Quality of life comparison

be 52.8% less likely to be obese

In Cyprus, 21.8% 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 Cyprus, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 12.1 years less

In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 94.3% less money

Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 2.7 times more children

In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cyprus, approximately 68.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.5% less likely to be literate

In Cyprus, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cyprus, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Gambia, 65% of the population do as of 2022.

be 63.7% less likely to have internet access

In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cyprus, 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.

spend 54.1% less on education

Cyprus 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 67.9% less on healthcare

Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 87.7% less coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.