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Gambia vs Germany: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Gambia
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Leads on 31 of 108 metrics
Germany
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Leads on 71 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Gambia and Germany: Gambia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (481,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Gambia leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (783,100) against Germany (43.77); Germany leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (494,000) against Gambia (42). Across 108 compared metrics, Gambia wins on 31 and Germany wins on 71.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)45.91 %92.48 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 46% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score65.49 points83.85 points★
Radios196,000★77.8
Televisions5,000★51.4
Waterways3907,300★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country661.48M $42.94B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.79B $5.03T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %★0 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)29 %★1.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP11.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index50.379.7★
Electricity Consumption282.8536.5★
Electricity Exports078.86★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★41
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants02★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05★
Electricity from Other Renewables352★
Electricity Imports028.34★
Electricity Installed Capacity117,000★208.5
Electricity Production304.1612.8★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)2.73 USD per capita120.46 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.8★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment26.6★17.8
Gross National Saving6.828★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.4 %★-3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)11.6 %2.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption093.36★
Natural Gas Exports034.61★
Natural Gas Imports0119.5★
Natural Gas Production07.9★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves039.5★
Oil Consumption2,000★2.5
Oil Exports42470,200★
Oil Imports2,807★2.67
Oil Production0147,200★
Oil Proved Reserves0276★
Population Below Poverty Line53.4 people14.8 people★
Public Debt82.363.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★-0.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3,800★2.46
Refined Petroleum Products Exports42494,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,738883,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.16★
Remittances21.1★0.5
Revenue from Forest Resources2.47★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)220.24★
Taxes and Other Revenues20.3★11.23
Unemployment Rate6.5 %3.5 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)30,139-21.45M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions537,000600.19★
Continental Shelfnot specific;200
Population Distributionsettlements 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 disecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.5 Cubic meters per year45.7 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources8154★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.19 %9.82 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)41.8185.14★
Agricultural land6,340 sq. km165,134 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)80 km2,389 km★
Irrigated Land505,065★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.03 %92.99 %★
Administrative Divisions516★
Independence1818
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.57.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP12.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km7.8 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)354 %4 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.729.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.3 %★22.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS27,000★93,000
Underweight Children Under 511.60.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,000183,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Currently married (Percent)59.69 %★54.08 %
Human Capital Index0.450.75★
Life expectancy at birth68.93 years84.11 years★
Median age of population18.77 years45.59 years★
Population Change62,964.3 persons★-741,055 persons
Population density284.9 per sq. km242.59 per sq. km★
Total population2.88M persons83.60M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.820.88★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA-B★
Birth Rate (%)26.49 %★8.87 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate18.9 %67 %★
Death Rate (%)5.53 %★11.96 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age715,446.85 persons16.48M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate783,100★43.77
Learning-adjusted years of school5.88 years11.24 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days60 days★
Major Urban Areas Population481,000 people★3.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.4179.88★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization75.98 %★73.51 %
Physician Density0.09 people/sq km4.53 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.09 %★-0.13 %
Population living in slums33.48 %★0 %
Total deaths17,068.1 persons★1.07M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)30.62 %61.31 %★
Total fertility rate3.72 per woman★1.4 per woman
Total net-migration-3,402.1 persons★-349,130.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate40.68 per live births3.21 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.061.35★
Airports1840★
Civil Air Travel4239★

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