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Gambia vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 161st vs. 32nd).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Venezuela
Population
2871879
28610737
Population rank 138/197 54/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 173/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 182/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 157/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Gambia and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Venezuela
Year GDP
Gambia Venezuela
1960 - $7,663,938,303
1961 - $8,067,267,031
1962 - $8,814,309,884
1963 - $9,608,717,288
1964 - $8,192,413,793
1965 - $8,427,777,778
1966 $44,212,081 $8,781,333,333
1967 $46,695,007 $9,250,000,000
1968 $41,160,066 $10,034,444,444
1969 $45,168,072 $10,285,111,111
1970 $52,296,084 $11,561,111,111
1971 $55,728,663 $12,986,590,909
1972 $59,160,569 $13,977,727,273
1973 $75,187,749 $17,035,581,395
1974 $95,796,022 $26,100,930,233
1975 $115,179,719 $27,464,651,163
1976 $112,190,829 $31,419,534,884
1977 $138,093,099 $36,210,697,674
1978 $171,833,086 $39,316,279,070
1979 $207,112,628 $48,310,930,233
1980 $241,083,090 $59,116,511,628
1981 $218,767,743 $66,327,441,860
1982 $216,050,552 $67,736,744,186
1983 $213,448,585 $67,556,279,070
1984 $177,340,880 $59,867,743,468
1985 $225,726,359 $61,965,466,667
1986 $185,646,987 $60,516,123,711
1987 $220,626,484 $48,029,034,483
1988 $266,672,212 $60,226,413,793
1989 $284,120,329 $43,536,709,104
1990 $317,083,695 $48,606,952,195
1991 $690,311,081 $53,453,444,787
1992 $714,254,256 $60,416,519,620
1993 $755,040,974 $60,037,460,783
1994 $746,493,952 $58,418,666,667
1995 $785,999,865 $77,389,487,770
1996 $848,239,446 $70,543,211,119
1997 $803,633,342 $85,837,678,560
1998 $840,285,265 $91,336,763,255
1999 $814,724,032 $97,972,842,462
2000 $782,913,872 $117,146,466,003
2001 $687,410,645 $122,911,036,747
2002 $578,235,309 $92,893,587,734
2003 $487,038,685 $83,620,628,582
2004 $961,900,651 $112,451,400,425
2005 $1,027,701,068 $145,513,489,652
2006 $1,054,112,488 $183,477,522,124
2007 $1,279,703,047 $230,364,012,576
2008 $1,561,766,956 $315,953,388,511
2009 $1,450,142,509 $329,787,628,928
2010 $1,543,294,927 $393,192,354,511
2011 $1,409,693,597 $316,482,190,800
2012 $1,415,004,738 $381,286,237,848
2013 $1,375,609,453 $371,005,379,787
2014 $1,229,461,721 $482,359,318,768
2015 $1,378,176,609 -
2016 $1,484,578,886 -
2017 $1,504,909,463 -
2018 $1,670,671,328 -
2019 $1,813,609,692 -
2020 $1,812,170,891 -
2021 $2,014,158,842 -
2022 $2,204,734,527 -
2023 $2,396,111,021 -
2024 $2,507,519,958 -

Gambia and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Venezuela
1960 - $939
1961 - $954
1962 - $1,007
1963 - $1,060
1964 - $874
1965 - $869
1966 $94.4 $876
1967 $97 $893
1968 $83.1 $938
1969 $88.7 $932
1970 $99.8 $1,015
1971 $103.3 $1,106
1972 $106.5 $1,155
1973 $131.4 $1,367
1974 $162.6 $2,034
1975 $189.8 $2,078
1976 $179.3 $2,309
1977 $213.8 $2,585
1978 $257.6 $2,727
1979 $300 $3,257
1980 $338 $3,874
1981 $296 $4,228
1982 $282.1 $4,202
1983 $268.6 $4,079
1984 $214.8 $3,520
1985 $262.8 $3,549
1986 $207.7 $3,376
1987 $237 $2,611
1988 $274.9 $3,191
1989 $280.9 $2,250
1990 $301 $2,452
1991 $628 $2,633
1992 $623 $2,907
1993 $635 $2,825
1994 $608 $2,689
1995 $622 $3,487
1996 $652 $3,113
1997 $600 $3,711
1998 $610 $3,870
1999 $575 $4,071
2000 $538 $4,776
2001 $460 $4,920
2002 $377 $3,652
2003 $309 $3,230
2004 $593 $4,269
2005 $616 $5,432
2006 $615 $6,739
2007 $725 $8,332
2008 $859 $11,262
2009 $775 $11,597
2010 $801 $13,646
2011 $711 $10,844
2012 $693 $12,901
2013 $654 $12,403
2014 $568 $15,944
2015 $620 -
2016 $650 -
2017 $643 -
2018 $696 -
2019 $738 -
2020 $720 -
2021 $782 -
2022 $836 -
2023 $888 -
2024 $909 -

