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Gambia vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

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 173/197 ($2.51B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Vatican
Population
2871879
949
Population rank 138/197 197/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 173/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 182/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$663
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 157/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
n/a
Median age
19.4 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Gambia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Gambia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

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

Gambia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
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
0.61 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
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
-2,989
2024
n/a
Urban population
65.1%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
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
22.8
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
35
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
74
2025
150
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
$28.9
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
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, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
9
2025
72
2025
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%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
5.59 mi
2003

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