Gambia vs Senegal
Gambia vs Senegal: National power
National power in 2022: 0.02% of world capability in Gambia and 0.1% of world capability in Senegal, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Senegal, by 0.08 percentage points, or 6.11 times that in Gambia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1965.
- In 2022, Gambia ranked 154 and Senegal ranked 95 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Gambia | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.02 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 0.02 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2017 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| 2015 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2014 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2013 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2012 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| 2011 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| 2010 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2009 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2008 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2007 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2006 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2005 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2004 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2003 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 2002 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1991 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 1990 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1976 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1975 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1974 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1973 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1972 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1971 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1970 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1969 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1968 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1967 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1966 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1965 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1964 | – | 0.04 |
| 1963 | – | 0.04 |
| 1962 | – | 0.04 |
| 1961 | – | 0.04 |
| 1960 | – | 0.03 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: 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 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
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
- Armed forces personnelGambia: 4,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- 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