Gabon vs Ghana statistics compared

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 75th vs. 81st).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Gabon and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Ghana economies compared

GDP

Gabon

Ghana

Table

Year	GDP
	Gabon	Ghana
1960	$141,468,978	$1,217,230,095
1961	$167,637,907	$1,302,674,325
1962	$182,796,536	$1,382,515,654
1963	$154,480,244	$1,540,797,589
1964	$215,679,855	$1,731,296,200
1965	$226,474,286	$2,053,462,968
1966	$245,849,781	$2,126,300,672
1967	$271,543,680	$1,747,187,645
1968	$294,468,564	$1,666,909,518
1969	$318,124,701	$1,962,050,556
1970	$323,802,476	$2,215,028,588
1971	$381,687,073	$2,417,108,578
1972	$430,508,359	$2,112,293,280
1973	$722,780,701	$3,006,766,758
1974	$1,544,216,002	$2,894,409,938
1975	$2,157,592,940	$2,810,106,383
1976	$3,009,409,974	$2,765,254,237
1977	$2,809,349,069	$3,189,428,571
1978	$2,389,479,272	$3,662,478,185
1979	$3,030,251,120	$4,020,227,920
1980	$4,279,637,942	$4,445,228,216
1981	$3,862,269,121	$4,222,441,860
1982	$3,618,007,841	$4,035,994,398
1983	$3,391,275,732	$4,057,275,132
1984	$3,561,451,561	$4,412,279,843
1985	$3,339,914,757	$4,504,306,723
1986	$3,403,638,189	$5,735,677,434
1987	$3,281,797,043	$5,074,829,932
1988	$3,834,503,376	$5,197,765,032
1989	$4,186,411,464	$5,251,858,440
1990	$5,952,293,765	$5,889,106,573
1991	$5,402,919,785	$6,603,185,268
1992	$5,592,390,827	$6,416,103,926
1993	$4,378,645,081	$5,968,922,939
1994	$4,190,819,344	$5,446,383,727
1995	$4,958,845,648	$6,464,382,808
1996	$5,694,040,003	$6,932,991,739
1997	$5,326,817,115	$6,891,443,192
1998	$4,483,417,310	$7,482,069,162
1999	$4,662,992,036	$7,718,109,982
2000	$5,080,483,629	$4,982,850,662
2001	$5,023,265,413	$5,314,872,854
2002	$5,335,451,100	$6,166,197,848
2003	$6,511,903,365	$7,632,723,556
2004	$7,770,219,008	$8,881,417,907
2005	$9,582,783,991	$10,744,568,381
2006	$10,327,598,306	$20,885,037,597
2007	$12,455,409,587	$24,827,339,138
2008	$15,571,348,344	$28,679,383,241
2009	$12,113,699,068	$26,048,720,006
2010	$14,372,593,020	$32,197,655,567
2011	$18,210,307,744	$39,336,668,081
2012	$17,170,464,016	$41,271,701,061
2013	$17,595,744,798	$62,845,721,960
2014	$18,203,966,896	$54,678,533,806
2015	$14,383,107,763	$49,436,806,230
2016	$14,023,890,265	$56,144,179,398
2017	$14,929,487,485	$60,385,409,435
2018	$16,867,326,402	$67,259,353,966
2019	$16,874,405,465	$68,352,629,246
2020	$15,342,236,164	$70,008,243,860
2021	$19,444,935,097	$79,514,204,730
2022	$20,440,655,695	$73,919,003,210
2023	$20,055,720,403	$80,547,146,878
2024	$20,867,044,936	$82,825,288,889

Gabon and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita

Gabon

Ghana

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gabon	Ghana
1960	$276.1	$174.9
1961	$323	$181.9
1962	$348	$188.4
1963	$290.7	$205
1964	$400	$225
1965	$415	$260.5
1966	$443	$263.3
1967	$482	$211.2
1968	$515	$196.7
1969	$545	$225.8
1970	$543	$248.2
1971	$627	$263.4
1972	$693	$223.8
1973	$1,140	$310
1974	$2,384	$289.4
1975	$3,258	$273
1976	$4,441	$261
1977	$4,048	$292.3
1978	$3,360	$326
1979	$4,155	$347
1980	$5,718	$372
1981	$5,026	$344
1982	$4,584	$319
1983	$4,182	$311
1984	$4,273	$330
1985	$3,898	$330
1986	$3,865	$411
1987	$3,624	$355
1988	$4,119	$355
1989	$4,374	$350
1990	$6,051	$383
1991	$5,345	$418
1992	$5,386	$396
1993	$4,106	$360
1994	$3,828	$321
1995	$4,415	$372
1996	$4,943	$389
1997	$4,509	$378
1998	$3,700	$400
1999	$3,751	$403
2000	$3,983	$253.7
2001	$3,836	$263.5
2002	$3,966	$297.5
2003	$4,711	$358
2004	$5,466	$406
2005	$6,548	$479
2006	$6,847	$906
2007	$8,004	$1,050
2008	$9,689	$1,183
2009	$7,291	$1,048
2010	$8,357	$1,264
2011	$10,219	$1,507
2012	$9,297	$1,544
2013	$9,198	$2,295
2014	$9,201	$1,950
2015	$7,047	$1,723
2016	$6,677	$1,912
2017	$6,922	$2,012
2018	$7,624	$2,195
2019	$7,441	$2,187
2020	$6,606	$2,195
2021	$8,181	$2,445
2022	$8,409	$2,230
2023	$8,071	$2,384
2024	$8,219	$2,406

