Gabon vs Japan statistics compared

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 124M in Japan (ranked 12/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 140,761 sq mi for Japan (ranked 75th vs. 61st).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476).

Gabon and Japan: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Japan economies compared

GDP

Gabon

Japan

Table

Year	GDP
	Gabon	Japan
1960	$141,468,978	$47,419,238,274
1961	$167,637,907	$57,266,758,180
1962	$182,796,536	$64,987,857,542
1963	$154,480,244	$74,379,284,603
1964	$215,679,855	$87,490,590,818
1965	$226,474,286	$97,338,107,606
1966	$245,849,781	$113,046,784,179
1967	$271,543,680	$132,475,614,227
1968	$294,468,564	$156,897,496,759
1969	$318,124,701	$184,298,841,305
1970	$323,802,476	$217,223,652,719
1971	$381,687,073	$245,364,056,622
1972	$430,508,359	$324,933,841,269
1973	$722,780,701	$441,460,582,536
1974	$1,544,216,002	$490,035,789,970
1975	$2,157,592,940	$532,861,438,885
1976	$3,009,409,974	$598,883,902,156
1977	$2,809,349,069	$737,069,290,928
1978	$2,389,479,272	$1,035,611,588,217
1979	$3,030,251,120	$1,077,910,077,676
1980	$4,279,637,942	$1,129,377,244,854
1981	$3,862,269,121	$1,245,221,410,764
1982	$3,618,007,841	$1,158,731,426,906
1983	$3,391,275,732	$1,270,859,919,743
1984	$3,561,451,561	$1,345,824,500,837
1985	$3,339,914,757	$1,427,019,759,717
1986	$3,403,638,189	$2,120,083,812,110
1987	$3,281,797,043	$2,580,748,422,781
1988	$3,834,503,376	$3,125,724,434,401
1989	$4,186,411,464	$3,109,455,047,824
1990	$5,952,293,765	$3,185,904,656,664
1991	$5,402,919,785	$3,648,065,760,649
1992	$5,592,390,827	$3,980,702,922,118
1993	$4,378,645,081	$4,536,940,479,038
1994	$4,190,819,344	$4,998,797,547,741
1995	$4,958,845,648	$5,545,563,663,890
1996	$5,694,040,003	$4,923,391,533,852
1997	$5,326,817,115	$4,492,448,605,639
1998	$4,483,417,310	$4,098,362,709,531
1999	$4,662,992,036	$4,635,982,224,064
2000	$5,080,483,629	$4,968,359,075,957
2001	$5,023,265,413	$4,374,711,694,091
2002	$5,335,451,100	$4,182,846,045,874
2003	$6,511,903,365	$4,519,561,645,254
2004	$7,770,219,008	$4,893,116,005,657
2005	$9,582,783,991	$4,831,467,035,390
2006	$10,327,598,306	$4,601,663,122,650
2007	$12,455,409,587	$4,579,750,920,355
2008	$15,571,348,344	$5,106,679,115,127
2009	$12,113,699,068	$5,289,493,117,994
2010	$14,372,593,020	$5,759,071,769,013
2011	$18,210,307,744	$6,233,147,172,341
2012	$17,170,464,016	$6,272,362,996,105
2013	$17,595,744,798	$5,212,328,181,166
2014	$18,203,966,896	$4,896,994,405,353
2015	$14,383,107,763	$4,444,930,651,964
2016	$14,023,890,265	$5,003,677,627,544
2017	$14,929,487,485	$4,930,837,369,151
2018	$16,867,326,402	$5,040,880,939,325
2019	$16,874,405,465	$5,117,993,853,017
2020	$15,342,236,164	$5,054,068,005,376
2021	$19,444,935,097	$5,039,148,168,861
2022	$20,440,655,695	$4,262,463,317,797
2023	$20,055,720,403	$4,213,167,237,906
2024	$20,867,044,936	$4,026,210,821,147

