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Canada vs Gambia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
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Leads on 74 of 118 metrics
Gambia
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Leads on 35 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Gambia: Gambia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (481,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Gambia leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (783,100) against Canada (22.87); Gambia leads on Radios (196,000) against Canada (32.30). Across 118 compared metrics, Canada wins on 74 and Gambia wins on 35.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇲 GambiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)94.35 %★49.49 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★45.91 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 46% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★65.49 points
Radios32.3196,000★
Televisions21.55,000★
Waterways636★390

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇲 GambiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★661.48M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★2.79B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.2 %29.94 %★
Apple Import Volume163.87M tonnes★123,120 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %9 %★
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %29 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★3.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★50.3
Electricity Consumption522.2★282.8
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2397★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables12★3
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5117,000★
Electricity Production649.6★304.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★2.73 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.938.8★
Gross Fixed Investment23.726.6★
Gross National Saving20.8★6.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %2.4 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★11.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★0
Oil Consumption2.212,000★
Oil Exports1.9342★
Oil Imports1.092,807★
Oil Production3.48★0
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★48.6 people
Public Debt61.3★82.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD5.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.453,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.1242★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★3,738
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances021.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.082.47★
Robotics Research Funding1.74 USD★0.07 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★22
Taxes and Other Revenues12.8320.3★
Top Exporting Countries727.92B USD★210.40M USD
Unemployment Rate6.5 %6.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.52 %47.46 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇲 GambiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★30,139
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85★537,000
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiasettlements are found scattered along the Gambia River; the largest communities, including the capital of Banjul and the country's largest city, Serekunda, are found at the mouth of the Gambia River along the Atlantic coast, as shown in this population di
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km★7.65 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★0.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.98★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇲 GambiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %6.19 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43★41.8
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★6,340 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★80 km
Irrigated Land9,045★50

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇲 GambiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★37.03 %
Administrative Divisions10★5
Independence118★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇲 GambiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water96.89 %★48.18 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.7★5.5
Health Care Spending per Capita8,288 USD★118.28 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1.7 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★1.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★354 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.4★20.7
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %10.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA27,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA11.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇲 GambiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★4,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇲 GambiaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %59.69 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.45
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★68.93 years
Median age of population40.75 years★18.77 years
Population Change437,571 persons★62,964.3 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★284.9 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★2.88M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.82
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★AA
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %26.49 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA18.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %5.53 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★715,446.85 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87783,100★
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★5.88 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people481,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★165.4
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★75.98 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★0.09 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %2.09 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %33.48 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons17,068.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★30.62 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman3.72 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-3,402.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★40.68 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇲 GambiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.06
Airports1,459★1
Civil Air Travel636★4

Other

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇬🇲 GambiaShare
Current Bank Rate2.25 %14 %★

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