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Gambia vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Gambia
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Leads on 38 of 112 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 68 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Gambia and Mexico: Gambia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (481,000 people) against Mexico (22.28 people); Gambia leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (783,100) against Mexico (60.96); Gambia leads on Radios (196,000) against Mexico (31). Across 112 compared metrics, Gambia wins on 38 and Mexico wins on 68.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)45.91 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 46% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score65.49 points★45.55 points
Radios196,000★31
Televisions5,000★25.6
Waterways3902,900★

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country661.48M $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.79B $2.29T $★
Apple Import Volume123,120 tonnes246.26M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %★7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)29 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index50.386.1★
Electricity Consumption282.8★258.7
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables39★
Electricity Imports03.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity117,000★72.56
Electricity Production304.1★302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)2.73 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.843.5★
Gross Fixed Investment26.6★21.5
Gross National Saving6.821.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.4 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)11.6 %4.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption2,000★2.07
Oil Exports42★1.51
Oil Imports2,807496,000★
Oil Production02.98★
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line53.4 people36.3 people★
Public Debt82.345.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3,800★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports42155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,738867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances21.1★3.7
Revenue from Forest Resources2.47★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)224.26★
Taxes and Other Revenues20.3★13.44
Unemployment Rate6.5 %2.8 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)30,139★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions537,000441.05★
Contiguous Zone1824★
Continental Shelfnot specific;natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 dimost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.5 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources8461.89★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.19 %★1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)41.852.44★
Agricultural land6,340 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)80 km9,330 km★
Irrigated Land5059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.03 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions532★
Independence18★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.516.4★
Health Care Spending per Capita118.28 USD1,579.68 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)354 %42 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.721.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.3 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS27,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 511.64.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,000341,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)59.69 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.450.63★
Life expectancy at birth68.93 years80.06 years★
Median age of population18.77 years29.96 years★
Population Change62,964.3 persons1.20M persons★
Population density284.9 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population2.88M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.82★0.71
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA★A
Birth Rate (%)26.49 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate18.9 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)5.53 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age715,446.85 persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate783,100★60.96
Learning-adjusted years of school5.88 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population481,000 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.4169.01★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization75.98 %77.59 %★
Physician Density0.09 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.09 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums33.48 %★15.76 %
Total deaths17,068.1 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)30.62 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate3.72 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-3,402.1 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate40.68 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.060.48★
Airports11,580★
Civil Air Travel4186★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Current Bank Rate14 %★6.5 %

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