Eritrea vs Gambia

Eritrea and Gambia compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Eritrea has about 1.3 times as many people as Gambia: 3.6 million against 2.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Gambia ($919 in 2025) is 33% higher than in Eritrea ($689 in 2011).
• The economy grew faster in Eritrea (8.7% in 2011) than in Gambia (5.9% in 2025), a difference of 2.8 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Gambia (6.5%) than in Eritrea (6%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Eritrea can expect to live 2.8 years longer than one born in Gambia: 68.9 years against 66.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Eritrea is older: half of its people are over 18.7 years, against 18.2 years in Gambia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Gambia (49.5% in 2024) than in Eritrea (14.3% in 2020), a difference of 35.2 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Eritrea (0.22 tonnes) are 22% higher than in Gambia (0.18 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Gambia (21.3%) than in Eritrea (12%), a difference of 9.3 percentage points in 2024.