Gambia rankings 2026: where Gambia places in 62 global Top 10s
Gambia is #4 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest and inside the top 10 of 5 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
How does Gambia compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 62 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #4 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest, where it is measured at 2.86 % (Annual deforestation share of forest area) as of 2026-11-02. Gambia finishes inside the top 10 in 5 rankings.
Top 10 finishes
Gambia is inside the top 10 of 5 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #4 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest with 2.86 %, behind Chad (3.02 %) and ahead of Cote d'Ivoire. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Countries with the highest food share of exports with 90.66 % of merchandise exports, behind Maldives (94.35 % of merchandise exports) and ahead of Malawi. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education with 4 years, behind French Guiana (4 years) and ahead of Georgia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the fastest import growth with 17.17 %, behind Mongolia (17.5 %) and ahead of Vietnam. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #10 in Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines with 53.4 %, behind Somalia (55.4 %) and ahead of Burundi. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Gambia by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
World and society
In world and society, Gambia holds 17 positions: #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines (53.4 %), #11 of 50 in Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP (22 % of GDP), #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels (97 %) and #14 of 50 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature (27.88 °C). 13 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Gambia holds 15 positions: #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters (0.42 per 100,000 people), #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios (354.35 per 100,000 live births), #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution (90 per 100,000 people) and #30 of 50 in Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates (2.37 deaths per 1,000 live births). 11 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Gambia holds 13 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the fastest import growth (17.17 %), #11 of 50 in Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP (22 % of GDP), #18 of 50 in Countries with the fastest export growth (17.5 %) and #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor (15.1 %). 9 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Gambia holds 9 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest food share of exports (90.66 % of merchandise exports), #15 of 50 in Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most (1.42 PPP dollars), #22 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for human food (97.17 %) and #23 of 50 in Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) (23.85 % of GDP). 5 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Gambia holds 6 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest (2.86 %), #26 of 50 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure (35.7 µg/m³), #36 of 50 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person (14.95 kg per person per year) and #38 of 50 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person (0.18 kg per person per year). 2 more rankings are listed below.
Education and science
In education and science, Gambia holds 1 position: #6 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (4 years).
Travel
In travel, Gambia holds 1 position: #25 of 50 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP (18.61 % of GDP).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Gambia moved in 58 rankings:
- New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #5 in Countries with the highest food share of exports (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #6 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the fastest import growth (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #12 in Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #12 in Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #15 in Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most (2026-11-02).
Where Gambia ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Gambia's lowest current positions are 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water (6.99 %), 47th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis (8.72 per 100,000 people) and 47th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption (51.14 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Gambia
- #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 2.86 % · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest food share of exports · 90.66 % of merchandise exports · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the longest pre-primary education · 4 years · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 17.17 % · 2026-10-29
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines · 53.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP · 22 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP · 22 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters · 0.42 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 97 % · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 27.88 °C · 2026-10-29
- #15 of 50 · Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most · 1.42 PPP dollars · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 17.5 % · 2026-11-01
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 40.91 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 354.35 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor · 15.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution · 90 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows · 9.66 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · 22 % · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries using the most cereals for human food · 97.17 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 23.85 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 51.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 21.7 % · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP · 18.61 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest population density · 563.54 people per km² · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · 38.27 micrograms per cubic meter · 2026-10-30
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure · 35.7 µg/m³ · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day · 99.12 % · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 4.01 children per woman · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality · 0.39 index (0-1) · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 44 · Countries with the highest palm oil yields · 9.98 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools · 33.37 % · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income · 16.02 % · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality before tax · 58.64 Gini index · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.37 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 22.05 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest child homicide rates · 6 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income · 66.36 % · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 23.3 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) · 5.55 % · 2026-10-31
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 7.85 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 52.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · 16.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 5.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 11.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person · 14.95 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of services in total exports · 57.15 % · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 33.68 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person · 0.18 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 44 · Countries with the most land used for palm oil · 3.51 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 49 · Countries producing the most palm oil · 4.16 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 3.27 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest millet yields · 1.05 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · 70.13 % · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 20.41 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 2.73 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 17.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 0.55 million · 2026-10-29
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 554.57 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 4.22 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 8.72 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 51.14 % · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 6.99 % · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Gambia's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Gambia
What is Gambia's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#4 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest, with 2.86 % (Annual deforestation share of forest area) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Gambia?
62 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Gambia in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 5 rankings, including #4 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest, #5 in Countries with the highest food share of exports and #6 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.