Gambia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of The Gambia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
The Gambia is a long, narrow river country, almost entirely wrapped by Senegal.
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Gambia vs Guinea
104 shared metrics.
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Guinea
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Guinea.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea, but the name itself derives from the Tuareg word aginaw, mea…
CIA 2026
Analysis
Guinea leads in 56 of 104 shared metrics, while Gambia leads in 48.
Gambia's Tourism Revenue is 40.1x that of Guinea ($53,000,000 vs $1,289,999.96).
Gambia's Firms Making Informal Payments is 15.0x that of Guinea (42.32% of firms vs 2.6% of firms).
Gambia's Water Stress (%) is 7.6x that of Guinea (3.4% vs 0.39%).
Gambia's Merchant Fleet Size is 6.5x that of Guinea (15 vs 2.0).
Gambia's Liberal Democracy Index is 4.5x that of Guinea (0.52 vs 0.10).
Key Comparisons
Tourism RevenueGambia leads
Gambia
$53,000,000
Guinea
$1,289,999.96
Firms Making Informal PaymentsGambia leads
Gambia
42.32% of firms
Guinea
2.6% of firms
Water Stress (%)Gambia leads
Gambia
3.4%
Guinea
0.39%
Merchant Fleet SizeGambia leads
Gambia
15
Guinea
2.0
Liberal Democracy IndexGambia leads
Gambia
0.52
Guinea
0.10
Population DensityGambia leads
Gambia
266.59 /km²
Guinea
58.63 /km²
All Metrics
Tourism Revenue
GambiaGambia
$53,000,000
Guinea
$1,289,999.96
4009% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
GambiaGambia
42.32% of firms
Guinea
2.6% of firms
1502% higher
Water Stress (%)
GambiaGambia
3.4%
Guinea
0.39%
760% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
GambiaGambia
15
Guinea
2.0
650% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
GambiaGambia
0.52
Guinea
0.10
449% higher
Population Density
GambiaGambia
266.59 /km²
Guinea
58.63 /km²
355% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
GambiaGambia
666.67 gCO2/kWh
Guinea
181.14 gCO2/kWh
268% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
GambiaGambia
0.64
Guinea
0.19
243% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
GambiaGambia
8.4 per 100k
Guinea
2.7 per 100k
213% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
GambiaGambia
20.1% of firms
Guinea
7.6% of firms
164% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
GambiaGambia
23.64 kg/person/yr
Guinea
9.7 kg/person/yr
145% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
GambiaGambia
45.71 kg/person/yr
Guinea
20.62 kg/person/yr
122% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
GambiaGambia
2.0 sites
Guinea
1.0 sites
100% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
GambiaGambia
82.3% of GDP
Guinea
41.8% of GDP
97% higher
Forest Area
GuineaGambia
2.3K km²
Guinea
60.7K km²
96% lower
Land Area
GuineaGambia
10.1K km²
Guinea
245.7K km²
96% lower
Highest Elevation
GuineaGambia
63 m
Guinea
1.8K m
96% lower
Irrigated Land
GuineaGambia
50 km²
Guinea
949 km²
95% lower
Airports
GuineaGambia
1.0
Guinea
17
94% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
GuineaGambia
0.49 Mt CO2e
Guinea
5.2 Mt CO2e
91% lower
GDP (Nominal)
GuineaGambia
$2,404,888,749.22
Guinea
$25,008,678,293.41
90% lower
Water Withdrawal
GuineaGambia
0.10 B m³
Guinea
0.89 B m³
89% lower
Electricity Generation
GuineaGambia
0.51 TWh
Guinea
4.0 TWh
87% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
GuineaGambia
162.0K kW
Guinea
1.06M kW
85% lower
Border Neighbors
GuineaGambia
1.0
Guinea
6.0
83% lower
Population
GuineaGambia
2.52M
Guinea
14.37M
82% lower
Nurses & Midwives
GambiaGambia
0.68 per 1k
Guinea
0.37 per 1k
82% higher
Land Border Length
GuineaGambia
749 km
Guinea
4.0K km
81% lower
Protected Land (%)
GuineaGambia
7.6%
Guinea
37.6%
80% lower
Exports (% GDP)
GuineaGambia
8.7% of GDP
Guinea
41.39% of GDP
79% lower
Beer Consumption
GuineaGambia
0.08 L/person/yr
Guinea
0.34 L/person/yr
77% lower
Coastline Length
GuineaGambia
80 km
Guinea
320 km
75% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
GambiaGambia
37.2 per 1k people
Guinea
21.51 per 1k people
73% higher
Military Spending
GuineaGambia
0.57% of GDP
Guinea
2.1% of GDP
72% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
GambiaGambia
9.7% of GDP
Guinea
5.6% of GDP
72% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
GuineaGambia
8.6%
Guinea
29.63%
71% lower
Internet Users (%)
GambiaGambia
46%
Guinea
27%
70% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
GuineaGambia
4.0K
Guinea
13.0K
69% lower
Urban Population (%)
GambiaGambia
64.3%
Guinea
38.07%
69% higher
Political Corruption Index
GuineaGambia
0.27
Guinea
0.81
66% lower
Scientific Publications
GambiaGambia
78.46
Guinea
47.18
66% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
GambiaGambia
2.8% of GDP
Guinea
1.7% of GDP
63% higher
Obesity Rate
GambiaGambia
13.22%
Guinea
8.3%
59% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
GuineaGambia
0.09 per 1k
Guinea
0.21 per 1k
57% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
GambiaGambia
10.86% of youth labor force
Guinea
7.0% of youth labor force
