Which has higher number of deaths, Gabon or Gambia?

Gambia, at 16,974 deaths against 15,577 deaths in Gabon as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Gabon and Gambia?

1,397 deaths, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gambia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Gambia: Number of deaths

Gabon

15,577 deaths

in 2023

Gambia

16,974 deaths

in 2023

Gabon rank

146th

Gambia rank

144th

Number of deaths over time

Gabon
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 16,974 deaths against 15,577 deaths in Gabon, a difference of 1,397 deaths.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 146th and Gambia ranks 144th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,041 deaths	10,765 deaths	276.5 deaths	Gabon
1960s	10,417 deaths	12,134 deaths	1,716 deaths	Gambia
1970s	10,280 deaths	13,451 deaths	3,171 deaths	Gambia
1980s	10,663 deaths	16,096 deaths	5,433 deaths	Gambia
1990s	11,681 deaths	17,188 deaths	5,507 deaths	Gambia
2000s	13,004 deaths	16,234 deaths	3,230 deaths	Gambia
2010s	14,484 deaths	16,610 deaths	2,126 deaths	Gambia
2020s	15,865 deaths	17,406 deaths	1,542 deaths	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Gabon or Gambia?: Gambia, at 16,974 deaths against 15,577 deaths in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Gabon and Gambia?: 1,397 deaths, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Gambia rank globally for number of deaths?: Gabon ranks 146th and Gambia ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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