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Gambia, The

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Banjul214,154 observations
Population
2.82M
world rank #141 / 217
GDP
2.59B
world rank #164 / 186
GDP / capita
3,166.6
world rank #166 / 185
Life expectancy
66.1
world rank #187 / 217

Governance

596 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile41.1#114Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile40.9#140Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile65.6#105Rule of Law0-100 percentile50.2#126
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,342 indicators
GDPcurrent US$2.59B#164GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $3,166.6#166GDP growth%5.9%#32Inflation%11.6%#154
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$514M#168Merchandise importscurrent US$894M#182Exports of goods & services% GDP12.7%#131Imports of goods & services% GDP49.4%#59
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,782 indicators
Life expectancyyears66.1#187Infant mortalityper 1k births32.7#112Maternal mortalityper 100k354#99Health spending% GDP2.9%#179
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,146 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross107%#26Education spending% GDP2.8%#89Adult literacy%51.6%#40Primary enrollment% gross100.4%#7
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Demography

1,158 indicators
Populationpeople2.82M#141Population growth%2.2%#37Urban population%65%#96Fertility ratebirths/woman3.9#28
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

232 indicators
Electricity access% pop69%#46Renewable energy share%47.7%#20Forest area% land22.3%#128CO₂ per capitat0.29#182
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

207 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop39.2%#58Electricity access, urban% urban pop85.6%#38Energy use per capitakg oil eq.75.3#173Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

355 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area7.7%#132Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources3.4%#61Capture fisheries productiontonnes55,075#99
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

265 indicators
Agricultural land% land area62.6%#34Cereal yieldkg per hectare800.7#169Aquaculture productiontonnes63#159Food production index2014-16 = 10071.1#194
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

574 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people126.2#60Secure internet serversper 1M people58.7#179Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people1.6#113
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,866 indicators
Gini indexindex38.8#48Extreme poverty% pop22%#32Internet users% pop49.5%#143Female labor participation%45.5%#135
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

395 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.6#35Hazard & exposure0-103#25Vulnerability0-105.4#43
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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