Country profile · GMB
the Gambia
Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 2.7M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 3.4%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 458 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 4.01
- Expected years of schooling
- 9.0 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 13%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 23% / 1%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.39
- Urban population
- 64%
- Employment in agriculture
- 29%
- Internet use
- 49%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 1.49%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 2.0 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 20.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 28%
- Women married before age 18
- 23%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 4.49
Religion
- Islam96%
- Christianity4%
Major cities
- Serekunda
- Banjul
Common hazards
- Floods
Common migration destinations
- Spain
- Senegal