Gambia vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 161st vs. 60th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Gambia and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP

Gambia

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP
	Gambia	Zimbabwe
1960	-	$1,052,990,485
1961	-	$1,096,646,688
1962	-	$1,117,601,690
1963	-	$1,159,511,793
1964	-	$1,217,138,098
1965	-	$1,311,435,906
1966	$44,212,081	$1,281,749,603
1967	$46,695,007	$1,397,002,112
1968	$41,160,066	$1,479,600,019
1969	$45,168,072	$1,747,998,941
1970	$52,296,084	$1,884,206,452
1971	$55,728,663	$2,178,716,475
1972	$59,160,569	$2,677,729,616
1973	$75,187,749	$3,309,353,866
1974	$95,796,022	$3,982,161,721
1975	$115,179,719	$4,371,301,052
1976	$112,190,829	$4,318,372,348
1977	$138,093,099	$4,364,382,451
1978	$171,833,086	$4,351,600,850
1979	$207,112,628	$5,177,459,817
1980	$241,083,090	$6,678,868,738
1981	$218,767,743	$8,011,374,445
1982	$216,050,552	$8,539,701,388
1983	$213,448,585	$7,764,067,625
1984	$177,340,880	$6,352,126,411
1985	$225,726,359	$5,637,259,754
1986	$185,646,987	$6,217,524,201
1987	$220,626,484	$6,741,215,643
1988	$266,672,212	$7,814,784,729
1989	$284,120,329	$8,286,323,367
1990	$317,083,695	$8,783,817,407
1991	$690,311,081	$8,641,482,396
1992	$714,254,256	$6,751,472,744
1993	$755,040,974	$6,563,813,829
1994	$746,493,952	$6,890,675,555
1995	$785,999,865	$7,111,271,273
1996	$848,239,446	$8,553,147,289
1997	$803,633,342	$8,529,572,287
1998	$840,285,265	$6,401,968,715
1999	$814,724,032	$6,858,013,652
2000	$782,913,872	$6,689,958,139
2001	$687,410,645	$6,777,385,246
2002	$578,235,309	$6,342,116,911
2003	$487,038,685	$5,727,592,261
2004	$961,900,651	$5,805,598,867
2005	$1,027,701,068	$5,755,215,663
2006	$1,054,112,488	$5,443,896,938
2007	$1,279,703,047	$5,291,950,526
2008	$1,561,766,956	$4,415,703,156
2009	$1,450,142,509	$9,665,815,601
2010	$1,543,294,927	$12,041,602,762
2011	$1,409,693,597	$14,101,801,031
2012	$1,415,004,738	$17,114,762,914
2013	$1,375,609,453	$19,091,004,042
2014	$1,229,461,721	$19,495,547,523
2015	$1,378,176,609	$19,963,058,858
2016	$1,484,578,886	$20,548,759,858
2017	$1,504,909,463	$51,074,726,484
2018	$1,670,671,328	$34,156,057,417
2019	$1,813,609,692	$25,715,657,177
2020	$1,812,170,891	$26,868,564,055
2021	$2,014,158,842	$27,240,507,842
2022	$2,204,734,527	$32,789,657,378
2023	$2,396,111,021	$35,231,369,343
2024	$2,507,519,958	$44,187,704,410

Gambia and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita

Gambia

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gambia	Zimbabwe
1960	-	$276.4
1961	-	$279
1962	-	$275.5
1963	-	$277
1964	-	$281.7
1965	-	$294.1
1966	$94.4	$278.6
1967	$97	$294.2
1968	$83.1	$302
1969	$88.7	$346
1970	$99.8	$361
1971	$103.3	$405
1972	$106.5	$483
1973	$131.4	$579
1974	$162.6	$674
1975	$189.8	$717
1976	$179.3	$687
1977	$213.8	$677
1978	$257.6	$665
1979	$300	$779
1980	$338	$949
1981	$296	$1,068
1982	$282.1	$1,095
1983	$268.6	$959
1984	$214.8	$757
1985	$262.8	$649
1986	$207.7	$692
1987	$237	$726
1988	$274.9	$815
1989	$280.9	$840
1990	$301	$866
1991	$628	$831
1992	$623	$631
1993	$635	$604
1994	$608	$634
1995	$622	$648
1996	$652	$767
1997	$600	$750
1998	$610	$552
1999	$575	$582
2000	$538	$563
2001	$460	$566
2002	$377	$525
2003	$309	$468
2004	$593	$469
2005	$616	$461
2006	$615	$431
2007	$725	$413
2008	$859	$341
2009	$775	$735
2010	$801	$902
2011	$711	$1,037
2012	$693	$1,239
2013	$654	$1,362
2014	$568	$1,372
2015	$620	$1,386
2016	$650	$1,407
2017	$643	$3,448
2018	$696	$2,272
2019	$738	$1,684
2020	$720	$1,730
2021	$782	$1,724
2022	$836	$2,041
2023	$888	$2,156
2024	$909	$2,656

