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

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Gambia vs Zambia: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita

Gambia

0.2689

in 2020

Zambia

0.2827

in 2020

Gambia rank

124th

Zambia rank

121st

Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Gambia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.2827 against 0.2689 in Gambia, a difference of 0.0138.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 124th and Zambia ranks 121st of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.0304	0.0235	0.0069	Gambia
1880s	0.0316	0.025	0.0066	Gambia
1890s	0.0327	0.0262	0.0065	Gambia
1900s	0.0371	0.0273	0.0098	Gambia
1910s	0.0429	0.0382	0.0047	Gambia
1920s	0.0413	0.057	0.0157	Zambia
1930s	0.0442	0.0898	0.0456	Zambia
1950s	0.0632	0.1194	0.0562	Zambia
1960s	0.0829	0.1524	0.0695	Zambia
1970s	0.1109	0.1773	0.0664	Zambia
1980s	0.1468	0.1859	0.0391	Zambia
1990s	0.1555	0.2047	0.0491	Zambia
2000s	0.1639	0.2406	0.0767	Zambia
2010s	0.177	0.2947	0.1177	Zambia
2020s	0.2689	0.2827	0.0138	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, Gambia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.2827 against 0.2689 in Gambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Zambia?: 0.0138, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?: Gambia ranks 124th and Zambia ranks 121st of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.