Quality of life comparison

be 53.8% less likely to be obese

In Germany, 22.3% 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 Germany, 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 13.9 years less

In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 96.1% less money

Germany has a GDP per capita of $54,000 as of 2022, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2022.

be 36.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Germany, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.

be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Germany, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 3.1 times more children

In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 114.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Germany, approximately 3.2 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 36.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Germany, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Gambia, 64% of the population do as of 2021.

be 63.7% less likely to have internet access

In Germany, approximately 91.0% 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 Germany, 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 40.4% less on education

Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 79.7% less on healthcare

Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 96.7% less coastline

Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.