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Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Gambia

Gambia: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 65.86 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
65.86 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
205th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.86 years
in 2023
All-time low
31.16 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Gambia is 65.86 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Gambia peaked at 65.86 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.16 years, in 1950.

That places Gambia 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 31.16 years —
1951 31.45 years +0.9%
1952 31.71 years +0.8%
1953 31.92 years +0.7%
1954 32.18 years +0.8%
1955 32.41 years +0.7%
1956 32.76 years +1.1%
1957 33.12 years +1.1%
1958 33.61 years +1.5%
1959 34.09 years +1.4%
1960 34.57 years +1.4%
1961 35.06 years +1.4%
1962 35.6 years +1.5%
1963 36.09 years +1.4%
1964 36.58 years +1.4%
1965 37.12 years +1.5%
1966 37.56 years +1.2%
1967 38.06 years +1.3%
1968 38.53 years +1.2%
1969 39 years +1.2%
1970 39.53 years +1.4%
1971 40.05 years +1.3%
1972 40.55 years +1.3%
1973 41.09 years +1.3%
1974 41.68 years +1.4%
1975 42.19 years +1.2%
1976 42.88 years +1.6%
1977 43.37 years +1.1%
1978 43.57 years +0.5%
1979 44.52 years +2.2%
1980 44.98 years +1.0%
1981 44.49 years -1.1%
1982 46.25 years +4.0%
1983 46.89 years +1.4%
1984 47.51 years +1.3%
1985 48.15 years +1.3%
1986 48.8 years +1.3%
1987 49.39 years +1.2%
1988 50.15 years +1.5%
1989 50.73 years +1.2%
1990 51.28 years +1.1%
1991 51.86 years +1.1%
1992 52.48 years +1.2%
1993 53.15 years +1.3%
1994 53.77 years +1.2%
1995 54.29 years +1.0%
1996 54.85 years +1.0%
1997 55.23 years +0.7%
1998 56.01 years +1.4%
1999 56.47 years +0.8%
2000 56.9 years +0.8%
2001 57.28 years +0.7%
2002 57.74 years +0.8%
2003 58.22 years +0.8%
2004 58.75 years +0.9%
2005 59.11 years +0.6%
2006 59.67 years +0.9%
2007 60 years +0.6%
2008 60.47 years +0.8%
2009 60.73 years +0.4%
2010 61.17 years +0.7%
2011 61.56 years +0.6%
2012 61.9 years +0.6%
2013 62.25 years +0.6%
2014 62.58 years +0.5%
2015 62.97 years +0.6%
2016 63.39 years +0.7%
2017 63.71 years +0.5%
2018 64.03 years +0.5%
2019 64.43 years +0.6%
2020 64.42 years -0.0%
2021 63.85 years -0.9%
2022 64.86 years +1.6%
2023 65.86 years +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 32.44 years 31.16 years 34.09 years 10
1960s 36.82 years 34.57 years 39 years 10
1970s 41.94 years 39.53 years 44.52 years 10
1980s 47.73 years 44.49 years 50.73 years 10
1990s 53.94 years 51.28 years 56.47 years 10
2000s 58.89 years 56.9 years 60.73 years 10
2010s 62.8 years 61.17 years 64.43 years 10
2020s 64.75 years 63.85 years 65.86 years 4

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 202 Papua New Guinea 66.13 years compare
  2. 203 Afghanistan 66.03 years compare
  3. 204 Djibouti 65.99 years compare
  4. 206 Congo 65.77 years compare
  5. 207 Ghana 65.5 years compare
  6. 208 Palestine, State of 65.17 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Gambia?
Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Gambia was 65.86 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 65.86 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 31.16 years in 1950.
How does Gambia rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
Gambia ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit
years
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

Period life expectancy at birth.