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Gambia vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Gambia
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Leads on 35 of 119 metrics
Thailand
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Leads on 75 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Gambia and Thailand: Gambia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (481,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people); Gambia leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (783,100) against Thailand (40.62); Gambia leads on Radios (196,000) against Thailand (13.96). Across 119 compared metrics, Gambia wins on 35 and Thailand wins on 75.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 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🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)49.49 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)45.91 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 46% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score65.49 points★56.72 points
Radios196,000★13.96
Televisions5,000★15.19
Waterways3904,000★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country661.48M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.79B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)29.94 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume123,120 tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)29 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index50.384.6★
Electricity Consumption282.8★187.7
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables316★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity117,000★44.89
Electricity Production304.1★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)2.73 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.8★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment26.628.8★
Gross National Saving6.834.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.4 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)11.6 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption2,000988,000★
Oil Exports42269,100★
Oil Imports2,807807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line53.4 people5.4 people★
Public Debt82.361.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3,800★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports42278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,738134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances21.1★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources2.47★0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.07 USD1.11 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)220.06★
Taxes and Other Revenues20.3★14.38
Top Exporting Countries210.40M USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate47.46 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)30,139★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions537,000336.69★
Continental Shelfnot specific;not specific;
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 dihighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation7.65 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.5 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources8438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.19 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)41.8142.5★
Agricultural land6,340 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km10,120510,890★
Coastline Length (km)80 km3,219 km★
Irrigated Land5064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.03 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions576★
Independence18123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.510.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita118.28 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %1 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)354 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.723.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.3 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS27,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 511.66.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)59.69 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.450.63★
Life expectancy at birth68.93 years80.78 years★
Median age of population18.77 years41.03 years★
Population Change62,964.3 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density284.9 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population2.88M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.82★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)26.49 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate18.9 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.53 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age715,446.85 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate783,100★40.62
Learning-adjusted years of school5.88 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population481,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.4169.16★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization75.98 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.09 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.09 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums33.48 %★2 %
Total deaths17,068.1 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)30.62 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate3.72 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-3,402.1 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate40.68 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.061.01★
Airports1105★
Civil Air Travel441★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇬🇲 Gambia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate14 %★1.5 %

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