What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?

178,000 FAO, number, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Gambia: Non-agricultural population

Equatorial Guinea

272,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Gambia

450,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Equatorial Guinea rank

49th

Gambia rank

46th

Non-agricultural population over time

Equatorial Guinea
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 450,000 FAO, number against 272,000 FAO, number in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 178,000 FAO, number.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.7 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th and Gambia ranks 46th of 53 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	72,100 FAO, number	127,400 FAO, number	55,300 FAO, number	Gambia
1990s	123,600 FAO, number	215,700 FAO, number	92,100 FAO, number	Gambia
2000s	197,300 FAO, number	331,900 FAO, number	134,600 FAO, number	Gambia
2010s	261,000 FAO, number	432,333 FAO, number	171,333 FAO, number	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Equatorial Guinea or Gambia?: Gambia, at 450,000 FAO, number against 272,000 FAO, number in Equatorial Guinea as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?: 178,000 FAO, number, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Gambia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th and Gambia ranks 46th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Non-agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.