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Gambia vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

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

Gambia
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Leads on 33 of 118 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 78 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Gambia and Malaysia: Gambia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (481,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Gambia leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (783,100) against Malaysia (18.26); Gambia leads on Radios (196,000) against Malaysia (10.90). Across 118 compared metrics, Gambia wins on 33 and Malaysia wins on 78.

  • 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🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)49.49 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)45.91 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 46% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score65.49 points★56.09 points
Radios196,000★10.9
Televisions5,000★10.8
Waterways3907,200★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country661.48M $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.79B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)29.94 %★21.95 %
Apple Import Volume123,120 tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)29 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index50.383.3★
Electricity Consumption282.8★136.9
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables34★
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity117,000★33
Electricity Production304.1★148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)2.73 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.840.7★
Gross Fixed Investment26.6★25.2
Gross National Saving6.828.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.4 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)11.6 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption2,000561,000★
Oil Exports42644,900★
Oil Imports2,807355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line53.4 people6.2 people★
Public Debt82.364.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★5.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3,800704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports42208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,738304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances21.1★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources2.47★1.57
Robotics Research Funding0.07 USD1.04 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)17.10.05★
Taxes and Other Revenues20.3★11.65
Top Exporting Countries210.40M USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate47.46 %★66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)30,139★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions537,000260.01★
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 highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation7.65 sq km13.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.5 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources8580★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.19 %★4.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)41.8209.87★
Agricultural land6,340 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)80 km4,675 km★
Irrigated Land504,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.03 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions513★
Independence1831★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water48.18 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.521.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita118.28 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)354 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.3 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS27,000★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 511.6★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,000136,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)59.69 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.450.65★
Life expectancy at birth68.93 years80.87 years★
Median age of population18.77 years31.44 years★
Population Change62,964.3 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density284.9 per sq. km110.8 per sq. km★
Total population2.88M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.82★0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)26.49 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate18.9 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)5.53 %★5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age715,446.85 persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate783,100★18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school5.88 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population481,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.4167.88★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization75.98 %83.21 %★
Physician Density0.09 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.09 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums33.48 %★0.2 %
Total deaths17,068.1 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)30.62 %42.17 %★
Total fertility rate3.72 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-3,402.1 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate40.68 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.061.58★
Airports1100★
Civil Air Travel453★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate14 %★2.75 %

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