Gambia

In brief

Home broadband per 100 people: 0.5 (2024). World rank 179 of 208 (1 = best); in Africa, 31 of 54. Electricity from renewables: 1.6% (2021). World rank 186 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 54. Electricity from fossil fuels: 98.4% (2021). World rank 192 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 50 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 15.6% → 49.5%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 106 → 126, and home broadband per 100 people 0.1 → 0.5. Better than all its neighbours (Senegal): renewable share of energy use. Worse than all its neighbours (Senegal): using the internet, home broadband per 100 people, access to electricity, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels.