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Republic of the Gambia

GMB GM D dalasi (GMD)

Every statistic we track for Gambia — 98 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$3,865

#171 of 191

Life expectancy

64.3 yrs

#146 of 188

Happiness score

4.31

#128 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.52

#58 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 38.2% #126/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 38.2% #126/139 2024
Bank Branches 5.6 #120/153 2024
Current Account Balance -5.1% #143/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 9.5% #124/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 27.7% #82/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 67.7 #65/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #112/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -1% #43/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 2.8 #169/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 11.3 #160/191 2026
GDP per Capita 953 #179/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 2,011 #144/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 3,865 #171/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.7% #92/184 2019
Government Debt 68.3% #54/185 2026
Income per Person 948 #175/183 2018
Income per Person 948 #175/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 5.8% #45/191 2026
Mobile Money Account 19.1% #52/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 5.1% #25/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #153/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 4,656,793,663 #154/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.9 #27/217 2024
Median Age 18.8 #209/235 2026
Population 1.9 #149/229 2013
Population 2.9 #132/191 2026
Population Density 285 #54/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 6,728 #71/195 2025
Urban Population 64.3% #105/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 66.9% #177/214 2023
Internet Users 49.5% #145/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 106.8 #121/209 2022
Read News Online 23.6% #59/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 11.4% #159/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.4 #183/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 4.2 #37/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 3.4% #167/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 37.6% #105/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 33.8 #39/191 2023
Life Expectancy 64.3 #146/188 2013
Life Expectancy 66.9 #141/186 2020
Suicide Rate 8.3 #92/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 11.7% #127/167 2022
Undernourishment 16.8% #33/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 53 #153/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 2.8% #81/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 4.9 #139/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.2 #181/203 2024
Renewable Electricity 0% #189/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #44/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.8 #60/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.3 #106/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 38 #95/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 38 #94/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #55/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #62/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #62/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #72/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 50 #118/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #58/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #69/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.5 #132/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.9 #32/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #58/179 2025
Military Spending 0.6% #133/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #60/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 50.6% #16/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.3 #129/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 65.5 #58/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.8 #52/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 65.1% #24/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 39.9% #26/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.2 #105/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 69.4 #46/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 2.7 #117/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 22 #30/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 89.8% #47/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 17.4% #133/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.7 #112/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 31.3% #51/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 2.8% #103/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 4.6 #69/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 42.4 #132/141 2023
World Risk Index 4.4 #91/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 70.3% #64/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.3 #128/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.8 #109/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.1 #130/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.2 #3/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.4 #119/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0 #133/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.9 #123/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.5 #170/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Believe Vaccines Are Effective 87.2% #41/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 87.5% #33/143 2018
Trust in Science 73.4% #72/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 63.1% #80/143 2018

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.