55% higher
Child Mortality
GuineaGambia
44.1 per 1k births
Guinea
95 per 1k births
54% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
GambiaGambia
0.81
Guinea
0.53
53% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
GambiaGambia
8.2% of firms
Guinea
5.4% of firms
52% higher
Teen Birth Rate
GuineaGambia
58.09 per 1k
Guinea
118.58 per 1k
51% lower
Official Languages Count
GuineaGambia
1.0
Guinea
2.0
50% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
GambiaGambia
48.17%
Guinea
32.65%
48% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
GuineaGambia
$28.9
Guinea
$55.04
47% lower
Infant Mortality
GuineaGambia
33.8 per 1k births
Guinea
61.5 per 1k births
45% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
GambiaGambia
0.81
Guinea
0.56
45% higher
Inflation Rate
GambiaGambia
11.6%
Guinea
8.1%
43% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
GambiaGambia
37 pts
Guinea
26 pts
42% higher
Imports (% GDP)
GuineaGambia
33.42% of GDP
Guinea
56.38% of GDP
41% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
GuineaGambia
22 per 100k
Guinea
37.4 per 100k
41% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
GuineaGambia
7.8 kg/person/yr
Guinea
13.05 kg/person/yr
40% lower
GNI Per Capita
GuineaGambia
$880
Guinea
$1,440
39% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
GambiaGambia
58.36 µg/m³
Guinea
43.77 µg/m³
33% higher
Electricity Access (%)
GambiaGambia
66.9%
Guinea
51.1%
31% higher
Fertility Rate
GuineaGambia
3.4 children/woman
Guinea
4.8 children/woman
29% lower
Spirits Consumption
GuineaGambia
0.01 L/person/yr
Guinea
0.01 L/person/yr
28% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
GuineaGambia
47.7%
Guinea
66.6%
28% lower
Death Rate
GuineaGambia
5.5 per 1k
Guinea
7.7 per 1k
28% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
GuineaGambia
19.09% of adults
Guinea
25.82% of adults
26% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
GambiaGambia
21.12% of adults
Guinea
16.91% of adults
25% higher
Unemployment Rate
GambiaGambia
6.5%
Guinea
5.2%
24% higher
Birth Rate
GuineaGambia
26.49 per 1k
Guinea
35.04 per 1k
24% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GuineaGambia
$3,475.61
Guinea
$4,565.3
24% lower
Alcohol Consumption
GambiaGambia
0.61 L/adult/yr
Guinea
0.52 L/adult/yr
17% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
GuineaGambia
62.65%
Guinea
73.23%
14% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
GuineaGambia
3.4% of GDP
Guinea
4.0% of GDP
14% lower
Credit Card Ownership
GuineaGambia
2.0% of adults
Guinea
2.4% of adults
14% lower
Digital Payments Used
GuineaGambia
27.71% of adults
Guinea
31.77% of adults
13% lower
Elderly Population (%)
GuineaGambia
3.1%
Guinea
3.5%
11% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
GuineaGambia
22.28%
Guinea
24.7%
10% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
GuineaGambia
37.9% of adults
Guinea
41.1% of adults
8% lower
Life Expectancy
GambiaGambia
65.9 years
Guinea
60.7 years
8% higher
CO2 Per Capita
GambiaGambia
0.29 t/person/yr
Guinea
0.27 t/person/yr
7% higher
Life Evaluation Score
GuineaGambia
4.3 pts
Guinea
4.6 pts
7% lower
Human Development Index
GambiaGambia
0.52
Guinea
0.50
5% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
GuineaGambia
21 days/yr
Guinea
22 days/yr
5% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
GuineaGambia
87.11% of adults
Guinea
91.36% of adults
5% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
GuineaGambia
86.94% of firms
Guinea
91.1% of firms
5% lower
Dependency Ratio
GuineaGambia
76.45% of working-age pop.
Guinea
79.71% of working-age pop.
4% lower
GDP Growth Rate
GambiaGambia
5.6%
Guinea
5.3%
4% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
GuineaGambia
106.78 per 100 people
Guinea
109 per 100 people
2% lower
Youth Population (%)
GuineaGambia
40.25%
Guinea
40.9%
2% lower
Food Waste per Person
GambiaGambia
133.01 kg/person/yr
Guinea
129.95 kg/person/yr
2% higher
Median Age
GambiaGambia
18.2 years
Guinea
18.0 years
1% higher
Time Zones Count
GambiaGambia
2.0 time zones
Guinea
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
GambiaGambia
0%
Guinea
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
GambiaGambia
0%
Guinea
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
GuineaGambia
0%
Guinea
0.74%
ranked lower
Broadband Access (%)
GambiaGambia
202 per 100 people
Guinea
202 per 100 people
equal
Suicide Rate
GuineaGambia
4.8 per 100k
Guinea
4.8 per 100k
equal
Capital Elevation
GuineaGambia
0 m
Guinea
13 m
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GambiaGambia
0 per 1M people
Guinea
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
GambiaGambia
0 m
Guinea
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
GambiaGambia
-4.9% of GDP
Guinea
-22.3% of GDP
ranked higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
GuineaGambia
0 per 100k people
Guinea
0.07 per 100k people
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
GambiaGambia
0 per 1M people
Guinea
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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