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Gabon vs Guatemala statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 18.4M in Guatemala (ranked 70/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 41,375 sq mi for Guatemala (ranked 75th vs. 102nd).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Guatemala
Population
2636721
18912872
Population rank 142/197 70/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$113B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 67/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$6,150
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 113/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$14,369
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$30B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
27.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$1,628
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 124/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$5,583
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
41,375 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
445 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.31
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
24 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
72.9 years
2025

Gabon and Guatemala: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Guatemala economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Guatemala
Year GDP
Gabon Guatemala
1960 $141,468,978 $1,043,599,900
1961 $167,637,907 $1,076,699,900
1962 $182,796,536 $1,143,600,000
1963 $154,480,244 $1,262,800,000
1964 $215,679,855 $1,299,099,900
1965 $226,474,286 $1,331,399,900
1966 $245,849,781 $1,390,700,000
1967 $271,543,680 $1,453,500,000
1968 $294,468,564 $1,610,500,000
1969 $318,124,701 $1,715,399,900
1970 $323,802,476 $1,904,000,000
1971 $381,687,073 $1,984,800,000
1972 $430,508,359 $2,101,300,000
1973 $722,780,701 $2,569,200,100
1974 $1,544,216,002 $3,161,499,900
1975 $2,157,592,940 $3,645,900,000
1976 $3,009,409,974 $4,365,300,200
1977 $2,809,349,069 $5,480,500,200
1978 $2,389,479,272 $6,070,600,200
1979 $3,030,251,120 $6,902,600,200
1980 $4,279,637,942 $7,878,700,000
1981 $3,862,269,121 $8,607,500,300
1982 $3,618,007,841 $8,716,999,700
1983 $3,391,275,732 $9,050,000,400
1984 $3,561,451,561 $9,470,000,100
1985 $3,339,914,757 $9,721,652,087
1986 $3,403,638,189 $7,231,963,516
1987 $3,281,797,043 $7,084,399,840
1988 $3,834,503,376 $7,841,602,824
1989 $4,186,411,464 $8,410,724,361
1990 $5,952,293,765 $7,650,196,845
1991 $5,402,919,785 $9,406,135,143
1992 $5,592,390,827 $10,440,781,588
1993 $4,378,645,081 $11,400,017,301
1994 $4,190,819,344 $12,983,233,311
1995 $4,958,845,648 $14,655,404,433
1996 $5,694,040,003 $15,674,835,615
1997 $5,326,817,115 $17,790,026,222
1998 $4,483,417,310 $19,395,491,993
1999 $4,662,992,036 $18,318,412,251
2000 $5,080,483,629 $19,288,929,030
2001 $5,023,265,413 $18,405,220,247
2002 $5,335,451,100 $20,444,205,991
2003 $6,511,903,365 $21,576,351,799
2004 $7,770,219,008 $23,577,298,095
2005 $9,582,783,991 $26,783,389,294
2006 $10,327,598,306 $29,744,246,827
2007 $12,455,409,587 $33,567,850,824
2008 $15,571,348,344 $38,503,720,224
2009 $12,113,699,068 $37,126,148,265
2010 $14,372,593,020 $40,676,578,423
2011 $18,210,307,744 $46,876,006,272
2012 $17,170,464,016 $49,593,929,487
2013 $17,595,744,798 $52,996,446,180
2014 $18,203,966,896 $57,852,152,955
2015 $14,383,107,763 $62,186,064,758
2016 $14,023,890,265 $66,053,403,364
2017 $14,929,487,485 $71,653,754,107
2018 $16,867,326,402 $73,328,365,862
2019 $16,874,405,465 $77,172,317,259
2020 $15,342,236,164 $77,719,464,221
2021 $19,444,935,097 $86,455,519,687
2022 $20,440,655,695 $95,641,441,235
2023 $20,055,720,403 $104,368,413,483
2024 $20,867,044,936 $113,199,586,004