Gabon vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gabon

Ghana

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gabon	Ghana
1950	39.3	43.1
1951	40	43.6
1952	40.7	44
1953	41.5	44.5
1954	42.2	45
1955	42.9	45.4
1956	43.7	45.7
1957	44.4	46.1
1958	45.1	46.4
1959	45.8	46.7
1960	46.4	46.9
1961	47.1	47.1
1962	47.8	47.3
1963	48.4	47.5
1964	49	47.6
1965	49.7	47.7
1966	50.3	47.7
1967	50.9	47.7
1968	51.5	47.8
1969	52.1	47.9
1970	52.7	47.9
1971	53.3	47.9
1972	53.8	48.3
1973	54.4	48.6
1974	54.9	48.9
1975	55.5	49.3
1976	56	49.7
1977	56.5	50.1
1978	57	50.5
1979	57.4	50.8
1980	57.9	51.1
1981	58.3	51.3
1982	58.6	51.4
1983	59	51.8
1984	59.3	52.2
1985	59.7	52.7
1986	60	53.3
1987	60.2	53.8
1988	60.4	54.4
1989	60.6	54.9
1990	60.7	55.4
1991	60.9	55.7
1992	61	56.1
1993	61.1	56.3
1994	61.2	56.2
1995	61.3	56.7
1996	61.3	57
1997	61.4	57.2
1998	61.5	57.5
1999	61.7	57.8
2000	61.8	58.1
2001	62	58.4
2002	62.2	58.7
2003	62.5	59
2004	62.7	59.3
2005	63	59.6
2006	63.3	60
2007	63.6	60.3
2008	64	60.6
2009	64.4	60.9
2010	64.7	61.3
2011	65.1	61.6
2012	65.4	62
2013	65.8	62.4
2014	66.1	62.8
2015	66.3	63.2
2016	66.6	63.5
2017	66.8	63.8
2018	67	64.1
2019	67.3	64.5
2020	67.1	64.3
2021	67.1	64.3
2022	67.7	65.2
2023	68.3	65.5
2024	68.5	65.7
2025	68.7	65.9

Gabon and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population

Gabon

Ghana

Table

Year	Population
	Gabon	Ghana
1960	512,316	6,961,215
1961	518,266	7,162,667
1962	524,649	7,337,375
1963	531,452	7,514,714
1964	538,657	7,695,739
1965	546,308	7,882,606
1966	554,463	8,074,521
1967	563,108	8,271,913
1968	572,257	8,475,729
1969	583,276	8,690,383
1970	595,846	8,925,813
1971	608,348	9,176,264
1972	620,960	9,438,187
1973	633,995	9,714,617
1974	647,691	10,000,523
1975	662,197	10,294,308
1976	677,628	10,594,913
1977	693,984	10,911,871
1978	711,245	11,248,450
1979	729,375	11,597,255
1980	748,389	11,941,448
1981	768,385	12,281,712
1982	789,286	12,643,819
1983	811,005	13,029,836
1984	833,501	13,370,590
1985	856,726	13,661,229
1986	880,705	13,965,217
1987	905,479	14,289,108
1988	931,020	14,636,568
1989	957,138	15,006,813
1990	983,734	15,394,648
1991	1,010,818	15,787,496
1992	1,038,380	16,184,855
1993	1,066,405	16,589,519
1994	1,094,720	16,993,190
1995	1,123,213	17,399,017
1996	1,152,015	17,810,181
1997	1,181,439	18,238,958
1998	1,211,736	18,688,036
1999	1,243,016	19,149,864
2000	1,275,572	19,637,087
2001	1,309,589	20,167,069
2002	1,345,135	20,729,388
2003	1,382,350	21,296,705
2004	1,421,609	21,868,298
2005	1,463,495	22,449,438
2006	1,508,337	23,040,702
2007	1,556,237	23,642,279
2008	1,607,175	24,249,946
2009	1,661,556	24,862,664
2010	1,719,879	25,474,995
2011	1,781,985	26,095,088
2012	1,846,889	26,734,268
2013	1,913,059	27,386,193
2014	1,978,399	28,041,592
2015	2,040,989	28,696,068
2016	2,100,306	29,356,742
2017	2,156,900	30,008,354
2018	2,212,318	30,637,585
2019	2,267,706	31,258,945
2020	2,322,539	31,887,809
2021	2,376,722	32,518,665
2022	2,430,747	33,149,152
2023	2,484,789	33,787,914
2024	2,538,952	34,427,414

