| Attribute |
Gambia, The × | 
Sierra Leone × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 11,300 | 71,740 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 10,120 | 71,620 |
| Water area (km²) | 1,180 | 120 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 749 | 1,093 |
| Border countries | | |
| Coastline (km) | 80 | 402 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 34 | 279 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 53 | 1,948 |
| People | | |
| 1↑Population | 2,173,999 | 6,624,933 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Muslim | Muslim |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of The Gambia | Republic of Sierra Leone |
| Short country name | The Gambia | Sierra Leone |
| Long local name | - | Republic of Sierra Leone |
| Short local name | - | Sierra Leone |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Banjul | Freetown |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 5,556,000,000 | 11,550,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,482,000,000 | 3,612,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 4.6 | 3.7 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,600 | 1,600 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 6.8 | 10 |
| Labor force | 777,100 | 2,972,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | - | 15 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 48.4 | 70.2 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 300,400,000 | 562,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 339,000,000 | 846,400,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 3 | 0.8 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 20.3 | 15.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -2.6 | -7.9 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 88 | 63.9 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 8 | 18.2 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 9 | - |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 29 | 17.92 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 297,200,000 | 387,400,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 297,200,000 | 387,400,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 552,500,000 | 572,600,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -194,000,000 | -407,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 72,900,000 | 808,400,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 376,900,000 | 1,107,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 170,000,000 | 478,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 586,800,000 | 1,615,000,000 |
| National currency | dalasis | leones |
| National currency (code) | GMD | SLL |
| National currency (symbol) | D | Le |
| National currency rate to USD | 49.74 | 7 |