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
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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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Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.