Gabon and Japan economies compared

GDP per capita

Gabon

Japan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gabon	Japan
1960	$276.1	$509
1961	$323	$609
1962	$348	$685
1963	$290.7	$776
1964	$400	$903
1965	$415	$994
1966	$443	$1,144
1967	$482	$1,326
1968	$515	$1,553
1969	$545	$1,803
1970	$543	$2,101
1971	$627	$2,321
1972	$693	$3,031
1973	$1,140	$4,061
1974	$2,384	$4,448
1975	$3,258	$4,776
1976	$4,441	$5,310
1977	$4,048	$6,473
1978	$3,360	$9,012
1979	$4,155	$9,301
1980	$5,718	$9,669
1981	$5,026	$10,583
1982	$4,584	$9,780
1983	$4,182	$10,652
1984	$4,273	$11,207
1985	$3,898	$11,809
1986	$3,865	$17,452
1987	$3,624	$21,142
1988	$4,119	$25,500
1989	$4,374	$25,266
1990	$6,051	$25,801
1991	$5,345	$29,428
1992	$5,386	$31,993
1993	$4,106	$36,345
1994	$3,828	$39,934
1995	$4,415	$44,198
1996	$4,943	$39,150
1997	$4,509	$35,638
1998	$3,700	$32,424
1999	$3,751	$36,610
2000	$3,983	$39,169
2001	$3,836	$34,406
2002	$3,966	$32,821
2003	$4,711	$35,387
2004	$5,466	$38,299
2005	$6,548	$37,813
2006	$6,847	$35,992
2007	$8,004	$35,779
2008	$9,689	$39,876
2009	$7,291	$41,309
2010	$8,357	$44,968
2011	$10,219	$48,760
2012	$9,297	$49,145
2013	$9,198	$40,899
2014	$9,201	$38,475
2015	$7,047	$34,961
2016	$6,677	$39,375
2017	$6,922	$38,834
2018	$7,624	$39,751
2019	$7,441	$40,416
2020	$6,606	$40,029
2021	$8,181	$40,095
2022	$8,409	$34,066
2023	$8,071	$33,836
2024	$8,219	$32,476

Gabon vs. Japan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gabon

Japan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gabon	Japan
1950	39.3	59.3
1951	40	61
1952	40.7	63
1953	41.5	63.3
1954	42.2	64.5
1955	42.9	65.7
1956	43.7	65.6
1957	44.4	65.4
1958	45.1	67
1959	45.8	67.5
1960	46.4	67.7
1961	47.1	68.4
1962	47.8	68.7
1963	48.4	69.7
1964	49	70.2
1965	49.7	70.3
1966	50.3	71.1
1967	50.9	71.4
1968	51.5	71.7
1969	52.1	71.9
1970	52.7	72
1971	53.3	72.8
1972	53.8	73.3
1973	54.4	73.4
1974	54.9	73.8
1975	55.5	74.4
1976	56	74.8
1977	56.5	75.3
1978	57	75.7
1979	57.4	76.2
1980	57.9	76.1
1981	58.3	76.6
1982	58.6	77.1
1983	59	77.1
1984	59.3	77.5
1985	59.7	77.8
1986	60	78.2
1987	60.2	78.6
1988	60.4	78.5
1989	60.6	79
1990	60.7	79
1991	60.9	79.3
1992	61	79.3
1993	61.1	79.4
1994	61.2	79.8
1995	61.3	79.7
1996	61.3	80.4
1997	61.4	80.6
1998	61.5	80.6
1999	61.7	80.6
2000	61.8	81.2
2001	62	81.5
2002	62.2	81.8
2003	62.5	81.9
2004	62.7	82.1
2005	63	82
2006	63.3	82.4
2007	63.6	82.5
2008	64	82.6
2009	64.4	83
2010	64.7	82.9
2011	65.1	82.7
2012	65.4	83.2
2013	65.8	83.4
2014	66.1	83.6
2015	66.3	83.9
2016	66.6	84.1
2017	66.8	84.2
2018	67	84.3
2019	67.3	84.4
2020	67.1	84.7
2021	67.1	84.6
2022	67.7	84.1
2023	68.3	84.7
2024	68.5	84.9
2025	68.7	85

Gabon and Japan population clocks and comparison

Population

Gabon

Japan

Table

Year	Population
	Gabon	Japan
1960	512,316	93,216,000
1961	518,266	94,055,000
1962	524,649	94,933,000
1963	531,452	95,900,000
1964	538,657	96,903,000
1965	546,308	97,952,000
1966	554,463	98,851,000
1967	563,108	99,879,000
1968	572,257	101,011,000
1969	583,276	102,219,000
1970	595,846	103,403,000
1971	608,348	105,697,000
1972	620,960	107,188,000
1973	633,995	108,707,000
1974	647,691	110,162,000
1975	662,197	111,573,000
1976	677,628	112,775,000
1977	693,984	113,872,000
1978	711,245	114,913,000
1979	729,375	115,890,000
1980	748,389	116,807,000
1981	768,385	117,661,000
1982	789,286	118,480,000
1983	811,005	119,307,000
1984	833,501	120,083,000
1985	856,726	120,837,000
1986	880,705	121,482,000
1987	905,479	122,069,000
1988	931,020	122,578,000
1989	957,138	123,069,000
1990	983,734	123,478,000
1991	1,010,818	123,964,000
1992	1,038,380	124,425,000
1993	1,066,405	124,829,000
1994	1,094,720	125,178,000
1995	1,123,213	125,472,000
1996	1,152,015	125,757,000
1997	1,181,439	126,057,000
1998	1,211,736	126,400,000
1999	1,243,016	126,631,000
2000	1,275,572	126,843,000
2001	1,309,589	127,149,000
2002	1,345,135	127,445,000
2003	1,382,350	127,718,000
2004	1,421,609	127,761,000
2005	1,463,495	127,773,000
2006	1,508,337	127,854,000
2007	1,556,237	128,001,000
2008	1,607,175	128,063,000
2009	1,661,556	128,047,000
2010	1,719,879	128,070,000
2011	1,781,985	127,833,000
2012	1,846,889	127,629,000
2013	1,913,059	127,445,000
2014	1,978,399	127,276,000
2015	2,040,989	127,141,000
2016	2,100,306	127,076,000
2017	2,156,900	126,972,000
2018	2,212,318	126,811,000
2019	2,267,706	126,633,000
2020	2,322,539	126,261,000
2021	2,376,722	125,681,593
2022	2,430,747	125,124,989
2023	2,484,789	124,516,650
2024	2,538,952	123,975,371

