Compare Gambia, The vs United States

Gambia, The Africa

United States North America

Key Statistics

Population

people

2.8M

142nd

340.1M

3rd

GDP

gross domestic product, US$

$2.4B

187th

$28.8T

1st

GDP per Capita

US$ per person

$871

202nd

$84,534

12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

international $

$3,430

179th

$85,980

10th

GDP Growth

annual %

5.6% 34th

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

km²

11,300 km²

163rd

9,831,510 km²

3rd

Population Density

people per km²

244.2 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate

births per woman

4.0 26th

1.6 135th

Urban Population

% of population

64.3% 108th

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

% of population

3.1% 190th

17.9% 45th

Health

Life Expectancy

years at birth

65.9 yrs

187th

78.4 yrs

63rd

Infant Mortality

per 1,000 live births

33.8 158th

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality

per 100,000 live births

354.0 175th

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

US$

$26

190th

$13,473

1st

Health Spending

% of GDP

2.9% 181st

16.7% 3rd

Physicians

per 1,000 people

0.09

195th

3.68

39th

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people

1.11

146th

2.68

82nd

Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024

Population pyramid of Gambia, The — **Gambia, The**

Population pyramid of United States — **United States**

Economy & Environment

Unemployment Rate

% of labour force

6.5% 118th

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions

tons per capita

1.45 14th

17.74 175th

Agriculture

% of GDP

20.4%

1.0%

Industry

% of GDP

15.3%

17.9%

Services

% of GDP

56.8%

77.6%

Exports

% of GDP

8.7%

11.1%

Imports

% of GDP

33.4%

14.3%

Education & Society

Literacy Rate

% of adults

51.6% 149th

N/A

Education Spending

% of GDP

2.8% 160th

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality

38.8 113th

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate

at $2.15/day

22.0% 130th

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate

per 100,000 people

N/A

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

% of seats

8.6% 176th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

% of female population

45.4% 136th

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending

% of GDP

0.6% 150th

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Internet Users

% of population

45.9%

162nd

93.1%

42nd

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people

106.8 126th

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

% of population

66.9%

179th

100.0%

124th

Access to Water

% of population

87.1%

165th

100.0%

44th

Access to Sanitation

% of population

48.2%

178th

99.6%

34th

Renewable Energy

% of consumption

47.7% 52nd

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area

% of land area

22.3% 128th

33.9% 96th

Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services

Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP

Population Over Time1960 – 2024

GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$

Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024

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