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Bolivia vs Gabon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 2.54M in Gabon (ranked 142/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 99,487 sq mi for Gabon (ranked 27th vs. 75th).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Gabon
Population
12716350
2636721
Population rank 79/197 142/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$20.9B
2024
GDP rank 94/197 126/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$8,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 129/197 96/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$21,510
2024
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
$15.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
79.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
$6,033
2024
Government debt per person rank 92/185 73/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$5,135
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
99,487 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
22.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Bolivia and Gabon: Comparison Charts

Bolivia and Gabon economies compared

GDP
Bolivia

Gabon
Year GDP
Bolivia Gabon
1960 $373,250,000 $141,468,978
1961 $406,000,000 $167,637,907
1962 $443,916,667 $182,796,536
1963 $478,000,000 $154,480,244
1964 $538,583,333 $215,679,855
1965 $598,333,333 $226,474,286
1966 $662,500,000 $245,849,781
1967 $748,250,000 $271,543,680
1968 $849,333,333 $294,468,564
1969 $920,333,333 $318,124,701
1970 $1,006,833,333 $323,802,476
1971 $1,084,666,667 $381,687,073
1972 $1,286,153,846 $430,508,359
1973 $1,263,600,000 $722,780,701
1974 $2,101,300,000 $1,544,216,002
1975 $2,405,900,000 $2,157,592,940
1976 $2,733,350,000 $3,009,409,974
1977 $3,229,050,000 $2,809,349,069
1978 $3,760,100,000 $2,389,479,272
1979 $4,510,500,000 $3,030,251,120
1980 $4,450,360,000 $4,279,637,942
1981 $5,778,480,000 $3,862,269,121
1982 $5,600,390,625 $3,618,007,841
1983 $5,414,008,621 $3,391,275,732
1984 $6,169,304,528 $3,561,451,561
1985 $5,377,276,657 $3,339,914,757
1986 $3,959,383,520 $3,403,638,189
1987 $4,347,956,338 $3,281,797,043
1988 $4,597,611,710 $3,834,503,376
1989 $4,715,973,437 $4,186,411,464
1990 $4,867,582,598 $5,952,293,765
1991 $5,343,262,457 $5,402,919,785
1992 $5,643,868,749 $5,592,390,827
1993 $5,734,699,489 $4,378,645,081
1994 $5,981,222,859 $4,190,819,344
1995 $6,715,161,732 $4,958,845,648
1996 $7,396,949,126 $5,694,040,003
1997 $7,925,736,821 $5,326,817,115
1998 $8,497,494,652 $4,483,417,310
1999 $8,285,064,435 $4,662,992,036
2000 $8,397,855,485 $5,080,483,629
2001 $8,141,516,928 $5,023,265,413
2002 $7,905,485,146 $5,335,451,100
2003 $8,082,399,640 $6,511,903,365
2004 $8,773,451,752 $7,770,219,008
2005 $9,549,122,905 $9,582,783,991
2006 $11,451,844,902 $10,327,598,306
2007 $13,120,108,008 $12,455,409,587
2008 $16,674,276,286 $15,571,348,344
2009 $17,339,992,194 $12,113,699,068
2010 $19,649,723,722 $14,372,593,020
2011 $23,963,164,697 $18,210,307,744
2012 $27,084,497,482 $17,170,464,016
2013 $30,659,338,886 $17,595,744,798
2014 $32,996,188,017 $18,203,966,896
2015 $33,000,198,249 $14,383,107,763
2016 $33,941,126,194 $14,023,890,265
2017 $37,508,642,171 $14,929,487,485
2018 $40,287,647,931 $16,867,326,402
2019 $40,895,322,851 $16,874,405,465
2020 $36,629,843,806 $15,342,236,164
2021 $40,406,111,693 $19,444,935,097
2022 $44,008,282,880 $20,440,655,695
2023 $45,135,398,003 $20,055,720,403
2024 $49,668,296,744 $20,867,044,936

Bolivia and Gabon economies compared

GDP per capita
Bolivia

Gabon
Year GDP per capita
Bolivia Gabon
1960 $100.8 $276.1
1961 $107.4 $323
1962 $115.1 $348
1963 $121.4 $290.7
1964 $133.9 $400
1965 $145.6 $415
1966 $157.8 $443
1967 $174.3 $482
1968 $193.5 $515
1969 $205.1 $545
1970 $219.4 $543
1971 $231.1 $627
1972 $267.9 $693
1973 $257.3 $1,140
1974 $418 $2,384
1975 $468 $3,258
1976 $520 $4,441
1977 $600 $4,048
1978 $683 $3,360
1979 $801 $4,155
1980 $773 $5,718
1981 $981 $5,026
1982 $931 $4,584
1983 $880 $4,182
1984 $982 $4,273
1985 $838 $3,898
1986 $604 $3,865
1987 $650 $3,624
1988 $673 $4,119
1989 $675 $4,374
1990 $683 $6,051
1991 $734 $5,345
1992 $760 $5,386
1993 $757 $4,106
1994 $774 $3,828
1995 $853 $4,415
1996 $922 $4,943
1997 $970 $4,509
1998 $1,022 $3,700
1999 $979 $3,751
2000 $976 $3,983
2001 $930 $3,836
2002 $888 $3,966
2003 $893 $4,711
2004 $953 $5,466
2005 $1,020 $6,548
2006 $1,203 $6,847
2007 $1,355 $8,004
2008 $1,693 $9,689
2009 $1,731 $7,291
2010 $1,930 $8,357
2011 $2,316 $10,219
2012 $2,576 $9,297
2013 $2,870 $9,198
2014 $3,041 $9,201
2015 $2,996 $7,047
2016 $3,036 $6,677
2017 $3,306 $6,922
2018 $3,501 $7,624
2019 $3,504 $7,441
2020 $3,100 $6,606
2021 $3,385 $8,181
2022 $3,644 $8,409
2023 $3,686 $8,071
2024 $4,001 $8,219

