Country profile
Gambia
Gambia ranks #141 of 215 for population, #197 of 209 for gdp per capita, #186 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
2,759,988
people · 2024
Rank #141 of 215
Life expectancy
66.1
years · 2024
Rank #186 of 216
Poverty headcount
22%
% of population · 2020
Rank #45 of 186
Under-5 mortality
42.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #51 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
14.6%
% net enrollment · 1986
Rank #227 of 232
Tobacco use
10.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #130 of 163
Calorie supply
2,402
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #162 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
246,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #154 of 203
GDP per capita
$871
current US$ · 2024
Rank #197 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
11.6
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #25 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
234
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #32 of 210
Forest area
22.3%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #169 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
58.4
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #7 of 248
Protected areas
2.9%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #213 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #187 of 210
Fertilizer use
15.3
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #143 of 194
Pesticide use
1.24
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #116 of 193
Cereal yield
1.01
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #162 of 182
Digital
Internet users
49.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #161 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.52
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #227 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
126
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #81 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
66.9%
% of population · 2023
Rank #178 of 215
Renewable electricity output
1.6%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #236 of 257
Energy use per person
800
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #193 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.64
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #60 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Gambia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield