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Gambia vs Kenya

175 indicators have a value for Gambia, Kenya, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

GDP$2.79B vs $147.27BGambia vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$953 vs $2,714Gambia vs Kenya
Population2.82M vs 57.53MGambia vs Kenya

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Indicator Gambia KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$2.79B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$953$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy5.8%6.6%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy73.55 LCU/USD129.42 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-1%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy7.1%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy68.3%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-952.15M$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy5.1%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$930$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,660$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$10.46B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23.8%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy15.8%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy1.5%7.1%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy53.1%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy40.4%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$529.05M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy22%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy66.4%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$628.85M$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.4%31.8%2024/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.1%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy47.5%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy45.5%63%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy38.2%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy36.5%2025
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy62.2%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy7.9%3.5%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-5.1%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$266.56M$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy10.5%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy12.6%2025
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy33.236.92024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy14.6%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$127$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy22%16.6%2025/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy13.1%13%2025/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy25.9%15.6%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy27.6%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.8%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy53.6%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63.5%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy86.1%76.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.64.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy8.46.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.6%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.3%4.8%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$330.19M$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.28B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7610.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2140.1862025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade1%30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade90.7%49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.3%3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade12.7%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade49.4%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5240.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5780.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3290.4562023
PopulationDemographics2.82M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics66.1 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.8 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.913.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics35%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics39.7%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics65%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics285/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics28.726.62026
Death RateDemographics6.187.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics67.8 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.4 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth32.734.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.3%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.9%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.090.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth53572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth33.8%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth28.1%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth354.4378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth42.438.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth2320.72024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1382072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth78%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth82%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth38.9%2024
Basic SanitationHealth20.1%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.5%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.112023
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.662.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth56.154.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$26$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.1%9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare14%17.9%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.8%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation13.5%10.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation62.3%90.8%2023/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47%86.6%2023/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation83.1%94.3%2025/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation85.7%2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation57.3%62.4%2025/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation31.2%65%2023/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation89%100%2025/2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security16.8%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security3.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture62.6%49.5%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture12.21K t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture5.46K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture40.33K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture25.82K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture52.55K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture932 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,055 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture309.2K head22.4M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance38322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6410.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.5220.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2710.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.33-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.54-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.39-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.02-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.66-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.18-0.352024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance022025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian4.11K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian509218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology49.5%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.2126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology69.9%97.3%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.532024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.7%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology92.8%98%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology6.4%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure69%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.14M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy26 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy24.7 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy1.2 MW436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy892.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.6%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy1.1 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy39.2%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy100%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.5 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy667 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy800 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.18 t0.38 t2024
Forest AreaClimate22.3%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate2.9%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate38.3 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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