Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 64.5% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Australia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 15.5 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 95.1% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.
be 76.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 152.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Australia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Gambia, 65% of the population do as of 2022.
be 65.6% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.
be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Australia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.1% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 75.7% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
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