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Gabon vs Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 14.8M in Guinea (ranked 75/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 94,873 sq mi for Guinea (ranked 75th vs. 77th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Guinea
Population
2636721
15374667
Population rank 142/197 75/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$25.3B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 117/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$1,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 161/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$4,579
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$12.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
39.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$821
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 147/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$23,703
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
94,873 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
4.22
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
19.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Gabon and Guinea: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Guinea economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Guinea
Year GDP
Gabon Guinea
1960 $141,468,978 -
1961 $167,637,907 -
1962 $182,796,536 -
1963 $154,480,244 -
1964 $215,679,855 -
1965 $226,474,286 -
1966 $245,849,781 -
1967 $271,543,680 -
1968 $294,468,564 -
1969 $318,124,701 -
1970 $323,802,476 $3,220,224,608
1971 $381,687,073 $3,594,302,908
1972 $430,508,359 $4,203,069,035
1973 $722,780,701 $5,152,080,388
1974 $1,544,216,002 $5,691,417,541
1975 $2,157,592,940 $6,102,769,605
1976 $3,009,409,974 $6,762,781,871
1977 $2,809,349,069 $6,914,381,291
1978 $2,389,479,272 $8,087,305,999
1979 $3,030,251,120 $8,877,094,497
1980 $4,279,637,942 $9,746,524,915
1981 $3,862,269,121 $9,646,440,667
1982 $3,618,007,841 $11,926,032,493
1983 $3,391,275,732 $15,129,893,722
1984 $3,561,451,561 $18,421,497,251
1985 $3,339,914,757 $22,787,644,566
1986 $3,403,638,189 $2,909,130,355
1987 $3,281,797,043 $2,976,714,019
1988 $3,834,503,376 $3,476,480,303
1989 $4,186,411,464 $3,546,079,263
1990 $5,952,293,765 $3,888,320,666
1991 $5,402,919,785 $4,396,178,694
1992 $5,592,390,827 $4,789,220,417
1993 $4,378,645,081 $4,781,166,117
1994 $4,190,819,344 $4,932,800,407
1995 $4,958,845,648 $5,385,704,166
1996 $5,694,040,003 $5,641,243,100
1997 $5,326,817,115 $5,516,916,163
1998 $4,483,417,310 $5,232,118,046
1999 $4,662,992,036 $5,046,806,783
2000 $5,080,483,629 $4,367,458,867
2001 $5,023,265,413 $4,125,527,603
2002 $5,335,451,100 $4,301,608,753
2003 $6,511,903,365 $5,025,167,975
2004 $7,770,219,008 $5,300,767,961
2005 $9,582,783,991 $4,282,468,637
2006 $10,327,598,306 $4,220,019,845
2007 $12,455,409,587 $6,281,918,226
2008 $15,571,348,344 $6,964,179,983
2009 $12,113,699,068 $6,716,905,340
2010 $14,372,593,020 $6,853,467,146
2011 $18,210,307,744 $6,785,137,203
2012 $17,170,464,016 $7,638,044,557
2013 $17,595,744,798 $8,376,613,539
2014 $18,203,966,896 $8,778,473,373
2015 $14,383,107,763 $8,794,201,743
2016 $14,023,890,265 $8,595,955,222
2017 $14,929,487,485 $10,324,668,271
2018 $16,867,326,402 $11,857,030,367
2019 $16,874,405,465 $13,442,861,496
2020 $15,342,236,164 $14,088,693,743
2021 $19,444,935,097 $17,069,115,738
2022 $20,440,655,695 $19,910,452,542
2023 $20,055,720,403 $22,407,615,556
2024 $20,867,044,936 $25,334,307,879

