Gambia vs Italy: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Gambia and Italy: Gambia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (481,000 people) against Italy (4.32 people); Gambia leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (783,100) against Italy (25.83); Italy leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (615,900) against Gambia (42). Across 108 compared metrics, Gambia wins on 33 and Italy wins on 68.

  • 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🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)45.91 %87.03 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 46% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score65.49 points68.01 points
Radios196,00050.5
Televisions5,00030.3
Waterways3902,400

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country661.48M $39.41B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.79B $2.61T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %0.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)29 %3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP8.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index50.386.8
Electricity Consumption282.8293.5
Electricity Exports06.16
Electricity from Fossil Fuels9754
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants014
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables332
Electricity Imports043.18
Electricity Installed Capacity117,000114.2
Electricity Production304.1275.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)2.73 USD per capita96.8 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient38.833.7
Gross Fixed Investment26.618.2
Gross National Saving6.820.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.4 %0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)11.6 %1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption075.15
Natural Gas Exports0271.8
Natural Gas Imports069.66
Natural Gas Production05.55
Natural Gas Proved Reserves038.11
Oil Consumption2,0001.53
Oil Exports42529,100
Oil Imports2,8071.8
Oil Production0151,800
Oil Proved Reserves0476.5
Population Below Poverty Line53.4 people20.1 people
Public Debt82.3131.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD0.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3,8001.24
Refined Petroleum Products Exports42615,900
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,738422,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.61
Remittances21.10.5
Revenue from Forest Resources2.470.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)220.88
Taxes and Other Revenues20.324.92
Unemployment Rate6.5 %6.8 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)30,139-10.36M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions537,000307.44
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 dia fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples) attracting larger and denser populations
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.5 Cubic meters per year43 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8191.3

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.19 %7.5 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)41.8110.6
Agricultural land6,340 sq. km129,738 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)80 km7,600 km
Irrigated Land5024,460

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.03 %59.91 %
Administrative Divisions515
Independence1817
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.57.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km3.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)354 %6 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.731.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.3 %19.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS27,000140,000
Underweight Children Under 511.6NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,000338,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Currently married (Percent)59.69 %50.23 %
Human Capital Index0.450.73
Life expectancy at birth68.93 years86.43 years
Median age of population18.77 years48.58 years
Population Change62,964.3 persons-229,952.9 persons
Population density284.9 per sq. km199.46 per sq. km
Total population2.88M persons58.95M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.820.82
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA
Birth Rate (%)26.49 %7.13 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate18.9 %65.1 %
Death Rate (%)5.53 %11.2 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age715,446.85 persons11.31M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate783,10025.83
Learning-adjusted years of school5.88 years10.57 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days180 days
Major Urban Areas Population481,000 people4.32 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.4177.77
Military Service Age and Obligation1817
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization75.98 %76.95 %
Physician Density0.09 people/sq km4.19 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.09 %-0.05 %
Population living in slums33.48 %0.02 %
Total deaths17,068.1 persons654,418.6 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)30.62 %64.07 %
Total fertility rate3.72 per woman1.19 per woman
Total net-migration-3,402.1 persons51,965.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate40.68 per live births2.43 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.061.72
Airports1655
Civil Air Travel4125

Related comparisons