Country
Gabon
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- upper middle income
- Capital
- Libreville
- ISO code
- GA · GAB
71 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 2.6M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 18,986 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 68.5 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 2.0 t CO₂
Population
- Population 2.6M 2025 142nd of 214
- Population density 10 people/km² 2024 198th of 212
- Population growth 2.11 % per year 2025 42nd of 214
- Natural increase 21.4 per 1,000 people 2023 42nd of 228
- Net migration 0.4 per 1,000 people 2025 72nd of 214
- Fertility rate 3.59 births per woman 2024 40th of 214
- Urban population 92.1 % 2025 27th of 214
- Median age 21.5 years 2023 175th of 228
- Population aged 65+ 4.1 % 2025 160th of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 6.9 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 159th of 214
- Children under 15 36.2 % 2025 48th of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 68.5 years 2024 163rd of 214
- Life expectancy, women 71.2 years 2024 163rd of 214
- Life expectancy, men 66.1 years 2024 163rd of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 5.2 years 2024 93rd of 214
- Infant mortality 25.9 per 1,000 births 2024 55th of 195
- Under-5 mortality 32.6 per 1,000 births 2024 56th of 195
- Maternal mortality 233 per 100,000 births 2023 33rd of 193
- Health spending per person 253 USD 2023 118th of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 673 $ (PPP) 2023 118th of 191
- Physicians 0.52 per 1,000 people 2022 129th of 179
- Hospital beds 2.0 per 1,000 people 2011 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Measles immunization 57 % 2024 179th of 191
- Undernourishment 23.3 % 2024 17th of 165
- Tobacco use 13.3 % 2024 108th of 165
- Calorie supply 2,686 kcal per day 2023 127th of 175
- Meat supply 63.1 kg per person per year 2023 79th of 175
Economy
- GDP 21.4B USD 2025 129th of 185
- GDP per capita 8,263 USD 2025 90th of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 18,986 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 88th of 184
- GDP per capita since 1820 15,721 int-$ (2011 prices) 2022 72nd of 165
- GDP growth 2.5 % 2025 121st of 185
- GDP per capita growth 0.3 % 2025 154th of 185
- Inflation 1.8 % 2025 118th of 169
- Unemployment 20.2 % 2025 5th of 181
- Youth unemployment 36.3 % 2025 13th of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 20.2 % 2024 56th of 150
- Trade 92 % of GDP 2024 73rd of 172
- Income inequality (Gini) 38.0 2017 53rd of 151
- Extreme poverty 3.8 % 2017 61st of 151
- Agriculture in the economy 6.6 % of GDP 2024 94th of 187
- Women in the labour force 41.6 % 2025 143rd of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.733 2023 108th of 192
- Literacy rate 88.9 % 2021 68th of 122
- Education spending 2.2 % of GDP 2022 145th of 163
- Secondary school enrolment 70 % 2019 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Tertiary enrolment 8 % 2003 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Primary completion rate 68 % 2003 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Women in parliament 21.6 % 2025 114th of 183
Technology and infrastructure
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 5.2 Mt CO₂ 2024 134th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 2.0 t CO₂ 2024 112th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 2.13 t CO₂ 2024 131st of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.3 Gt CO₂ 2024 117th of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 8.6 t CO₂e 2024 41st of 201
- Forest area 91.4 % of land 2024 3rd of 208
- Water stress 1 % 2022 165th of 176
- Arable land 1.3 % of land 2024 178th of 205
- Renewable energy 91.3 % of final energy 2021 4th of 210
- Renewable electricity 35.4 % of electricity 2024 86th of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.0 % of electricity 2024 82nd of 193
- Electricity from wind 0.0 % of electricity 2024 108th of 193
- Electricity from solar 0.0 % of electricity 2024 176th of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 525 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 80th of 193
- Electricity generation per person 1,024 kWh 2024 129th of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 31.3 µg/m³ 2023 44th of 199
Gabon on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldFrench · official languageSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldCentral African CFA franc (XAF)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+1Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C · 220 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world2 national dishes
- Plants of the world5 characteristic plants
- VPN provider mapServers of 1 VPN providerSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)