Bolivia vs. Gabon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

Gabon
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia Gabon
1950 40.7 39.3
1951 40.9 40
1952 41 40.7
1953 41.4 41.5
1954 41.7 42.2
1955 41.9 42.9
1956 42.2 43.7
1957 42.4 44.4
1958 42.7 45.1
1959 43 45.8
1960 43.3 46.4
1961 43.6 47.1
1962 44 47.8
1963 44.3 48.4
1964 44.7 49
1965 45.1 49.7
1966 45.5 50.3
1967 45.9 50.9
1968 46.3 51.5
1969 46.7 52.1
1970 47.1 52.7
1971 47.5 53.3
1972 47.8 53.8
1973 48.3 54.4
1974 48.8 54.9
1975 49.3 55.5
1976 50 56
1977 50.4 56.5
1978 50.8 57
1979 51.4 57.4
1980 51.8 57.9
1981 52.3 58.3
1982 52.5 58.6
1983 52.9 59
1984 53.4 59.3
1985 53.8 59.7
1986 54.2 60
1987 54.9 60.2
1988 55.5 60.4
1989 56.1 60.6
1990 56.8 60.7
1991 57.4 60.9
1992 57.9 61
1993 58.7 61.1
1994 59.3 61.2
1995 59.8 61.3
1996 60.3 61.3
1997 60.7 61.4
1998 61.2 61.5
1999 61.7 61.7
2000 62.1 61.8
2001 62.5 62
2002 63.1 62.2
2003 63.5 62.5
2004 63.8 62.7
2005 64.2 63
2006 64.5 63.3
2007 64.9 63.6
2008 65.3 64
2009 65.7 64.4
2010 66 64.7
2011 66.3 65.1
2012 66.6 65.4
2013 66.8 65.8
2014 67 66.1
2015 67.2 66.3
2016 67.4 66.6
2017 67.5 66.8
2018 67.7 67
2019 67.8 67.3
2020 62.9 67.1
2021 61.4 67.1
2022 67.4 67.7
2023 68.6 68.3
2024 68.7 68.5
2025 68.9 68.7

Bolivia and Gabon population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

Gabon
Year Population
Bolivia Gabon
1960 3,702,323 512,316
1961 3,778,731 518,266
1962 3,857,493 524,649
1963 3,938,913 531,452
1964 4,022,996 538,657
1965 4,109,796 546,308
1966 4,199,550 554,463
1967 4,292,572 563,108
1968 4,388,944 572,257
1969 4,488,232 583,276
1970 4,590,010 595,846
1971 4,694,342 608,348
1972 4,800,978 620,960
1973 4,910,200 633,995
1974 5,022,475 647,691
1975 5,137,539 662,197
1976 5,256,496 677,628
1977 5,379,166 693,984
1978 5,504,123 711,245
1979 5,630,849 729,375
1980 5,758,900 748,389
1981 5,888,109 768,385
1982 6,018,088 789,286
1983 6,149,060 811,005
1984 6,281,868 833,501
1985 6,416,185 856,726
1986 6,552,479 880,705
1987 6,692,162 905,479
1988 6,835,508 931,020
1989 6,981,766 957,138
1990 7,130,142 983,734
1991 7,280,289 1,010,818
1992 7,430,336 1,038,380
1993 7,579,195 1,066,405
1994 7,727,322 1,094,720
1995 7,874,676 1,123,213
1996 8,021,736 1,152,015
1997 8,167,900 1,181,439
1998 8,313,394 1,211,736
1999 8,459,806 1,243,016
2000 8,606,326 1,275,572
2001 8,752,736 1,309,589
2002 8,900,355 1,345,135
2003 9,050,700 1,382,350
2004 9,204,287 1,421,609
2005 9,360,754 1,463,495
2006 9,521,689 1,508,337
2007 9,685,960 1,556,237
2008 9,850,858 1,607,175
2009 10,016,275 1,661,556
2010 10,182,345 1,719,879
2011 10,348,929 1,781,985
2012 10,515,807 1,846,889
2013 10,682,608 1,913,059
2014 10,848,888 1,978,399
2015 11,014,705 2,040,989
2016 11,180,020 2,100,306
2017 11,344,587 2,156,900
2018 11,508,368 2,212,318
2019 11,671,386 2,267,706
2020 11,816,299 2,322,539
2021 11,937,360 2,376,722
2022 12,077,154 2,430,747
2023 12,244,159 2,484,789
2024 12,413,315 2,538,952