Gabon and Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Guinea
1960 $276.1 -
1961 $323 -
1962 $348 -
1963 $290.7 -
1964 $400 -
1965 $415 -
1966 $443 -
1967 $482 -
1968 $515 -
1969 $545 -
1970 $543 $753
1971 $627 $825
1972 $693 $948
1973 $1,140 $1,143
1974 $2,384 $1,243
1975 $3,258 $1,311
1976 $4,441 $1,431
1977 $4,048 $1,440
1978 $3,360 $1,658
1979 $4,155 $1,790
1980 $5,718 $1,931
1981 $5,026 $1,876
1982 $4,584 $2,273
1983 $4,182 $2,823
1984 $4,273 $3,362
1985 $3,898 $4,062
1986 $3,865 $506
1987 $3,624 $505
1988 $4,119 $574
1989 $4,374 $570
1990 $6,051 $604
1991 $5,345 $656
1992 $5,386 $693
1993 $4,106 $671
1994 $3,828 $672
1995 $4,415 $713
1996 $4,943 $726
1997 $4,509 $696
1998 $3,700 $647
1999 $3,751 $611
2000 $3,983 $518
2001 $3,836 $483
2002 $3,966 $496
2003 $4,711 $566
2004 $5,466 $585
2005 $6,548 $463
2006 $6,847 $447
2007 $8,004 $650
2008 $9,689 $704
2009 $7,291 $662
2010 $8,357 $659
2011 $10,219 $637
2012 $9,297 $699
2013 $9,198 $748
2014 $9,201 $765
2015 $7,047 $747
2016 $6,677 $712
2017 $6,922 $834
2018 $7,624 $933
2019 $7,441 $1,031
2020 $6,606 $1,054
2021 $8,181 $1,245
2022 $8,409 $1,417
2023 $8,071 $1,555
2024 $8,219 $1,717

Gabon vs. Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Guinea
1950 39.3 35.6
1951 40 35.6
1952 40.7 35.7
1953 41.5 35.8
1954 42.2 35.9
1955 42.9 36
1956 43.7 36.1
1957 44.4 36.2
1958 45.1 36.4
1959 45.8 36.5
1960 46.4 36.6
1961 47.1 36.8
1962 47.8 37
1963 48.4 37.2
1964 49 37.4
1965 49.7 37.7
1966 50.3 38
1967 50.9 38.2
1968 51.5 38.5
1969 52.1 38.8
1970 52.7 39.1
1971 53.3 39.4
1972 53.8 39.7
1973 54.4 39.9
1974 54.9 40.2
1975 55.5 40.6
1976 56 41
1977 56.5 41.4
1978 57 41.9
1979 57.4 42.3
1980 57.9 42.8
1981 58.3 43.3
1982 58.6 43.9
1983 59 44.2
1984 59.3 44.9
1985 59.7 45.3
1986 60 45.7
1987 60.2 46.1
1988 60.4 46.5
1989 60.6 46.9
1990 60.7 47.3
1991 60.9 47.8
1992 61 48.3
1993 61.1 48.8
1994 61.2 49.2
1995 61.3 49.8
1996 61.3 50.5
1997 61.4 51.1
1998 61.5 51.6
1999 61.7 52
2000 61.8 52.4
2001 62 52.7
2002 62.2 53.2
2003 62.5 53.6
2004 62.7 54
2005 63 54.4
2006 63.3 54.9
2007 63.6 55.2
2008 64 55.7
2009 64.4 56.1
2010 64.7 56.4
2011 65.1 56.8
2012 65.4 57.1
2013 65.8 57.5
2014 66.1 57.6
2015 66.3 57.9
2016 66.6 58.5
2017 66.8 58.7
2018 67 59
2019 67.3 59.4
2020 67.1 59.3
2021 67.1 59.4
2022 67.7 60.4
2023 68.3 60.7
2024 68.5 60.9
2025 68.7 61.1

