Gambia, The
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
66.6 / 100
Rank
#141
Data coverage
88%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
85.1
Education
72.2
Poverty & Water
63.1
Adolescent & Digital
60.7
Protection
68.0
Environment & Exposure
32.4
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 42.40 | 2024 | 83.0 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 17.50 | 2020 | 82.5 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 80.00 | 2024 | 80.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 5.10 | 2020 | 94.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 76.82 | 2018 | 76.8 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 67.49 | 2021 | 67.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 22.00 | 2020 | 78.0 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 48.18 | 2024 | 48.2 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 56.14 | 2024 | 71.9 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 49.49 | 2024 | 49.5 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 59.00 | 2020 | 59.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 23.10 | 2020 | 76.9 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 38.27 | 2023 | 61.7 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 3.00 | 2024 | 3.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 69.7 (v1.0) to 66.6 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -3.0 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Gambia, The.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Gambia, The itself.
Its rank moved from #128 to #141; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.