Fertility rates in Gabon and Japan

Fertility rate

Gabon

Japan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gabon	Japan
1960	4.42	2
1961	4.5	1.96
1962	4.59	1.98
1963	4.65	2
1964	4.71	2.05
1965	4.79	2.14
1966	4.86	1.58
1967	4.92	2.23
1968	4.98	2.13
1969	5.05	2.13
1970	5.1	2.13
1971	5.16	2.16
1972	5.24	2.14
1973	5.29	2.14
1974	5.33	2.05
1975	5.39	1.91
1976	5.46	1.85
1977	5.52	1.8
1978	5.57	1.79
1979	5.61	1.77
1980	5.66	1.75
1981	5.73	1.74
1982	5.74	1.77
1983	5.76	1.8
1984	5.73	1.81
1985	5.71	1.76
1986	5.69	1.72
1987	5.67	1.69
1988	5.62	1.66
1989	5.55	1.57
1990	5.46	1.54
1991	5.37	1.53
1992	5.29	1.5
1993	5.19	1.46
1994	5.04	1.5
1995	4.88	1.42
1996	4.74	1.43
1997	4.66	1.39
1998	4.58	1.38
1999	4.5	1.34
2000	4.47	1.36
2001	4.42	1.33
2002	4.36	1.32
2003	4.3	1.29
2004	4.25	1.29
2005	4.21	1.26
2006	4.17	1.32
2007	4.14	1.34
2008	4.12	1.37
2009	4.14	1.37
2010	4.15	1.39
2011	4.15	1.39
2012	4.09	1.41
2013	4.02	1.43
2014	3.95	1.42
2015	3.92	1.45
2016	3.92	1.44
2017	3.91	1.43
2018	3.91	1.42
2019	3.88	1.36
2020	3.83	1.33
2021	3.78	1.3
2022	3.71	1.26
2023	3.65	1.2

Gabon and Japan demographics compared

Median age

Gabon

Japan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gabon	Japan
1960	27.2	25.8
1961	27	26.2
1962	26.8	26.5
1963	26.5	26.9
1964	26.2	27.2
1965	25.9	27.6
1966	25.6	28
1967	25.2	28.4
1968	24.8	28.6
1969	24.5	28.9
1970	24.2	29.2
1971	23.9	29.6
1972	23.5	29.9
1973	23.2	30.2
1974	22.9	30.4
1975	22.5	30.6
1976	22.2	30.9
1977	21.9	31.5
1978	21.6	32
1979	21.3	32.4
1980	21	32.8
1981	20.7	33.1
1982	20.4	33.7
1983	20.1	34.3
1984	19.9	34.9
1985	19.7	35.4
1986	19.5	35.9
1987	19.3	36.3
1988	19.2	36.8
1989	19	37.2
1990	18.9	37.7
1991	18.9	38.2
1992	18.8	38.7
1993	18.8	39.2
1994	18.8	39.6
1995	18.8	40
1996	18.9	40.3
1997	18.9	40.7
1998	19	41
1999	19.1	41.4
2000	19.3	41.8
2001	19.4	42.1
2002	19.6	42.5
2003	19.7	42.8
2004	19.9	43.2
2005	20.1	43.6
2006	20.3	43.9
2007	20.6	44.2
2008	20.8	44.6
2009	21	44.9
2010	21.2	45.2
2011	21.4	45.5
2012	21.7	45.8
2013	21.9	46.2
2014	22.1	46.6
2015	22.2	47
2016	22.3	47.3
2017	22.4	47.6
2018	22.4	48
2019	22.5	48.3
2020	22.5	48.7
2021	22.5	49.1
2022	22.5	49.5
2023	22.6	50
2024	22.6	50.4

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