Gambia vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gambia

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gambia	Zimbabwe
1950	31.2	49.4
1951	31.5	49.8
1952	31.7	50.2
1953	31.9	50.6
1954	32.2	51
1955	32.4	51.4
1956	32.8	51.8
1957	33.1	52.2
1958	33.6	52.6
1959	34.1	53
1960	34.6	53.5
1961	35.1	54
1962	35.6	54.5
1963	36.1	54.9
1964	36.6	55.4
1965	37.1	55.9
1966	37.6	56.4
1967	38.1	56.8
1968	38.5	57.1
1969	39	57.5
1970	39.5	57.8
1971	40	58
1972	40.5	58.2
1973	41.1	58.1
1974	41.7	58.2
1975	42.2	58.2
1976	42.9	57.6
1977	43.4	57
1978	43.6	54.7
1979	44.5	54.9
1980	45	59.1
1981	44.5	59.4
1982	46.3	59.9
1983	46.9	60
1984	47.5	60.6
1985	48.2	60.9
1986	48.8	61
1987	49.4	60.7
1988	50.1	60.2
1989	50.7	59.4
1990	51.3	58.3
1991	51.9	57
1992	52.5	55.6
1993	53.2	54
1994	53.8	52.5
1995	54.3	51.1
1996	54.8	49
1997	55.2	48.5
1998	56	47.6
1999	56.5	46.4
2000	56.9	46
2001	57.3	44.5
2002	57.7	45.9
2003	58.2	45.4
2004	58.7	46
2005	59.1	46.6
2006	59.7	47.1
2007	60	47.6
2008	60.5	48.5
2009	60.7	49.7
2010	61.2	51.9
2011	61.6	53.9
2012	61.9	55.4
2013	62.3	56.8
2014	62.6	58.1
2015	63	59
2016	63.4	59.8
2017	63.7	60.3
2018	64	60.9
2019	64.4	61.1
2020	64.4	61.5
2021	63.8	60.1
2022	64.9	62.4
2023	65.9	62.8
2024	66.1	63.1
2025	66.3	63.3

Gambia and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population

Gambia

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Population
	Gambia	Zimbabwe
1960	398,060	3,809,389
1961	408,930	3,930,401
1962	420,163	4,055,959
1963	431,757	4,185,877
1964	443,687	4,320,006
1965	455,952	4,458,462
1966	468,516	4,601,217
1967	481,588	4,748,307
1968	495,269	4,900,440
1969	509,440	5,058,181
1970	524,105	5,215,918
1971	539,388	5,374,712
1972	555,370	5,542,445
1973	571,991	5,720,404
1974	589,085	5,908,328
1975	606,821	6,098,658
1976	625,667	6,287,105
1977	645,770	6,449,512
1978	667,103	6,543,575
1979	689,781	6,647,556
1980	713,913	7,041,303
1981	739,125	7,498,635
1982	765,753	7,796,496
1983	794,525	8,098,404
1984	825,631	8,391,488
1985	858,874	8,686,813
1986	894,019	8,982,578
1987	931,091	9,284,644
1988	970,160	9,583,094
1989	1,011,357	9,864,798
1990	1,054,696	10,137,281
1991	1,099,959	10,404,816
1992	1,145,582	10,702,700
1993	1,188,365	10,860,288
1994	1,227,226	10,873,148
1995	1,264,313	10,974,599
1996	1,301,410	11,158,360
1997	1,338,889	11,369,827
1998	1,376,987	11,594,297
1999	1,415,779	11,783,458
2000	1,455,084	11,892,055
2001	1,495,011	11,971,901
2002	1,535,691	12,087,653
2003	1,577,611	12,232,323
2004	1,621,312	12,365,896
2005	1,667,037	12,483,432
2006	1,715,275	12,636,445
2007	1,765,774	12,804,058
2008	1,817,852	12,959,149
2009	1,871,422	13,142,790
2010	1,926,630	13,356,548
2011	1,983,784	13,595,424
2012	2,043,094	13,817,887
2013	2,103,820	14,013,808
2014	2,164,528	14,207,359
2015	2,224,529	14,399,013
2016	2,283,769	14,600,294
2017	2,342,189	14,812,482
2018	2,399,632	15,034,452
2019	2,456,844	15,271,368
2020	2,515,733	15,526,888
2021	2,576,010	15,797,210
2022	2,636,470	16,069,056
2023	2,697,845	16,340,822
2024	2,759,988	16,634,373

