zuhd.news ← Map
WESTERN AFRICA

Gambia

GM

Banjul · pop. 2M · English · dalasi

Trajectories

economic momentum

$871

Up 62% since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $871

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990low$301
1991$628+108.7%
1992$623−0.7%
1993$635+1.9%
1994$608−4.3%
1995$622+2.2%
1996$652+4.8%
1997$600−7.9%
1998$610+1.7%
1999$575−5.7%
2000$538−6.5%
2001$460−14.5%
2002$377−18.1%
2003$309−18.0%
2004$593+92.2%
2005$616+3.9%
2006$615−0.3%
2007$725+17.9%
2008$859+18.5%
2009$775−9.8%
2010$801+3.4%
2011$711−11.3%
2012$693−2.5%
2013$654−5.6%
2014$568−13.1%
2015$620+9.1%
2016$650+4.9%
2017$643−1.2%
2018$696+8.4%
2019$738+6.0%
2020$720−2.4%
2021$782+8.5%
2022$836+7.0%
2023high$883+5.6%
2024latest$871−1.3%

prices

11.6%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 11.6%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
199012.2%
19918.6%−3.53 pts
19929.5%+0.84 pts
19936.5%−3.02 pts
19941.7%−4.75 pts
19957.0%+5.27 pts
19961.1%−5.88 pts
19972.8%+1.68 pts
19981.1%−1.67 pts
19993.8%+2.70 pts
2000low0.8%−2.97 pts
20014.5%+3.65 pts
20028.6%+4.12 pts
2003high17.0%+8.42 pts
200414.2%−2.83 pts
20054.8%−9.37 pts
20062.1%−2.78 pts
20075.4%+3.31 pts
20084.4%−0.93 pts
20094.6%+0.12 pts
20105.0%+0.49 pts
20114.8%−0.25 pts
20124.3%−0.54 pts
20135.7%+1.44 pts
20145.9%+0.25 pts
20156.8%+0.86 pts
20167.2%+0.42 pts
20178.0%+0.81 pts
20186.5%−1.51 pts
20197.1%+0.59 pts
20205.9%−1.18 pts
20217.4%+1.44 pts
202211.5%+4.14 pts
202317.0%+5.46 pts
2024latest11.6%−5.41 pts

demographic curve

3.9 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 6.4 in 1980.

2024 · 3.9

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19606.2
19616.2−0.3%
19626.2−0.2%
19636.2−0.2%
19646.2−0.1%
19656.20.0%
19666.2−0.1%
19676.2+0.4%
19686.2+0.2%
19696.2+0.4%
19706.3+0.2%
19716.3+1.2%
19726.4+0.6%
19736.4+0.6%
19746.4+0.2%
19756.4+0.2%
1976high6.4+0.1%
19776.40.0%
19786.4−0.2%
19796.4−0.2%
19806.40.0%
19816.4−0.2%
19826.40.0%
19836.40.0%
19846.4−0.1%
19856.4−0.4%
19866.3−0.2%
19876.3−0.7%
19886.3−0.7%
19896.3−0.1%
19906.2−0.1%
19916.2−0.9%
19926.1−1.3%
19936.0−1.3%
19946.00.0%
19956.0−0.7%
19965.9−1.2%
19975.9−1.2%
19985.8−0.6%
19995.8−0.8%
20005.7−1.0%
20015.7−0.8%
20025.7−0.2%
20035.70.0%
20045.7+0.5%
20055.7+0.4%
20065.7+0.5%
20075.7−0.9%
20085.6−1.1%
20095.6−0.9%
20105.6−0.3%
20115.5−0.3%
20125.5−0.4%
20135.4−2.3%
20145.2−3.6%
20155.0−3.7%
20164.8−3.9%
20174.6−4.1%
20184.4−4.2%
20194.3−2.0%
20204.2−1.9%
20214.2−2.0%
20224.1−2.1%
20234.0−1.8%
2024latest3.9−2.5%

Metrics

  1. population
    2M
    146 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $2B
    164 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $883
    156 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $14M
    146 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    0.6%
    134 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    11K km²
    166 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    182 /km²
    34 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    65.9 yr
    145 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    46%
    125 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.18 t
    152 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    64%
    81 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    3.9
    26 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    8.6%
    54 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    22%
    8 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    102 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    51
    103 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    78
    140 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    3%
    102 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    38.8
    97 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    11%
    71 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    52%
    98 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.52
    53 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    38
    82 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    30.8
    70 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.524
    141 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    4.0K
    105 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    8.1K
    61 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data