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Bahamas vs Gabon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 2.54M in Gabon (ranked 142/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 99,487 sq mi for Gabon (ranked 162nd vs. 75th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Gabon
Population
404321
2636721
Population rank 173/197 142/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$20.9B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 126/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$8,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 96/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$21,510
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$15.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
79.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$6,033
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 73/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$5,135
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
99,487 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
22.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Bahamas and Gabon: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Gabon economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Gabon
Year GDP
Bahamas Gabon
1960 $169,736,027 $141,468,978
1961 $190,022,030 $167,637,907
1962 $212,170,034 $182,796,536
1963 $237,650,038 $154,480,244
1964 $266,560,043 $215,679,855
1965 $300,272,048 $226,474,286
1966 $346,800,000 $245,849,781
1967 $398,000,000 $271,543,680
1968 $453,800,000 $294,468,564
1969 $538,700,000 $318,124,701
1970 $539,500,000 $323,802,476
1971 $573,400,000 $381,687,073
1972 $590,900,000 $430,508,359
1973 $670,900,000 $722,780,701
1974 $632,400,000 $1,544,216,002
1975 $596,200,000 $2,157,592,940
1976 $642,100,000 $3,009,409,974
1977 $713,000,000 $2,809,349,069
1978 $832,400,000 $2,389,479,272
1979 $1,139,800,100 $3,030,251,120
1980 $1,335,300,000 $4,279,637,942
1981 $1,426,500,000 $3,862,269,121
1982 $1,578,300,000 $3,618,007,841
1983 $1,732,800,000 $3,391,275,732
1984 $2,041,100,000 $3,561,451,561
1985 $2,320,699,900 $3,339,914,757
1986 $2,472,500,000 $3,403,638,189
1987 $2,713,999,900 $3,281,797,043
1988 $2,817,900,000 $3,834,503,376
1989 $3,062,000,000 $4,186,411,464
1990 $3,166,000,000 $5,952,293,765
1991 $3,111,160,000 $5,402,919,785
1992 $3,109,000,000 $5,592,390,827
1993 $3,092,000,000 $4,378,645,081
1994 $3,259,000,000 $4,190,819,344
1995 $3,429,000,000 $4,958,845,648
1996 $3,609,000,000 $5,694,040,003
1997 $6,332,360,000 $5,326,817,115
1998 $6,833,220,000 $4,483,417,310
1999 $7,683,870,000 $4,662,992,036
2000 $8,076,470,000 $5,080,483,629
2001 $8,317,830,000 $5,023,265,413
2002 $8,881,160,000 $5,335,451,100
2003 $8,870,090,000 $6,511,903,365
2004 $9,055,290,000 $7,770,219,008
2005 $9,836,200,000 $9,582,783,991
2006 $10,167,250,000 $10,327,598,306
2007 $10,618,340,000 $12,455,409,587
2008 $10,526,000,000 $15,571,348,344
2009 $9,981,960,000 $12,113,699,068
2010 $10,095,760,000 $14,372,593,020
2011 $10,070,450,000 $18,210,307,744
2012 $10,720,400,000 $17,170,464,016
2013 $10,475,300,000 $17,595,744,798
2014 $11,139,100,000 $18,203,966,896
2015 $11,837,600,000 $14,383,107,763
2016 $11,880,900,000 $14,023,890,265
2017 $12,446,900,000 $14,929,487,485
2018 $12,819,200,000 $16,867,326,402
2019 $13,277,000,000 $16,874,405,465
2020 $10,363,200,000 $15,342,236,164
2021 $12,037,000,000 $19,444,935,097
2022 $13,896,800,000 $20,440,655,695
2023 $15,271,300,000 $20,055,720,403
2024 $15,832,800,000 $20,867,044,936