Gambia vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Venezuela
1950 31.2 51.1
1951 31.5 52
1952 31.7 52.7
1953 31.9 53.4
1954 32.2 54.1
1955 32.4 54.8
1956 32.8 55.5
1957 33.1 56.2
1958 33.6 56.9
1959 34.1 57.7
1960 34.6 58.4
1961 35.1 59.1
1962 35.6 59.7
1963 36.1 60.5
1964 36.6 61.2
1965 37.1 61.9
1966 37.6 62.9
1967 38.1 63.6
1968 38.5 63.9
1969 39 63.8
1970 39.5 64.8
1971 40 65.2
1972 40.5 65.6
1973 41.1 65.7
1974 41.7 66.2
1975 42.2 66.7
1976 42.9 67.3
1977 43.4 67.7
1978 43.6 68.1
1979 44.5 68.2
1980 45 68.2
1981 44.5 68.7
1982 46.3 69
1983 46.9 69.5
1984 47.5 69.7
1985 48.2 70
1986 48.8 70.5
1987 49.4 70.7
1988 50.1 70.8
1989 50.7 70.8
1990 51.3 71
1991 51.9 71.2
1992 52.5 71.2
1993 53.2 71.4
1994 53.8 71.3
1995 54.3 71.7
1996 54.8 71.9
1997 55.2 72.6
1998 56 72.4
1999 56.5 72.1
2000 56.9 72.4
2001 57.3 71
2002 57.7 72.8
2003 58.2 72.1
2004 58.7 72.8
2005 59.1 73.1
2006 59.7 73
2007 60 73.3
2008 60.5 72.6
2009 60.7 72.8
2010 61.2 73.1
2011 61.6 73.1
2012 61.9 73.1
2013 62.3 73.1
2014 62.6 72.8
2015 63 73
2016 63.4 72
2017 63.7 71.9
2018 64 72.6
2019 64.4 72.8
2020 64.4 72.4
2021 63.8 71.5
2022 64.9 72.6
2023 65.9 72.5
2024 66.1 72.7
2025 66.3 72.8

Gambia and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Venezuela
Year Population
Gambia Venezuela
1960 398,060 8,160,090
1961 408,930 8,455,915
1962 420,163 8,756,870
1963 431,757 9,064,021
1964 443,687 9,377,712
1965 455,952 9,697,790
1966 468,516 10,024,854
1967 481,588 10,358,513
1968 495,269 10,697,530
1969 509,440 11,040,280
1970 524,105 11,387,790
1971 539,388 11,741,008
1972 555,370 12,099,180
1973 571,991 12,463,537
1974 589,085 12,835,351
1975 606,821 13,215,892
1976 625,667 13,606,284
1977 645,770 14,006,812
1978 667,103 14,416,684
1979 689,781 14,834,552
1980 713,913 15,258,218
1981 739,125 15,687,297
1982 765,753 16,121,874
1983 794,525 16,562,205
1984 825,631 17,008,841
1985 858,874 17,461,434
1986 894,019 17,923,536
1987 931,091 18,394,963
1988 970,160 18,871,020
1989 1,011,357 19,348,921
1990 1,054,696 19,827,010
1991 1,099,959 20,304,896
1992 1,145,582 20,780,948
1993 1,188,365 21,254,520
1994 1,227,226 21,725,188
1995 1,264,313 22,193,821
1996 1,301,410 22,662,113
1997 1,338,889 23,131,685
1998 1,376,987 23,601,337
1999 1,415,779 24,066,593
2000 1,455,084 24,526,708
2001 1,495,011 24,979,922
2002 1,535,691 25,435,671
2003 1,577,611 25,892,703
2004 1,621,312 26,340,838
2005 1,667,037 26,785,804
2006 1,715,275 27,224,686
2007 1,765,774 27,649,363
2008 1,817,852 28,053,696
2009 1,871,422 28,438,298
2010 1,926,630 28,813,101
2011 1,983,784 29,185,212
2012 2,043,094 29,553,826
2013 2,103,820 29,912,198
2014 2,164,528 30,254,079
2015 2,224,529 30,573,972
2016 2,283,769 30,765,720
2017 2,342,189 30,565,323
2018 2,399,632 29,807,592
2019 2,456,844 28,938,098
2020 2,515,733 28,444,077
2021 2,576,010 28,237,826
2022 2,636,470 28,213,017
2023 2,697,845 28,300,854
2024 2,759,988 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Gambia and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Gambia

