Equatorial Guinea vs Gambia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Equatorial Guinea
66,931 people
in 2023
Gambia
80,339 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
163rd
Gambia rank
160th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 80,339 people against 66,931 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 13,408 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd and Gambia ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,816 people | 9,012 people | 4,805 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 16,029 people | 12,320 people | 3,709 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 14,389 people | 19,143 people | 4,754 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 15,948 people | 36,115 people | 20,167 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 20,170 people | 43,867 people | 23,696 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 31,940 people | 45,956 people | 14,016 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 47,510 people | 58,168 people | 10,658 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 63,228 people | 74,701 people | 11,473 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Equatorial Guinea or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 80,339 people against 66,931 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 13,408 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Gambia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd and Gambia ranks 160th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.