Fertility rates in Gabon and Ghana

Fertility rate

Gabon

Ghana

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gabon	Ghana
1960	4.42	6.89
1961	4.5	6.91
1962	4.59	6.94
1963	4.65	6.94
1964	4.71	6.9
1965	4.79	6.88
1966	4.86	6.86
1967	4.92	6.89
1968	4.98	6.89
1969	5.05	6.95
1970	5.1	6.95
1971	5.16	6.95
1972	5.24	6.92
1973	5.29	6.87
1974	5.33	6.82
1975	5.39	6.76
1976	5.46	6.7
1977	5.52	6.64
1978	5.57	6.56
1979	5.61	6.51
1980	5.66	6.47
1981	5.73	6.42
1982	5.74	6.31
1983	5.76	6.23
1984	5.73	6.15
1985	5.71	6.12
1986	5.69	6.08
1987	5.67	6.02
1988	5.62	5.92
1989	5.55	5.82
1990	5.46	5.74
1991	5.37	5.63
1992	5.29	5.52
1993	5.19	5.41
1994	5.04	5.25
1995	4.88	5.11
1996	4.74	4.96
1997	4.66	4.88
1998	4.58	4.83
1999	4.5	4.82
2000	4.47	4.83
2001	4.42	4.77
2002	4.36	4.69
2003	4.3	4.6
2004	4.25	4.5
2005	4.21	4.5
2006	4.17	4.4
2007	4.14	4.29
2008	4.12	4.22
2009	4.14	4.18
2010	4.15	4.18
2011	4.15	4.18
2012	4.09	4.15
2013	4.02	4.11
2014	3.95	4.03
2015	3.92	3.98
2016	3.92	3.87
2017	3.91	3.72
2018	3.91	3.65
2019	3.88	3.59
2020	3.83	3.54
2021	3.78	3.49
2022	3.71	3.43
2023	3.65	3.4

Gabon and Ghana demographics compared

Median age

Gabon

Ghana

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gabon	Ghana
1960	27.2	17.7
1961	27	17.4
1962	26.8	17.2
1963	26.5	16.9
1964	26.2	16.7
1965	25.9	16.5
1966	25.6	16.4
1967	25.2	16.2
1968	24.8	16.1
1969	24.5	16
1970	24.2	15.9
1971	23.9	15.9
1972	23.5	15.8
1973	23.2	15.8
1974	22.9	15.8
1975	22.5	15.9
1976	22.2	16
1977	21.9	16.2
1978	21.6	16.4
1979	21.3	16.5
1980	21	16.7
1981	20.7	16.7
1982	20.4	16.9
1983	20.1	17
1984	19.9	17.1
1985	19.7	17.1
1986	19.5	17.1
1987	19.3	17.1
1988	19.2	17.1
1989	19	17.1
1990	18.9	17.2
1991	18.9	17.2
1992	18.8	17.3
1993	18.8	17.4
1994	18.8	17.5
1995	18.8	17.6
1996	18.9	17.7
1997	18.9	17.9
1998	19	18.1
1999	19.1	18.3
2000	19.3	18.4
2001	19.4	18.6
2002	19.6	18.8
2003	19.7	19
2004	19.9	19.1
2005	20.1	19.3
2006	20.3	19.5
2007	20.6	19.7
2008	20.8	19.9
2009	21	20
2010	21.2	20.2
2011	21.4	20.3
2012	21.7	20.5
2013	21.9	20.6
2014	22.1	20.7
2015	22.2	20.8
2016	22.3	20.9
2017	22.4	21
2018	22.4	21.2
2019	22.5	21.3
2020	22.5	21.5
2021	22.5	21.7
2022	22.5	21.8
2023	22.6	22
2024	22.6	22.2

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