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Venezuela
1960 6.25 6.38
1961 6.23 6.3
1962 6.21 6.23
1963 6.2 6.16
1964 6.2 6.07
1965 6.19 5.98
1966 6.18 5.87
1967 6.21 5.75
1968 6.22 5.61
1969 6.25 5.47
1970 6.26 5.32
1971 6.33 5.17
1972 6.37 5.04
1973 6.41 4.91
1974 6.42 4.79
1975 6.43 4.69
1976 6.43 4.59
1977 6.43 4.49
1978 6.42 4.4
1979 6.41 4.3
1980 6.41 4.2
1981 6.4 4.1
1982 6.4 4.01
1983 6.39 3.93
1984 6.39 3.86
1985 6.36 3.79
1986 6.34 3.73
1987 6.3 3.67
1988 6.26 3.6
1989 6.25 3.52
1990 6.25 3.45
1991 6.19 3.37
1992 6.11 3.29
1993 6.03 3.22
1994 6.04 3.15
1995 5.99 3.08
1996 5.93 3.02
1997 5.85 2.97
1998 5.82 2.91
1999 5.77 2.86
2000 5.72 2.79
2001 5.67 2.78
2002 5.66 2.74
2003 5.66 2.7
2004 5.68 2.64
2005 5.71 2.63
2006 5.74 2.6
2007 5.69 2.52
2008 5.63 2.48
2009 5.57 2.42
2010 5.56 2.4
2011 5.54 2.4
2012 5.52 2.38
2013 5.39 2.33
2014 5.2 2.3
2015 5 2.25
2016 4.81 2.22
2017 4.61 2.18
2018 4.42 2.15
2019 4.33 2.13
2020 4.25 2.12
2021 4.17 2.11
2022 4.08 2.09
2023 4.01 2.08

Gambia and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Gambia Venezuela
1960 19.4 16.6
1961 19.4 16.6
1962 19.5 16.5
1963 19.6 16.5
1964 19.6 16.5
1965 19.7 16.5
1966 19.7 16.6
1967 19.8 16.6
1968 19.7 16.7
1969 19.6 16.9
1970 19.5 17
1971 19.4 17.2
1972 19.3 17.3
1973 19.2 17.5
1974 19.1 17.7
1975 18.9 17.9
1976 18.8 18.1
1977 18.6 18.3
1978 18.5 18.5
1979 18.4 18.7
1980 18.2 18.8
1981 18.1 19
1982 17.9 19.2
1983 17.8 19.4
1984 17.6 19.6
1985 17.5 19.8
1986 17.4 20
1987 17.4 20.2
1988 17.3 20.4
1989 17.2 20.6
1990 17.2 20.8
1991 17.1 21
1992 17.1 21.2
1993 17 21.4
1994 16.9 21.6
1995 16.8 21.9
1996 16.7 22.1
1997 16.6 22.3
1998 16.5 22.6
1999 16.5 22.8
2000 16.5 23.1
2001 16.6 23.4
2002 16.6 23.6
2003 16.7 23.9
2004 16.8 24.1
2005 16.9 24.4
2006 17 24.7
2007 17.1 24.9
2008 17.2 25.2
2009 17.3 25.5
2010 17.4 25.8
2011 17.5 26.1
2012 17.6 26.5
2013 17.7 26.8
2014 17.8 27.1
2015 17.9 27.4
2016 18.1 27.7
2017 18.2 28
2018 18.4 28.4
2019 18.5 28.9
2020 18.7 29.2
2021 18.9 29.6
2022 19.1 29.8
2023 19.2 30
2024 19.4 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
1.9%
2016
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
87.3%
2024

Energy

Gambia Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gambia Venezuela
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
97.6%
2022
English speaking
2.34%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
61.6%
2017

Health

Gambia Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
1.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Venezuela
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
59,769 mi
2014

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