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Gambia vs South Africa

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

GDP$2.79B vs $479.96BGambia vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$953 vs $7,503Gambia vs South Africa
Population2.82M vs 64.75MGambia vs South Africa

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Indicator Gambia South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$2.79B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$953$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy5.8%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy7%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy73.55 LCU/USD16.05 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-1%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy7.1%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy68.3%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-952.15M$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy5.1%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$930$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,660$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$10.46B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23.8%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy15.8%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy1.5%12.3%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy53.1%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy40.4%13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$529.05M$1B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy22%0.2%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy66.4%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$628.85M$76.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.4%89.4%2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy25.9%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy47.5%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy45.5%49.9%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy38.2%81.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy36.5%34.6%2025/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy62.2%60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy7.9%2.8%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-5.1%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$266.56M$-2.31B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy10.5%-0.5%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy12.6%60.1%2025/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy33.251.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy14.6%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$127$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy22%10.7%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy13.1%7.7%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy25.9%12.9%2024/2025
Employment in AgricultureEconomy27.6%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.8%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy53.6%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63.5%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy86.1%65.8%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.682024
ATMs per 100,000Economy8.4462024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.6%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.3%5.7%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$330.19M$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.28B$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7610.5572025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2140.1532025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%8.2%2024/2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade1%38.3%2024/2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade90.7%12.8%2024/2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.3%5.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade12.7%31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade49.4%29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5240.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5780.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3290.4762023
PopulationDemographics2.82M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics66.1 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.8 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.912.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics35%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics39.7%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics65%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics285/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics28.717.82026
Death RateDemographics6.189.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics-12.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics67.8 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.4 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth32.724.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.3%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.9%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.092023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth53742023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth33.8%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth28.1%73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth354.4117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth42.435.12024
Neonatal MortalityHealth2312.42024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1383892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth78%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth82%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth38.9%22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth20.1%3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.5%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.112023
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.662023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth56.151.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$26$5372023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.1%23.7%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare14%24.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.8%6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation13.5%23.5%2024/2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation91.2%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation97.2%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation62.3%97.6%2023/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47%92.5%2023/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation83.1%93.9%2025/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation85.7%90.4%2025/2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation57.3%86.9%2025/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation31.2%62.2%2023/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation89%2025
Secondary EnrollmentEducation104.1%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security16.8%10%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture62.6%79.4%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture12.21K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture5.46K t98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture40.33K t6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture25.82K t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture52.55K t3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture932 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,055 kg/ha2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture309.2K head12.1M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance38412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6410.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.5220.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2710.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.33-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.54-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.390.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.02-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.66-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.180.612024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths17 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance002025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance022025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance002025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian4.11K55.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian50982.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology49.5%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.2179.32024
4G CoverageTechnology69.9%99.5%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.55.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.7%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology92.8%99.9%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology3.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology6.4%1.1%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure69%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure15.45M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy26 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy24.7 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy1.2 MW4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy751.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.6%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy1.1 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy39.2%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy100%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.5 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy667 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy800 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.18 t6.88 t2024
Forest AreaClimate22.3%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate2.9%12.9%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate38.3 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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