Bahamas and Gabon economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Gabon
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Gabon
1960 $1,459 $276.1
1961 $1,555 $323
1962 $1,651 $348
1963 $1,759 $290.7
1964 $1,883 $400
1965 $2,030 $415
1966 $2,239 $443
1967 $2,453 $482
1968 $2,668 $515
1969 $3,027 $545
1970 $2,916 $543
1971 $3,004 $627
1972 $3,014 $693
1973 $3,341 $1,140
1974 $3,080 $2,384
1975 $2,841 $3,258
1976 $2,993 $4,441
1977 $3,253 $4,048
1978 $3,720 $3,360
1979 $4,994 $4,155
1980 $5,743 $5,718
1981 $6,029 $5,026
1982 $6,559 $4,584
1983 $7,081 $4,182
1984 $8,202 $4,273
1985 $9,167 $3,898
1986 $9,601 $3,865
1987 $10,361 $3,624
1988 $10,576 $4,119
1989 $11,291 $4,374
1990 $11,473 $6,051
1991 $11,082 $5,345
1992 $10,873 $5,386
1993 $10,613 $4,106
1994 $10,991 $3,828
1995 $11,375 $4,415
1996 $11,784 $4,943
1997 $20,368 $4,509
1998 $21,667 $3,700
1999 $24,041 $3,751
2000 $24,940 $3,983
2001 $25,372 $3,836
2002 $26,782 $3,966
2003 $26,429 $4,711
2004 $26,650 $5,466
2005 $28,602 $6,548
2006 $29,185 $6,847
2007 $30,052 $8,004
2008 $29,392 $9,689
2009 $27,513 $7,291
2010 $27,473 $8,357
2011 $27,091 $10,219
2012 $28,552 $9,297
2013 $27,643 $9,198
2014 $29,137 $9,201
2015 $30,719 $7,047
2016 $30,617 $6,677
2017 $31,875 $6,922
2018 $32,642 $7,624
2019 $33,640 $7,441
2020 $26,179 $6,606
2021 $30,368 $8,181
2022 $34,957 $8,409
2023 $38,232 $8,071
2024 $39,455 $8,219

Bahamas vs. Gabon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Gabon
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Gabon
1950 58.9 39.3
1951 59.2 40
1952 59.6 40.7
1953 60 41.5
1954 60.3 42.2
1955 60.7 42.9
1956 61 43.7
1957 61.4 44.4
1958 61.7 45.1
1959 62.1 45.8
1960 62.5 46.4
1961 62.8 47.1
1962 63.2 47.8
1963 63.5 48.4
1964 63.9 49
1965 64.3 49.7
1966 64.6 50.3
1967 65 50.9
1968 65.4 51.5
1969 65.8 52.1
1970 66.2 52.7
1971 66.5 53.3
1972 66.8 53.8
1973 67.1 54.4
1974 67.6 54.9
1975 68.1 55.5
1976 68.5 56
1977 68.8 56.5
1978 68.9 57
1979 69 57.4
1980 69.1 57.9
1981 69.4 58.3
1982 69.7 58.6
1983 70 59
1984 70.2 59.3
1985 70.3 59.7
1986 70.3 60
1987 70.4 60.2
1988 70.5 60.4
1989 70.7 60.6
1990 70.9 60.7
1991 71.2 60.9
1992 71.3 61
1993 71.4 61.1
1994 71.4 61.2
1995 71.4 61.3
1996 71.5 61.3
1997 71.6 61.4
1998 71.8 61.5
1999 72.1 61.7
2000 72.5 61.8
2001 72.8 62
2002 73 62.2
2003 73.2 62.5
2004 73.2 62.7
2005 73.4 63
2006 73.5 63.3
2007 73.5 63.6
2008 73.4 64
2009 73.5 64.4
2010 73.4 64.7
2011 73.6 65.1
2012 73.7 65.4
2013 73.9 65.8
2014 74 66.1
2015 73.8 66.3
2016 74 66.6
2017 74 66.8
2018 74.1 67
2019 71.4 67.3
2020 73 67.1
2021 70.8 67.1
2022 74.5 67.7
2023 74.6 68.3
2024 74.7 68.5
2025 74.9 68.7

Bahamas and Gabon population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Gabon
Year Population
Bahamas Gabon
1960 116,317 512,316
1961 122,197 518,266
1962 128,493 524,649
1963 135,087 531,452
1964 141,528 538,657
1965 147,952 546,308
1966 154,874 554,463
1967 162,267 563,108
1968 170,089 572,257
1969 177,981 583,276
1970 184,982 595,846
1971 190,857 608,348
1972 196,055 620,960
1973 200,791 633,995
1974 205,342 647,691
1975 209,886 662,197
1976 214,501 677,628
1977 219,157 693,984
1978 223,761 711,245
1979 228,230 729,375
1980 232,526 748,389
1981 236,614 768,385
1982 240,614 789,286
1983 244,698 811,005
1984 248,863 833,501
1985 253,154 856,726
1986 257,536 880,705
1987 261,935 905,479
1988 266,448 931,020
1989 271,178 957,138
1990 275,945 983,734
1991 280,731 1,010,818
1992 285,927 1,038,380
1993 291,339 1,066,405
1994 296,509 1,094,720
1995 301,461 1,123,213
1996 306,268 1,152,015
1997 310,904 1,181,439
1998 315,368 1,211,736
1999 319,614 1,243,016
2000 323,835 1,275,572
2001 327,836 1,309,589
2002 331,614 1,345,135
2003 335,618 1,382,350
2004 339,782 1,421,609
2005 343,894 1,463,495
2006 348,375 1,508,337
2007 353,334 1,556,237
2008 358,120 1,607,175
2009 362,810 1,661,556
2010 367,478 1,719,879
2011 371,729 1,781,985
2012 375,469 1,846,889
2013 378,953 1,913,059
2014 382,298 1,978,399
2015 385,346 2,040,989
2016 388,055 2,100,306
2017 390,485 2,156,900
2018 392,717 2,212,318
2019 394,675 2,267,706
2020 395,863 2,322,539
2021 396,373 2,376,722
2022 397,538 2,430,747
2023 399,440 2,484,789
2024 401,283 2,538,952