Gabon and Guatemala economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Guatemala
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Guatemala
1960 $276.1 $256.8
1961 $323 $257.2
1962 $348 $265.2
1963 $290.7 $284.4
1964 $400 $284.2
1965 $415 $283
1966 $443 $287.3
1967 $482 $291.9
1968 $515 $315
1969 $545 $326
1970 $543 $353
1971 $627 $358
1972 $693 $370
1973 $1,140 $441
1974 $2,384 $529
1975 $3,258 $595
1976 $4,441 $697
1977 $4,048 $856
1978 $3,360 $925
1979 $4,155 $1,026
1980 $5,718 $1,142
1981 $5,026 $1,216
1982 $4,584 $1,204
1983 $4,182 $1,220
1984 $4,273 $1,241
1985 $3,898 $1,238
1986 $3,865 $896
1987 $3,624 $854
1988 $4,119 $919
1989 $4,374 $958
1990 $6,051 $848
1991 $5,345 $1,014
1992 $5,386 $1,096
1993 $4,106 $1,166
1994 $3,828 $1,293
1995 $4,415 $1,421
1996 $4,943 $1,481
1997 $4,509 $1,638
1998 $3,700 $1,741
1999 $3,751 $1,604
2000 $3,983 $1,649
2001 $3,836 $1,538
2002 $3,966 $1,669
2003 $4,711 $1,723
2004 $5,466 $1,841
2005 $6,548 $2,046
2006 $6,847 $2,225
2007 $8,004 $2,459
2008 $9,689 $2,763
2009 $7,291 $2,612
2010 $8,357 $2,805
2011 $10,219 $3,169
2012 $9,297 $3,287
2013 $9,198 $3,444
2014 $9,201 $3,689
2015 $7,047 $3,894
2016 $6,677 $4,060
2017 $6,922 $4,325
2018 $7,624 $4,353
2019 $7,441 $4,512
2020 $6,606 $4,478
2021 $8,181 $4,913
2022 $8,409 $5,359
2023 $8,071 $5,758
2024 $8,219 $6,150

Gabon vs. Guatemala life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Guatemala
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Guatemala
1950 39.3 37.8
1951 40 38.3
1952 40.7 38.9
1953 41.5 39.5
1954 42.2 40.1
1955 42.9 40.7
1956 43.7 41.3
1957 44.4 41.9
1958 45.1 43.1
1959 45.8 44.3
1960 46.4 45.8
1961 47.1 46.1
1962 47.8 46.5
1963 48.4 46.6
1964 49 47.1
1965 49.7 47.2
1966 50.3 47.5
1967 50.9 47.7
1968 51.5 47.8
1969 52.1 47.5
1970 52.7 48.5
1971 53.3 50.3
1972 53.8 51.8
1973 54.4 52.8
1974 54.9 53
1975 55.5 52.8
1976 56 47.6
1977 56.5 55.2
1978 57 56.4
1979 57.4 56.6
1980 57.9 55.3
1981 58.3 54.7
1982 58.6 48.9
1983 59 57.9
1984 59.3 59.1
1985 59.7 59.8
1986 60 60.3
1987 60.2 61
1988 60.4 61.5
1989 60.6 61.7
1990 60.7 61.8
1991 60.9 61.9
1992 61 62
1993 61.1 62.4
1994 61.2 63
1995 61.3 63.7
1996 61.3 64.5
1997 61.4 65.2
1998 61.5 66
1999 61.7 66.6
2000 61.8 67.1
2001 62 67.4
2002 62.2 67.8
2003 62.5 68.2
2004 62.7 68.2
2005 63 68.2
2006 63.3 68.8
2007 63.6 69.3
2008 64 69.5
2009 64.4 69.7
2010 64.7 69.9
2011 65.1 70.3
2012 65.4 70.7
2013 65.8 70.9
2014 66.1 70.9
2015 66.3 70.9
2016 66.6 71.2
2017 66.8 71.6
2018 67 71.5
2019 67.3 71.6
2020 67.1 70
2021 67.1 67.9
2022 67.7 71.2
2023 68.3 72.6
2024 68.5 72.7
2025 68.7 72.9

Gabon and Guatemala population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Guatemala
Year Population
Gabon Guatemala
1960 512,316 4,063,655
1961 518,266 4,186,201
1962 524,649 4,312,044
1963 531,452 4,440,264
1964 538,657 4,571,109
1965 546,308 4,704,965
1966 554,463 4,840,958
1967 563,108 4,978,862
1968 572,257 5,118,111
1969 583,276 5,257,081
1970 595,846 5,396,966
1971 608,348 5,538,355
1972 620,960 5,682,833
1973 633,995 5,831,631
1974 647,691 5,981,197
1975 662,197 6,128,731
1976 677,628 6,262,404
1977 693,984 6,401,515
1978 711,245 6,561,534
1979 729,375 6,727,797
1980 748,389 6,900,212
1981 768,385 7,075,648
1982 789,286 7,240,241
1983 811,005 7,419,642
1984 833,501 7,630,682
1985 856,726 7,849,693
1986 880,705 8,070,818
1987 905,479 8,296,485
1988 931,020 8,532,099
1989 957,138 8,775,546
1990 983,734 9,024,773
1991 1,010,818 9,272,584
1992 1,038,380 9,522,266
1993 1,066,405 9,779,761
1994 1,094,720 10,043,718
1995 1,123,213 10,312,996
1996 1,152,015 10,583,526
1997 1,181,439 10,857,754
1998 1,211,736 11,139,145
1999 1,243,016 11,422,965
2000 1,275,572 11,697,592
2001 1,309,589 11,969,422
2002 1,345,135 12,246,915
2003 1,382,350 12,525,842
2004 1,421,609 12,807,402
2005 1,463,495 13,087,629
2006 1,508,337 13,367,459
2007 1,556,237 13,652,040
2008 1,607,175 13,935,174
2009 1,661,556 14,215,611
2010 1,719,879 14,500,112
2011 1,781,985 14,792,126
2012 1,846,889 15,089,647
2013 1,913,059 15,387,337
2014 1,978,399 15,681,725
2015 2,040,989 15,971,743
2016 2,100,306 16,268,760
2017 2,156,900 16,567,357
2018 2,212,318 16,845,685
2019 2,267,706 17,103,803
2020 2,322,539 17,357,325
2021 2,376,722 17,598,650
2022 2,430,747 17,847,877
2023 2,484,789 18,124,838
2024 2,538,952 18,406,359

