Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 16.3 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In San Marino, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 27.6 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $60,800 as of 2019.
Life
be 96.7% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In San Marino, it is 99.9% as of 2018.
be 82.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 69.2% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In San Marino, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In San Marino, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 62.2% more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In San Marino, about 60.0% do as of 2019.
be 11.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In San Marino, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.2% more on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. San Marino spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 68.4% more on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In San Marino, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
San Marino: At a glance
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