Gambia vs Lesotho
Gambia has 1.2× the population of Lesotho: 2,822,093 vs 2,363,325, a gap of 458,768. Gambia is growing faster (+2.23% vs +1.10% a year), adding about 62,799 people a year against +26,045. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Gambia is 3.5× as densely populated (266.6 vs 76.1 people per km²). People in Gambia live 8.3 years longer on average (66.1 vs 57.8).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Gambia) and 2025 (Lesotho); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Gambia vs Lesotho — side by side
 Gambia |  Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,822,0932025 | 2,363,3252025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +2.23%2025 | +1.10%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 29.92024 | 23.82024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 6.22024 | 10.52024 |
| Children per woman | 3.912024 | 2.662024 |
| Life expectancy | 66.1 yrs2024 | 57.8 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 39.7%2025 | 34.1%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 3.2%2025 | 3.9%2025 |
| Density | 266.6 /km²2023 | 76.1 /km²2023 |
| Area | 11,300 km²2023 | 30,360 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 65.0%2025 | 44.7%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -2,9842025 | -5,1922025 |
| GDP per capita | $9192025 | $1,0892025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #141 | #144 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Gambia: 7.1× from 1960 to 2025; Lesotho: 3.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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