Fertility rates in Gabon and Guatemala

Fertility rate
Gabon

Guatemala
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Guatemala
1960 4.42 7
1961 4.5 6.98
1962 4.59 6.93
1963 4.65 6.9
1964 4.71 6.87
1965 4.79 6.84
1966 4.86 6.8
1967 4.92 6.76
1968 4.98 6.7
1969 5.05 6.65
1970 5.1 6.6
1971 5.16 6.55
1972 5.24 6.51
1973 5.29 6.49
1974 5.33 6.46
1975 5.39 6.41
1976 5.46 6.37
1977 5.52 6.32
1978 5.57 6.26
1979 5.61 6.22
1980 5.66 6.17
1981 5.73 6.12
1982 5.74 6.06
1983 5.76 5.98
1984 5.73 5.86
1985 5.71 5.73
1986 5.69 5.66
1987 5.67 5.64
1988 5.62 5.62
1989 5.55 5.56
1990 5.46 5.48
1991 5.37 5.38
1992 5.29 5.31
1993 5.19 5.25
1994 5.04 5.19
1995 4.88 5.11
1996 4.74 5.01
1997 4.66 4.91
1998 4.58 4.8
1999 4.5 4.69
2000 4.47 4.58
2001 4.42 4.5
2002 4.36 4.37
2003 4.3 4.25
2004 4.25 4.13
2005 4.21 3.97
2006 4.17 3.85
2007 4.14 3.72
2008 4.12 3.57
2009 4.14 3.47
2010 4.15 3.38
2011 4.15 3.29
2012 4.09 3.22
2013 4.02 3.15
2014 3.95 3.09
2015 3.92 3.03
2016 3.92 2.97
2017 3.91 2.86
2018 3.91 2.74
2019 3.88 2.59
2020 3.83 2.47
2021 3.78 2.39
2022 3.71 2.34
2023 3.65 2.31

Gabon and Guatemala demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Guatemala
Year Median age, years
Gabon Guatemala
1960 27.2 16.7
1961 27 16.7
1962 26.8 16.6
1963 26.5 16.6
1964 26.2 16.6
1965 25.9 16.7
1966 25.6 16.7
1967 25.2 16.7
1968 24.8 16.7
1969 24.5 16.8
1970 24.2 16.8
1971 23.9 16.8
1972 23.5 16.8
1973 23.2 16.8
1974 22.9 16.8
1975 22.5 16.9
1976 22.2 17
1977 21.9 17
1978 21.6 17
1979 21.3 17.1
1980 21 17.1
1981 20.7 17.1
1982 20.4 17.1
1983 20.1 17
1984 19.9 17
1985 19.7 17
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 17.3
1994 18.8 17.3
1995 18.8 17.4
1996 18.9 17.4
1997 18.9 17.5
1998 19 17.6
1999 19.1 17.7
2000 19.3 17.7
2001 19.4 17.8
2002 19.6 18
2003 19.7 18.1
2004 19.9 18.3
2005 20.1 18.5
2006 20.3 18.7
2007 20.6 18.9
2008 20.8 19.1
2009 21 19.4
2010 21.2 19.6
2011 21.4 19.9
2012 21.7 20.1
2013 21.9 20.4
2014 22.1 20.8
2015 22.2 21.1
2016 22.3 21.3
2017 22.4 21.7
2018 22.4 22
2019 22.5 22.3
2020 22.5 22.6
2021 22.5 22.9
2022 22.5 23.3
2023 22.6 23.7
2024 22.6 24

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Guatemala
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$106B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
14.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
3.11%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
0.41%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
43,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
2.34%
2023
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
21.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
63.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
34.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
1.6%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$24.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$21.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
594,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
2.35%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
38.3%
2024

Energy

Gabon Guatemala
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
888 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$14.7
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
1.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
34.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
62.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
5.26%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
38.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
670 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
60.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
43.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Guatemala
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-7,725
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
53.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
4.95 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
38.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
20
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
22.9
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
133
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
82.1%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
56.1%
2023

Health

Gabon Guatemala
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$396
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$231.2
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
72.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
2.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
1.28
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
20.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
94
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
21.4
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
13.2%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
11.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
1.54 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Guatemala
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
2,248 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
17,807 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
13,487 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
10,949 mi
2016

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