Gambia's hdi rose from 0.4 in 1994 to 0.5 in 2023.
Gambia · Quality of life
Human development, happiness, safety, access and environment.
14 indicators · 12 with data
Composite
Wellbeing
Gambia's life satisfaction fell from 4.5 in 2018 to 4.3 in 2025.
Longevity
Gambia's life expectancy rose from 54.3 yrs in 1995 to 66.1 yrs in 2024.
Gambia's healthy life expectancy at birth rose from 51.5 yrs in 2000 to 55.8 yrs in 2021.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
53rd of 70 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Gambia's gini index fell from 48.3 in 1998 to 38.8 in 2020.
Air
Gambia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 41.4 in 1994 to 38.3 in 2023.
Access
Gambia's safe drinking water rose from 23.3 % in 2000 to 48.2 % in 2024.
Gambia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 19.9 % in 1995 to 69.0 % in 2024.
Adoption
Gambia's internet users rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 49.5 % in 2024.
Attainment
Gambia's expected years of schooling rose from 4.5 yrs in 1994 to 9.0 yrs in 2023.
Unemployment
Gambia's unemployment fell from 10.2 % in 1996 to 6.5 % in 2025.
Gender
Gambia's women in parliament rose from 2.0 % in 1997 to 8.6 % in 2025.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Gambia.
- Homicide rateNo data
- Housing cost overburden rateNo data