Gambia vs Senegal
Gambia vs Senegal: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 4,000 people in Gambia and 19,000 people in Senegal, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Senegal, by 15,000 people, or 4.75 times that in Gambia.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Gambia | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,000 | 19,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 4,000 | 19,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 4,000 | 18,600 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 1,000 | 19,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 800 | 18,600 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 800 | 18,600 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 800 | 18,600 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 800 | 18,600 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 800 | 18,600 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 800 | 18,600 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 800 | 18,620 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 800 | 18,620 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 1,000 | 19,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 1,000 | 19,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | – | 19,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 800 | 19,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 800 | 18,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 800 | 18,600 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 800 | 15,200 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 800 | 15,600 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 800 | 15,400 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 800 | 17,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 800 | 17,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 800 | 17,350 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 800 | 17,400 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 800 | 17,400 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 1,000 | 14,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 1,000 | 18,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 1,000 | 18,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 2,000 | 18,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 2,000 | 18,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 2,000 | 15,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 480 | 10,100 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 1,000 | 18,000 | – |
| 1983 | 1,000 | 18,000 | – |
| 1982 | 1,000 | 18,000 | – |
| 1981 | 1,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | 8,000 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | 8,000 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | 13,000 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | 13,000 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | 11,000 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | 7,000 | – |
| 1964 | – | 7,000 | – |
| 1963 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1962 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1961 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1960 | – | 1,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Gambia vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyGambia: 65.9 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGambia: 4.2 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGambia: 29.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGambia: 47.7% in 2022Senegal: 26.7% in 2022
- DepressionGambia: 4.16% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateGambia: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGambia: 2.7 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGambia: 2.3% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGambia: 4.01 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGambia: 65% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageGambia: 18.2 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGambia: 3% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGambia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGambia: 0.57% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGambia: $14.7M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personGambia: $5 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGambia: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- National powerGambia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGambia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGambia: 1 million TIV in 2025Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024