Gambia vs Vatican comparison: 68 facts & rankings

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 161st vs. 197th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 174/197 ($2.4B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 183/197 ($871), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Gambia	Vatican
Population	2902554	936
Population rank	138/197	197/197
GDP	$2.4B 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	174/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$871 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	183/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$3,476 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$1.92B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	80% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$697 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	155/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$741 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	3,907 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	739 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	4.01 2023	n/a
Median age	19.4 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	66.5 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Gambia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Gambia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Gambia	Vatican
2026	66.5	83.4
2025	66.3	83.3
2024	66.1	83.1
2023	65.9	83
2022	64.9	83.3
2021	63.8	82.9
2020	64.4	83
2019	64.4	83.6
2018	64	83.3
2017	63.7	82.7
2016	63.4	82.9
2015	63	82.5
2014	62.6	82.6
2013	62.3	82.5
2012	61.9	82
2011	61.6	81.7
2010	61.2	81.5
2009	60.7	81.3
2008	60.5	81.4
2007	60	81.3
2006	59.7	81.2
2005	59.1	80.6
2004	58.7	80.2
2003	58.2	79.8
2002	57.7	80
2001	57.3	79.9
2000	56.9	79.3
1999	56.5	78.7
1998	56	78.3
1997	55.2	78.2
1996	54.8	78.5
1995	54.3	77.8
1994	53.8	77.7
1993	53.2	77
1992	52.5	77.3
1991	51.9	76.9
1990	51.3	76.9
1989	50.7	76.8
1988	50.1	76.4
1987	49.4	76.2
1986	48.8	75.7
1985	48.2	75.5
1984	47.5	75.1
1983	46.9	74.7
1982	46.3	74.8
1981	44.5	74.3
1980	45	74.1
1979	44.5	74
1978	43.6	73.7
1977	43.4	73.3
1976	42.9	72.9
1975	42.2	72.6
1974	41.7	72.7
1973	41.1	71.9
1972	40.5	72
1971	40	71.7
1970	39.5	71.5
1969	39	70.7
1968	38.5	70.7
1967	38.1	70.9
1966	37.6	70.9
1965	37.1	70.1
1964	36.6	70.3
1963	36.1	69.3
1962	35.6	69.2
1961	35.1	69.8
1960	34.6	69.2
1959	34.1	69.2
1958	33.6	68.7
1957	33.1	67.5
1956	32.8	67.3
1955	32.4	67.8
1954	32.2	67.5
1953	31.9	66.3
1952	31.7	65.7
1951	31.5	65.3
1950	31.2	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Gambia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Gambia	Vatican
2024	2,759,988	-
2023	2,697,845	-
2022	2,636,470	-
2021	2,576,010	-
2020	2,515,733	-
2019	2,456,844	1,000
2018	2,399,632	-
2017	2,342,189	1,000
2016	2,283,769	-
2015	2,224,529	1,000
2014	2,164,528	842
2013	2,103,820	839
2012	2,043,094	836
2011	1,983,784	832
2010	1,926,630	829
2009	1,871,422	826
2008	1,817,852	824
2007	1,765,774	821
2006	1,715,275	932
2005	1,667,037	921
2004	1,621,312	921
2003	1,577,611	911
2002	1,535,691	900
2001	1,495,011	890
2000	1,455,084	880
1999	1,415,779	-
1998	1,376,987	-
1997	1,338,889	-
1996	1,301,410	-
1995	1,264,313	-
1994	1,227,226	-
1993	1,188,365	-
1992	1,145,582	-
1991	1,099,959	-
1990	1,054,696	-
1989	1,011,357	-
1988	970,160	-
1987	931,091	-
1986	894,019	-
1985	858,874	-
1984	825,631	-
1983	794,525	-
1982	765,753	-
1981	739,125	-
1980	713,913	-
1979	689,781	-
1978	667,103	-
1977	645,770	-
1976	625,667	-
1975	606,821	-
1974	589,085	-
1973	571,991	-
1972	555,370	-
1971	539,388	-
1970	524,105	-
1969	509,440	-
1968	495,269	-
1967	481,588	-
1966	468,516	-
1965	455,952	-
1964	443,687	-
1963	431,757	-
1962	420,163	-
1961	408,930	-
1960	398,060	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Gambia	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$2.43B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	25.8% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	2.81% 2023	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	0.57% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	4,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-4.08% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	6.48% 2023	n/a
Services, % of GDP	56.8% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	15.3% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	56.3 2026	65 2025
Income share by richest 10%	30.5% 2020	n/a
Income share by poorest 10%	2.6% 2020	n/a
Total reserves including gold	$629M 2024	n/a
Personal remittances received	$529M 2024	n/a
International tourist arrivals	246,000 2020	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	30.2% 2020	n/a
Banked people share	38.2% 2024	n/a

Energy

	Gambia	Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita	75.3 kg 2007	n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use	$26.4 2007	n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	0.49 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	0.18 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	0% 2007	n/a
Renewable energy use share	47.7% 2022	n/a
Renewable electricity output share	1.6% 2021	n/a
Hydroelectric share	0% 2021	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	66.9% 2023	n/a

Society

	Gambia	Vatican
% of world population	0.03% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	-2,984 2025	n/a
Urban population	64.3% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	49.8:50.2 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.52 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.31 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	21.9 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	37 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	35 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	9.13 2015	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	29.6 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	73 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	58.7% 2022	100% 2013
English speaking	2.34% 2023	20% 2025
People using the Internet	45.9% 2023	n/a

Health

	Gambia	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$25.7 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$8.7 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	66.5 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	17.4% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	0.09 2023	n/a
Age at first childbirth	20.7 years 2025	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	354 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	44.1 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	15.3% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	5.5% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	9 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	10.5% 2022	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	0.61 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Gambia	Vatican
% of world land	0.007% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	1,416 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	2,448 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	871 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	1,850 mi 2011	5.59 mi 2003