.5 67.6
1980 45 68.2
1981 44.5 68.6
1982 46.3 69.1
1983 46.9 69.4
1984 47.5 69.8
1985 48.2 70.1
1986 48.8 70.4
1987 49.4 70.6
1988 50.1 70.8
1989 50.7 71
1990 51.3 71.1
1991 51.9 71.1
1992 52.5 71.2
1993 53.2 71.2
1994 53.8 71.2
1995 54.3 71.4
1996 54.8 71.8
1997 55.2 72.6
1998 56 73.7
1999 56.5 75
2000 56.9 76.3
2001 57.3 77.6
2002 57.7 78.7
2003 58.2 79.6
2004 58.7 80.3
2005 59.1 80.8
2006 59.7 81.2
2007 60 81.4
2008 60.5 81.6
2009 60.7 81.7
2010 61.2 81.9
2011 61.6 81.9
2012 61.9 81.9
2013 62.3 82
2014 62.6 82
2015 63 82.1
2016 63.4 82.2
2017 63.7 82.4
2018 64 82.4
2019 64.4 82.6
2020 64.4 81.9
2021 63.8 79.1
2022 64.9 80.5
2023 65.9 82.9
2024 66.1 83.1
2025 66.3 83.2

Gambia and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Gambia UAE
1960 398,060 131,334
1961 408,930 137,989
1962 420,163 144,946
1963 431,757 152,211
1964 443,687 159,692
1965 455,952 167,103
1966 468,516 173,976
1967 481,588 179,700
1968 495,269 199,416
1969 509,440 239,660
1970 524,105 286,536
1971 539,388 335,027
1972 555,370 385,014
1973 571,991 436,399
1974 589,085 489,087
1975 606,821 542,856
1976 625,667 615,866
1977 645,770 710,209
1978 667,103 809,274
1979 689,781 912,010
1980 713,913 1,015,700
1981 739,125 1,099,855
1982 765,753 1,166,370
1983 794,525 1,235,305
1984 825,631 1,305,996
1985 858,874 1,377,911
1986 894,019 1,467,383
1987 931,091 1,574,244
1988 970,160 1,681,788
1989 1,011,357 1,789,851
1990 1,054,696 1,898,220
1991 1,099,959 2,006,626
1992 1,145,582 2,114,730
1993 1,188,365 2,222,093
1994 1,227,226 2,328,188
1995 1,264,313 2,434,662
1996 1,301,410 2,597,564
1997 1,338,889 2,817,410
1998 1,376,987 3,040,421
1999 1,415,779 3,266,009
2000 1,455,084 3,493,575
2001 1,495,011 3,723,590
2002 1,535,691 3,956,826
2003 1,577,611 4,192,457
2004 1,621,312 4,428,967
2005 1,667,037 4,664,790
2006 1,715,275 5,009,100
2007 1,765,774 5,624,635
2008 1,817,852 6,302,664
2009 1,871,422 6,707,058
2010 1,926,630 6,869,838
2011 1,983,784 7,104,538
2012 2,043,094 7,391,448
2013 2,103,820 7,693,031
2014 2,164,528 8,059,440
2015 2,224,529 8,505,237
2016 2,283,769 8,935,095
2017 2,342,189 9,223,225
2018 2,399,632 9,346,701
2019 2,456,844 9,445,785
2020 2,515,733 9,401,038
2021 2,576,010 9,575,152
2022 2,636,470 10,074,977
2023 2,697,845 10,483,751
2024 2,759,988 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Gambia and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Gambia

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Gambia UAE
1960 6.25 6.5
1961 6.23 6.49
1962 6.21 6.49
1963 6.2 6.5
1964 6.2 6.49
1965 6.19 6.5
1966 6.18 6.5
1967 6.21 6.51
1968 6.22 6.53
1969 6.25 6.52
1970 6.26 6.52
1971 6.33 6.52
1972 6.37 6.5
1973 6.41 6.46
1974 6.42 6.41
1975 6.43 6.35
1976 6.43 6.29
1977 6.43 6.22
1978 6.42 6.15
1979 6.41 6.06
1980 6.41 5.95
1981 6.4 5.81
1982 6.4 5.66
1983 6.39 5.48
1984 6.39 5.3
1985 6.36 5.13
1986 6.34 5
1987 6.3 4.88
1988 6.26 4.77
1989 6.25 4.65
1990 6.25 4.51
1991 6.19 4.25
1992 6.11 4.09
1993 6.03 3.82
1994 6.04 3.76
1995 5.99 3.28
1996 5.93 3.06
1997 5.85 2.83
1998 5.82 2.77
1999 5.77 2.79
2000 5.72 2.73
2001 5.67 2.62
2002 5.66 2.54
2003 5.66 2.49
2004 5.68 2.38
2005 5.71 2.23
2006 5.74 1.96
2007 5.69 1.79
2008 5.63 1.52
2009 5.57 1.58
2010 5.56 1.57
2011 5.54 1.54
2012 5.52 1.53
2013 5.39 1.53
2014 5.2 1.48
2015 5 1.42
2016 4.81 1.37
2017 4.61 1.35
2018 4.42 1.29
2019 4.33 1.25
2020 4.25 1.29
2021 4.17 1.16
2022 4.08 1.15
2023 4.01 1.2

Gambia and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Gambia UAE
1960 19.4 19.6
1961 19.4 20.1
1962 19.5 20.6
1963 19.6 21
1964 19.6 21.5
1965 19.7 22
1966 19.7 22.6
1967 19.8 23.3
1968 19.7 23.5
1969 19.6 23.1
1970 19.5 23
1971 19.4 23.2
1972 19.3 23.6
1973 19.2 24.1
1974 19.1 24.7
1975 18.9 25.4
1976 18.8 25.6
1977 18.6 25.4
1978 18.5 25.5
1979 18.4 25.8
1980 18.2 26.2
1981 18.1 26.4
1982 17.9 26.4
1983 17.8 26.4
1984 17.6 26.4
1985 17.5 26.6
1986 17.4 26.5
1987 17.4 26.1
1988 17.3 25.9
1989 17.2 25.8
1990 17.2 25.8
1991 17.1 26
1992 17.1 26.4
1993 17 26.8
1994 16.9 27.4
1995 16.8 28
1996 16.7 28.1
1997 16.6 27.9
1998 16.5 27.9
1999 16.5 28
2000 16.5 28.2
2001 16.6 28.6
2002 16.6 29.1
2003 16.7 29.6
2004 16.8 30.3
2005 16.9 30.9
2006 17 31.4
2007 17.1 31.6
2008 17.2 31.6
2009 17.3 31.6
2010 17.4 31.7
2011 17.5 31.7
2012 17.6 31.7
2013 17.7 31.7
2014 17.8 31.8
2015 17.9 31.8
2016 18.1 31.8
2017 18.2 31.8
2018 18.4 31.8
2019 18.5 31.8
2020 18.7 31.8
2021 18.9 31.9
2022 19.1 31.9
2023 19.2 32.2
2024 19.4 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Gambia UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia UAE
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
98.8%
2024
English speaking
2.34%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Gambia UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia UAE
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
2,535 mi
2008

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