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Gambia vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 161st vs. 157th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Vanuatu
Population
2871879
341110
Population rank 138/197 174/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Gambia and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Gambia Vanuatu
1966 $44,212,081 -
1967 $46,695,007 -
1968 $41,160,066 -
1969 $45,168,072 -
1970 $52,296,084 -
1971 $55,728,663 -
1972 $59,160,569 -
1973 $75,187,749 -
1974 $95,796,022 -
1975 $115,179,719 -
1976 $112,190,829 -
1977 $138,093,099 -
1978 $171,833,086 -
1979 $207,112,628 $119,258,835
1980 $241,083,090 $121,185,498
1981 $218,767,743 $113,781,796
1982 $216,050,552 $114,501,913
1983 $213,448,585 $117,389,554
1984 $177,340,880 $144,482,515
1985 $225,726,359 $131,856,421
1986 $185,646,987 $126,498,935
1987 $220,626,484 $139,464,174
1988 $266,672,212 $158,351,368
1989 $284,120,329 $154,013,202
1990 $317,083,695 $168,879,207
1991 $690,311,081 $201,334,169
1992 $714,254,256 $209,088,825
1993 $755,040,974 $200,491,853
1994 $746,493,952 $233,701,301
1995 $785,999,865 $249,333,250
1996 $848,239,446 $261,370,044
1997 $803,633,342 $272,771,209
1998 $840,285,265 $262,293,411
1999 $814,724,032 $268,006,973
2000 $782,913,872 $272,014,628
2001 $687,410,645 $257,926,882
2002 $578,235,309 $262,596,536
2003 $487,038,685 $314,471,413
2004 $961,900,651 $364,996,869
2005 $1,027,701,068 $394,962,433
2006 $1,054,112,488 $439,358,587
2007 $1,279,703,047 $516,392,923
2008 $1,561,766,956 $590,748,429
2009 $1,450,142,509 $592,622,319
2010 $1,543,294,927 $670,712,980
2011 $1,409,693,597 $770,153,588
2012 $1,415,004,738 $747,839,698
2013 $1,375,609,453 $758,304,466
2014 $1,229,461,721 $773,717,011
2015 $1,378,176,609 $759,690,181
2016 $1,484,578,886 $804,323,577
2017 $1,504,909,463 $880,043,284
2018 $1,670,671,328 $914,727,908
2019 $1,813,609,692 $936,526,268
2020 $1,812,170,891 $909,421,044
2021 $2,014,158,842 $982,362,212
2022 $2,204,734,527 $1,030,654,208
2023 $2,396,111,021 $1,126,313,359
2024 $2,507,519,958 $1,161,251,868

Gambia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Vanuatu
1966 $94.4 -
1967 $97 -
1968 $83.1 -
1969 $88.7 -
1970 $99.8 -
1971 $103.3 -
1972 $106.5 -
1973 $131.4 -
1974 $162.6 -
1975 $189.8 -
1976 $179.3 -
1977 $213.8 -
1978 $257.6 -
1979 $300 $1,055
1980 $338 $1,048
1981 $296 $962
1982 $282.1 $946
1983 $268.6 $947
1984 $214.8 $1,137
1985 $262.8 $1,012
1986 $207.7 $946
1987 $237 $1,017
1988 $274.9 $1,125
1989 $280.9 $1,067
1990 $301 $1,141
1991 $628 $1,326
1992 $623 $1,344
1993 $635 $1,257
1994 $608 $1,431
1995 $622 $1,492
1996 $652 $1,529
1997 $600 $1,562
1998 $610 $1,471
1999 $575 $1,472
2000 $538 $1,460
2001 $460 $1,350
2002 $377 $1,341
2003 $309 $1,567
2004 $593 $1,774
2005 $616 $1,874
2006 $615 $2,035
2007 $725 $2,334
2008 $859 $2,604
2009 $775 $2,546
2010 $801 $2,815
2011 $711 $3,163
2012 $693 $3,005
2013 $654 $2,980
2014 $568 $2,973
2015 $620 $2,855
2016 $650 $2,956
2017 $643 $3,160
2018 $696 $3,207
2019 $738 $3,207
2020 $720 $3,043
2021 $782 $3,212
2022 $836 $3,292
2023 $888 $3,515
2024 $909 $3,543

