Gambia Analytics
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Maninka
: 890,000
- 2. Bambara
: 585,000
Mother Tongue : Maninka
Literacy Rate (%) : 51
Country Capital | : | Banjul |
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GDP Per capita | : | 3,650 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 164th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 66 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 6 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 1,478,794 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 143rd/195 |
Area | : | 10,120 |
Area Rank | : | 160th/195 |
Total Population | : | 2,822 |
Total Population Rank | : | 140th/195 |
Gambia Highlights
Gambia is the 140th ranked country in population and 160th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Gambia is the 19th highest ranked in HIV Infections (Per 1000) out of 195 countries in the world. This implies a poorer healthcare infrastructure in the country or lesser health awareness among people compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Gambia is the 12th worst ranked in Pharmacists (Per 10,000) out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
- 2. The average Literacy Rate (%) of the countries in the world is 86. Gambia is the 13th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Gambia is the 15th worst ranked in Total No. of Pharmacists . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
Gambia Metrics
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 1 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 183 | 1233 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 155 | 1232 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 155 | 1231 | ||
4 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 149 | 1231 | ||
5 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 145 | 1230 | ||
6 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 142 | 1233 | ||
7 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 120 | 1230 | ||
8 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 118 | 1231 | ||
9 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 116 | 1235 | ||
10 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 37 | 1231 | ||
11 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 23 | 1230 | ||
12 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 14 | 1233 | ||
13 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 3 | 1235 | ||
14 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 2 | 1234 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Soninke | # People | 5,328 | 3 | 1130 | ||
2 | Soninke as a % of total Soninke speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1130 | ||
3 | Maninka | # People | 43,974 | 4 | 1125 | ||
4 | Maninka as a % of total Maninka speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1125 | ||
5 | Bambara | # People | 55,343 | 5 | 1125 | ||
6 | Bambara as a % of total Bambara speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1125 | ||
7 | Fula | # People | 188,175 | 9 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 39 | 1233 | ||
2 | English | # People | 3,175,743 | 46 | 1230 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 19 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 183 | 1231 | ||
2 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 179 | 1231 | ||
3 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 179 | 1232 | ||
4 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 171 | 1232 | ||
5 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 165 | 1231 | ||
6 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 146 | 1231 | ||
7 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 144 | 1235 | ||
8 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 144 | 1234 |
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Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 22 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 63 | 1233 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 34 | 1130 | ||
2 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 111 | 1125 | ||
3 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 111 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 140 | 1232 | ||
2 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 139 | 1231 | ||
3 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 136 | 1232 | ||
4 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 114 | 1232 | ||
5 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 85 | 1231 | ||
6 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 42 | 1232 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 62 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 613 | 160 | 1233 | ||
2 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 164 | 1234 | ||
3 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 158 | 1232 | |||
4 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 153 | 1231 | ||
5 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 153 | 1232 | ||
6 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 123 | 1235 | |||
7 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 127 | 1231 | ||
8 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 104 | 1232 | ||
9 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 113 | 1233 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 63 | 1126 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 63 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 164 | 1235 | ||
2 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 151 | 1235 | ||
3 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 150 | 1231 | ||
4 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 148 | 1235 | ||
5 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 148 | 1235 | ||
6 | Total Labour Force (2023) | # People | 20,409,734 | 147 | 1235 | ||
7 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 143 | 1233 | ||
8 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 138 | 1230 | ||
9 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 113 | 1232 | ||
10 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 115 | 1231 | ||
11 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 109 | 1230 | ||
12 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 112 | 1232 | ||
13 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 109 | 1234 | ||
14 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 104 | 1230 | ||
15 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 81 | 1231 | ||
16 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 42 | 1234 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 69 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 136 | 1230 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 91 | 1128 | ||
2 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 39 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 141 | 1233 | ||
2 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 132 | 1235 | ||
3 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 157 | 1231 | ||
4 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 94 | 1233 | ||
5 | Urban Population | # People | 23,726,053 | 136 | 1234 | ||
6 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 128 | 1232 | ||
7 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 103 | 1230 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 167 | 1233 | ||
2 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 165 | 1231 | ||
3 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 89 | 1234 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 143 | 1231 | ||
2 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 141 | 1233 | ||
3 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 126 | 1232 | ||
4 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,064,509 | 144 | 1235 | ||
5 | Facebook users | # People | 7,174,483 | 147 | 1233 | ||
6 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 144 | 1233 | ||
7 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 143 | 1233 | ||
8 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 33 | 143 | 1235 | ||
9 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 33 | 143 | 1230 | ||
10 | Twitter users | # People | 3,179,254 | 140 | 1231 | ||
11 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 26 | 138 | 1235 | ||
12 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 30 | 138 | 1233 | ||
13 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 15 | 137 | 1231 | ||
14 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 14 | 136 | 1231 | ||
15 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 91 | 1234 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 154 | 1230 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 153 | 1235 | ||
3 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 132 | 1235 | |||
4 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 149 | 1234 | ||
5 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 146 | 1235 | ||
6 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 75 | 1232 | ||
7 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 85 | 1230 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 111 | 1232 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 64 | 1232 |
Gambia Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Maninka | 31.54 % |
2 | Bambara | 20.73 % |
3 | Fula | 14.95 % |
4 | Soninke | 7.48 % |
5 | English | 0.5 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Gambia
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Serekunda | 357,638 |
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