Fertility rates in Bolivia and Gabon

Fertility rate
Bolivia

Gabon
Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Gabon
1960 6.27 4.42
1961 6.26 4.5
1962 6.25 4.59
1963 6.23 4.65
1964 6.21 4.71
1965 6.18 4.79
1966 6.16 4.86
1967 6.13 4.92
1968 6.1 4.98
1969 6.06 5.05
1970 6 5.1
1971 5.95 5.16
1972 5.89 5.24
1973 5.85 5.29
1974 5.8 5.33
1975 5.75 5.39
1976 5.74 5.46
1977 5.67 5.52
1978 5.61 5.57
1979 5.54 5.61
1980 5.47 5.66
1981 5.41 5.73
1982 5.35 5.74
1983 5.29 5.76
1984 5.24 5.73
1985 5.15 5.71
1986 5.12 5.69
1987 5.06 5.67
1988 5.03 5.62
1989 4.97 5.55
1990 4.9 5.46
1991 4.85 5.37
1992 4.71 5.29
1993 4.59 5.19
1994 4.49 5.04
1995 4.41 4.88
1996 4.34 4.74
1997 4.22 4.66
1998 4.15 4.58
1999 4.09 4.5
2000 3.99 4.47
2001 3.89 4.42
2002 3.8 4.36
2003 3.72 4.3
2004 3.63 4.25
2005 3.56 4.21
2006 3.53 4.17
2007 3.45 4.14
2008 3.36 4.12
2009 3.29 4.14
2010 3.21 4.15
2011 3.14 4.15
2012 3.08 4.09
2013 3.01 4.02
2014 2.95 3.95
2015 2.89 3.92
2016 2.83 3.92
2017 2.78 3.91
2018 2.73 3.91
2019 2.69 3.88
2020 2.65 3.83
2021 2.62 3.78
2022 2.58 3.71
2023 2.55 3.65

Bolivia and Gabon demographics compared

Median age
Bolivia

Gabon
Year Median age, years
Bolivia Gabon
1960 19.6 27.2
1961 19.6 27
1962 19.6 26.8
1963 19.5 26.5
1964 19.5 26.2
1965 19.5 25.9
1966 19.5 25.6
1967 19.5 25.2
1968 19.5 24.8
1969 19.5 24.5
1970 19.4 24.2
1971 19.4 23.9
1972 19.4 23.5
1973 19.3 23.2
1974 19.3 22.9
1975 19.3 22.5
1976 19.3 22.2
1977 19.3 21.9
1978 19.3 21.6
1979 19.3 21.3
1980 19.3 21
1981 19.3 20.7
1982 19.4 20.4
1983 19.4 20.1
1984 19.4 19.9
1985 19.4 19.7
1986 19.5 19.5
1987 19.5 19.3
1988 19.6 19.2
1989 19.6 19
1990 19.6 18.9
1991 19.7 18.9
1992 19.8 18.8
1993 19.8 18.8
1994 20 18.8
1995 20.1 18.8
1996 20.3 18.9
1997 20.4 18.9
1998 20.6 19
1999 20.8 19.1
2000 20.9 19.3
2001 21.1 19.4
2002 21.3 19.6
2003 21.4 19.7
2004 21.6 19.9
2005 21.7 20.1
2006 21.9 20.3
2007 22.1 20.6
2008 22.2 20.8
2009 22.4 21
2010 22.6 21.2
2011 22.9 21.4
2012 23.1 21.7
2013 23.3 21.9
2014 23.5 22.1
2015 23.8 22.2
2016 24 22.3
2017 24.3 22.4
2018 24.5 22.4
2019 24.8 22.5
2020 25 22.5
2021 25.2 22.5
2022 25.4 22.5
2023 25.7 22.6
2024 26 22.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia Gabon
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$19.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
26.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
2.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
-5.85%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
20.4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
50.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
27.7%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
2.2%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
$1.45B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
$18.5M
2023
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
526,000
2005
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
0.53%
2015
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
68.2%
2024

Energy

Bolivia Gabon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
2,096 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
$9.54
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
4.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
1.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
22.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
91.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
2.57%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
-187.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
1,065 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
33.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
47.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
94.1%
2023

Society

Bolivia Gabon
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
+1,105
2024
Urban population
71.5%
2024
91.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
32.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
8.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
23.9
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
85.7%
2022
English speaking
4%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
71.9%
2023

Health

Bolivia Gabon
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
$247.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
$46
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
3.55%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
0.48
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
233
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
33.2
2023
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
8.14 liters
2020

Territory

Bolivia Gabon
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.17%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
39,184 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
8,314 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
90,715 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
8,886 mi
2001

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