Gambia vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Vanuatu
1950 31.2 43.9
1951 31.5 42.2
1952 31.7 45.3
1953 31.9 45.8
1954 32.2 46.5
1955 32.4 47.1
1956 32.8 47.7
1957 33.1 48.2
1958 33.6 48.7
1959 34.1 49.3
1960 34.6 49.8
1961 35.1 50.4
1962 35.6 50.9
1963 36.1 51.5
1964 36.6 52
1965 37.1 52.5
1966 37.6 53.1
1967 38.1 53.7
1968 38.5 54.2
1969 39 54.8
1970 39.5 55.3
1971 40 55.9
1972 40.5 56.4
1973 41.1 57
1974 41.7 57.6
1975 42.2 58.1
1976 42.9 58.7
1977 43.4 59.2
1978 43.6 59.9
1979 44.5 60.9
1980 45 61.3
1981 44.5 61.9
1982 46.3 62.5
1983 46.9 63.1
1984 47.5 63.5
1985 48.2 63.9
1986 48.8 64.6
1987 49.4 64.4
1988 50.1 65.7
1989 50.7 66
1990 51.3 66.7
1991 51.9 67.1
1992 52.5 67.4
1993 53.2 67.7
1994 53.8 68
1995 54.3 68.1
1996 54.8 68.2
1997 55.2 68.3
1998 56 68.4
1999 56.5 67.9
2000 56.9 68.6
2001 57.3 68.7
2002 57.7 68.8
2003 58.2 68.9
2004 58.7 69
2005 59.1 69.2
2006 59.7 69.1
2007 60 69.1
2008 60.5 69.3
2009 60.7 69.4
2010 61.2 69.6
2011 61.6 69.7
2012 61.9 69.9
2013 62.3 70
2014 62.6 70
2015 63 70.2
2016 63.4 70.4
2017 63.7 70.5
2018 64 70.6
2019 64.4 70.8
2020 64.4 70.4
2021 63.8 70
2022 64.9 71.3
2023 65.9 71.5
2024 66.1 71.7
2025 66.3 71.8

Gambia and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Vanuatu
Year Population
Gambia Vanuatu
1960 398,060 64,431
1961 408,930 66,264
1962 420,163 68,174
1963 431,757 70,159
1964 443,687 72,219
1965 455,952 74,358
1966 468,516 76,590
1967 481,588 78,921
1968 495,269 81,314
1969 509,440 83,755
1970 524,105 86,266
1971 539,388 88,862
1972 555,370 91,562
1973 571,991 94,362
1974 589,085 97,260
1975 606,821 100,269
1976 625,667 103,388
1977 645,770 106,618
1978 667,103 109,963
1979 689,781 113,040
1980 713,913 115,660
1981 739,125 118,249
1982 765,753 121,035
1983 794,525 123,998
1984 825,631 127,109
1985 858,874 130,356
1986 894,019 133,720
1987 931,091 137,187
1988 970,160 140,756
1989 1,011,357 144,393
1990 1,054,696 148,063
1991 1,099,959 151,793
1992 1,145,582 155,608
1993 1,188,365 159,463
1994 1,227,226 163,314
1995 1,264,313 167,137
1996 1,301,410 170,911
1997 1,338,889 174,626
1998 1,376,987 178,313
1999 1,415,779 182,048
2000 1,455,084 186,281
2001 1,495,011 191,031
2002 1,535,691 195,863
2003 1,577,611 200,746
2004 1,621,312 205,711
2005 1,667,037 210,760
2006 1,715,275 215,923
2007 1,765,774 221,276
2008 1,817,852 226,896
2009 1,871,422 232,731
2010 1,926,630 238,248
2011 1,983,784 243,474
2012 2,043,094 248,883
2013 2,103,820 254,482
2014 2,164,528 260,240
2015 2,224,529 266,101
2016 2,283,769 272,087
2017 2,342,189 278,507
2018 2,399,632 285,259
2019 2,456,844 291,985
2020 2,515,733 298,858
2021 2,576,010 305,868
2022 2,636,470 313,046
2023 2,697,845 320,409
2024 2,759,988 327,777

Fertility rates in Gambia and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Gambia

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Vanuatu
1960 6.25 6.78
1961 6.23 6.73
1962 6.21 6.67
1963 6.2 6.62
1964 6.2 6.57
1965 6.19 6.52
1966 6.18 6.51
1967 6.21 6.51
1968 6.22 6.46
1969 6.25 6.41
1970 6.26 6.35
1971 6.33 6.29
1972 6.37 6.23
1973 6.41 6.15
1974 6.42 6.06
1975 6.43 5.98
1976 6.43 5.89
1977 6.43 5.81
1978 6.42 5.77
1979 6.41 5.73
1980 6.41 5.69
1981 6.4 5.65
1982 6.4 5.6
1983 6.39 5.55
1984 6.39 5.49
1985 6.36 5.43
1986 6.34 5.38
1987 6.3 5.33
1988 6.26 5.27
1989 6.25 5.21
1990 6.25 5.17
1991 6.19 5.13
1992 6.11 5.09
1993 6.03 5.02
1994 6.04 4.94
1995 5.99 4.85
1996 5.93 4.75
1997 5.85 4.66
1998 5.82 4.6
1999 5.77 4.56
2000 5.72 4.54
2001 5.67 4.5
2002 5.66 4.38
2003 5.66 4.29
2004 5.68 4.21
2005 5.71 4.13
2006 5.74 4.1
2007 5.69 4.12
2008 5.63 4.16
2009 5.57 4.16
2010 5.56 4.13
2011 5.54 4.09
2012 5.52 4.06
2013 5.39 4.04
2014 5.2 4
2015 5 3.95
2016 4.81 3.92
2017 4.61 3.88
2018 4.42 3.83
2019 4.33 3.79
2020 4.25 3.74
2021 4.17 3.7
2022 4.08 3.65
2023 4.01 3.6

Gambia and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Gambia Vanuatu
1960 19.4 17.7
1961 19.4 17.6
1962 19.5 17.5
1963 19.6 17.4
1964 19.6 17.3
1965 19.7 17.2
1966 19.7 17.1
1967 19.8 17.1
1968 19.7 17
1969 19.6 17
1970 19.5 17
1971 19.4 17
1972 19.3 17
1973 19.2 17
1974 19.1 17.1
1975 18.9 17.1
1976 18.8 17.1
1977 18.6 17.2
1978 18.5 17.3
1979 18.4 17.5
1980 18.2 17.6
1981 18.1 17.7
1982 17.9 17.7
1983 17.8 17.7
1984 17.6 17.7
1985 17.5 17.7
1986 17.4 17.8
1987 17.4 17.8
1988 17.3 17.8
1989 17.2 17.8
1990 17.2 17.8
1991 17.1 17.9
1992 17.1 17.8
1993 17 17.7
1994 16.9 17.7
1995 16.8 17.8
1996 16.7 18
1997 16.6 18
1998 16.5 18
1999 16.5 18
2000 16.5 18.2
2001 16.6 18.5
2002 16.6 18.7
2003 16.7 18.9
2004 16.8 19.2
2005 16.9 19.4
2006 17 19.6
2007 17.1 19.9
2008 17.2 20.1
2009 17.3 20.3
2010 17.4 20.5
2011 17.5 20.6
2012 17.6 20.8
2013 17.7 20.9
2014 17.8 21
2015 17.9 21.1
2016 18.1 21.1
2017 18.2 21.2
2018 18.4 21.2
2019 18.5 21.2
2020 18.7 21.2
2021 18.9 21.2
2022 19.1 21.2
2023 19.2 21.2
2024 19.4 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gambia Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Gambia Vanuatu
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
2.34%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Gambia Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Vanuatu
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
665 mi
2000

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