Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Gambia instead of Lesotho, you would:

Health

be 91.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 8.0 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 38.0% less likely to be obese

In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

Life

be 23.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

have 24.3% more children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 36.0% less likely to be literate

In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 36.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 14.0% less likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 60.8% less on education

Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 66.4% less on healthcare

Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Gambia: At a glance

Gambia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 10,120 sq km. The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty, but tensions have flared up intermittently since then. Yahya JAMMEH led a military coup in 1994 that overthrew the president and banned political activity. A new constitution and presidential elections in 1996, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. JAMMEH has been elected president in all subsequent elections including most recently in late 2011.
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