Fertility rates in Gambia and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate

Gambia

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	Zimbabwe
1960	6.25	7.2
1961	6.23	7.21
1962	6.21	7.23
1963	6.2	7.23
1964	6.2	7.23
1965	6.19	7.23
1966	6.18	7.2
1967	6.21	7.16
1968	6.22	7.11
1969	6.25	7.04
1970	6.26	6.98
1971	6.33	6.94
1972	6.37	6.94
1973	6.41	6.94
1974	6.42	6.88
1975	6.43	6.83
1976	6.43	6.77
1977	6.43	6.71
1978	6.42	6.66
1979	6.41	6.59
1980	6.41	6.52
1981	6.4	6.45
1982	6.4	6.33
1983	6.39	6.2
1984	6.39	6.04
1985	6.36	5.87
1986	6.34	5.69
1987	6.3	5.5
1988	6.26	5.28
1989	6.25	5.07
1990	6.25	4.88
1991	6.19	4.72
1992	6.11	4.57
1993	6.03	4.39
1994	6.04	4.28
1995	5.99	4.15
1996	5.93	4.11
1997	5.85	4.08
1998	5.82	4.07
1999	5.77	4.06
2000	5.72	4.01
2001	5.67	3.98
2002	5.66	3.93
2003	5.66	3.86
2004	5.68	3.78
2005	5.71	3.69
2006	5.74	3.64
2007	5.69	3.68
2008	5.63	3.78
2009	5.57	3.95
2010	5.56	4.04
2011	5.54	4.13
2012	5.52	4.13
2013	5.39	4.11
2014	5.2	4.01
2015	5	3.91
2016	4.81	3.83
2017	4.61	3.77
2018	4.42	3.74
2019	4.33	3.75
2020	4.25	3.75
2021	4.17	3.77
2022	4.08	3.77
2023	4.01	3.72

Gambia and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age

Gambia

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gambia	Zimbabwe
1960	19.4	16.4
1961	19.4	16.2
1962	19.5	16
1963	19.6	15.8
1964	19.6	15.7
1965	19.7	15.7
1966	19.7	15.7
1967	19.8	15.7
1968	19.7	15.7
1969	19.6	15.7
1970	19.5	15.7
1971	19.4	15.8
1972	19.3	15.8
1973	19.2	15.8
1974	19.1	15.9
1975	18.9	15.9
1976	18.8	15.8
1977	18.6	15.8
1978	18.5	15.7
1979	18.4	15.6
1980	18.2	15.6
1981	18.1	15.7
1982	17.9	15.8
1983	17.8	15.8
1984	17.6	15.8
1985	17.5	15.9
1986	17.4	15.9
1987	17.4	15.9
1988	17.3	15.9
1989	17.2	16.1
1990	17.2	16.3
1991	17.1	16.5
1992	17.1	16.4
1993	17	16.3
1994	16.9	16.4
1995	16.8	16.6
1996	16.7	16.9
1997	16.6	17.2
1998	16.5	17.5
1999	16.5	17.7
2000	16.5	17.8
2001	16.6	18
2002	16.6	18.1
2003	16.7	18.2
2004	16.8	18.3
2005	16.9	18.3
2006	17	18.5
2007	17.1	18.5
2008	17.2	18.5
2009	17.3	18.4
2010	17.4	18.3
2011	17.5	18.2
2012	17.6	18.1
2013	17.7	18
2014	17.8	18
2015	17.9	18
2016	18.1	18
2017	18.2	18.1
2018	18.4	18.2
2019	18.5	18.3
2020	18.7	18.5
2021	18.9	18.6
2022	19.1	18.7
2023	19.2	18.9
2024	19.4	19

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