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Gabon

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Gabon
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Gabon
1960 5.09 4.42
1961 5.16 4.5
1962 5.13 4.59
1963 5.06 4.65
1964 4.97 4.71
1965 4.88 4.79
1966 4.79 4.86
1967 4.69 4.92
1968 4.56 4.98
1969 4.38 5.05
1970 4.21 5.1
1971 4.06 5.16
1972 3.89 5.24
1973 3.73 5.29
1974 3.57 5.33
1975 3.42 5.39
1976 3.3 5.46
1977 3.17 5.52
1978 3.05 5.57
1979 2.94 5.61
1980 2.84 5.66
1981 2.77 5.73
1982 2.71 5.74
1983 2.65 5.76
1984 2.59 5.73
1985 2.55 5.71
1986 2.53 5.69
1987 2.52 5.67
1988 2.52 5.62
1989 2.52 5.55
1990 2.52 5.46
1991 2.51 5.37
1992 2.71 5.29
1993 2.61 5.19
1994 2.47 5.04
1995 2.42 4.88
1996 2.35 4.74
1997 2.29 4.66
1998 2.23 4.58
1999 2.13 4.5
2000 2.06 4.47
2001 2.02 4.42
2002 1.98 4.36
2003 1.97 4.3
2004 1.98 4.25
2005 2.01 4.21
2006 2.02 4.17
2007 2.04 4.14
2008 2 4.12
2009 2.01 4.14
2010 1.84 4.15
2011 1.79 4.15
2012 1.76 4.09
2013 1.74 4.02
2014 1.69 3.95
2015 1.57 3.92
2016 1.5 3.92
2017 1.42 3.91
2018 1.4 3.91
2019 1.4 3.88
2020 1.39 3.83
2021 1.38 3.78
2022 1.38 3.71
2023 1.37 3.65

Bahamas and Gabon demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Gabon
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Gabon
1960 19.5 27.2
1961 19.6 27
1962 19.6 26.8
1963 19.7 26.5
1964 19.8 26.2
1965 19.9 25.9
1966 20.1 25.6
1967 20.2 25.2
1968 20.3 24.8
1969 20.5 24.5
1970 20.6 24.2
1971 20.6 23.9
1972 20.7 23.5
1973 20.7 23.2
1974 20.8 22.9
1975 20.9 22.5
1976 21.1 22.2
1977 21.3 21.9
1978 21.6 21.6
1979 21.8 21.3
1980 22.1 21
1981 22.4 20.7
1982 22.7 20.4
1983 23 20.1
1984 23.4 19.9
1985 23.7 19.7
1986 24 19.5
1987 24.3 19.3
1988 24.7 19.2
1989 25 19
1990 25.4 18.9
1991 25.7 18.9
1992 26 18.8
1993 26.3 18.8
1994 26.6 18.8
1995 26.9 18.8
1996 27.2 18.9
1997 27.5 18.9
1998 27.9 19
1999 28.2 19.1
2000 28.5 19.3
2001 28.9 19.4
2002 29.3 19.6
2003 29.6 19.7
2004 30 19.9
2005 30.3 20.1
2006 30.6 20.3
2007 30.8 20.6
2008 31 20.8
2009 31.3 21
2010 31.5 21.2
2011 31.8 21.4
2012 32.1 21.7
2013 32.4 21.9
2014 32.6 22.1
2015 33 22.2
2016 33.3 22.3
2017 33.6 22.4
2018 33.9 22.4
2019 34.3 22.5
2020 34.6 22.5
2021 34.9 22.5
2022 35.2 22.5
2023 35.6 22.6
2024 36 22.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Gabon
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$19.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
26.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
2.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-5.85%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
20.4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
50.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.7%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$1.45B
2023
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$18.5M
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
526,000
2005
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
0.53%
2015
Banked people share n/a
68.2%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Gabon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
2,096 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$9.54
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
4.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
1.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
22.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
91.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.57%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-187.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,065 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
33.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
47.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
94.1%
2023

Society

Bahamas Gabon
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
+1,105
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
91.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
32.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
8.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
23.9
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
85.7%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
71.9%
2023

Health

Bahamas Gabon
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$247.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$46
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
3.55%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.48
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
233
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
33.2
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
8.14 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Gabon
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.17%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
39,184 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
8,314 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
90,715 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
8,886 mi
2001

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