Gabon and Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Guinea
Year Population
Gabon Guinea
1960 512,316 3,556,749
1961 518,266 3,619,551
1962 524,649 3,684,273
1963 531,452 3,750,954
1964 538,657 3,819,722
1965 546,308 3,890,716
1966 554,463 3,964,155
1967 563,108 4,040,153
1968 572,257 4,118,550
1969 583,276 4,198,300
1970 595,846 4,277,535
1971 608,348 4,355,200
1972 620,960 4,431,292
1973 633,995 4,506,324
1974 647,691 4,580,510
1975 662,197 4,653,876
1976 677,628 4,727,022
1977 693,984 4,801,128
1978 711,245 4,877,854
1979 729,375 4,959,283
1980 748,389 5,047,419
1981 768,385 5,143,288
1982 789,286 5,247,672
1983 811,005 5,359,814
1984 833,501 5,480,096
1985 856,726 5,610,373
1986 880,705 5,750,668
1987 905,479 5,900,198
1988 931,020 6,056,574
1989 957,138 6,215,811
1990 983,734 6,434,374
1991 1,010,818 6,697,166
1992 1,038,380 6,914,366
1993 1,066,405 7,128,177
1994 1,094,720 7,345,107
1995 1,123,213 7,553,249
1996 1,152,015 7,770,035
1997 1,181,439 7,931,370
1998 1,211,736 8,081,990
1999 1,243,016 8,265,123
2000 1,275,572 8,428,832
2001 1,309,589 8,539,960
2002 1,345,135 8,674,066
2003 1,382,350 8,870,781
2004 1,421,609 9,062,726
2005 1,463,495 9,245,844
2006 1,508,337 9,441,171
2007 1,556,237 9,662,281
2008 1,607,175 9,898,870
2009 1,661,556 10,143,534
2010 1,719,879 10,396,086
2011 1,781,985 10,656,810
2012 1,846,889 10,921,581
2013 1,913,059 11,191,873
2014 1,978,399 11,472,924
2015 2,040,989 11,767,070
2016 2,100,306 12,073,030
2017 2,156,900 12,385,659
2018 2,212,318 12,704,774
2019 2,267,706 13,034,346
2020 2,322,539 13,371,183
2021 2,376,722 13,710,513
2022 2,430,747 14,055,137
2023 2,484,789 14,405,468
2024 2,538,952 14,754,785

Fertility rates in Gabon and Guinea

Fertility rate
Gabon

Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Guinea
1960 4.42 6.11
1961 4.5 6.13
1962 4.59 6.14
1963 4.65 6.15
1964 4.71 6.17
1965 4.79 6.18
1966 4.86 6.19
1967 4.92 6.2
1968 4.98 6.21
1969 5.05 6.23
1970 5.1 6.24
1971 5.16 6.26
1972 5.24 6.28
1973 5.29 6.31
1974 5.33 6.34
1975 5.39 6.37
1976 5.46 6.4
1977 5.52 6.43
1978 5.57 6.44
1979 5.61 6.45
1980 5.66 6.46
1981 5.73 6.46
1982 5.74 6.49
1983 5.76 6.49
1984 5.73 6.51
1985 5.71 6.53
1986 5.69 6.55
1987 5.67 6.57
1988 5.62 6.56
1989 5.55 6.55
1990 5.46 6.52
1991 5.37 6.48
1992 5.29 6.45
1993 5.19 6.41
1994 5.04 6.36
1995 4.88 6.29
1996 4.74 6.21
1997 4.66 6.12
1998 4.58 6.05
1999 4.5 5.99
2000 4.47 5.92
2001 4.42 5.83
2002 4.36 5.78
2003 4.3 5.74
2004 4.25 5.73
2005 4.21 5.73
2006 4.17 5.7
2007 4.14 5.66
2008 4.12 5.6
2009 4.14 5.53
2010 4.15 5.44
2011 4.15 5.34
2012 4.09 5.23
2013 4.02 5.15
2014 3.95 5.07
2015 3.92 5
2016 3.92 4.92
2017 3.91 4.79
2018 3.91 4.67
2019 3.88 4.58
2020 3.83 4.49
2021 3.78 4.4
2022 3.71 4.3
2023 3.65 4.22

Gabon and Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Guinea
Year Median age, years
Gabon Guinea
1960 27.2 20.6
1961 27 20.5
1962 26.8 20.4
1963 26.5 20.4
1964 26.2 20.3
1965 25.9 20.2
1966 25.6 20.1
1967 25.2 20.1
1968 24.8 20
1969 24.5 20
1970 24.2 19.9
1971 23.9 19.8
1972 23.5 19.8
1973 23.2 19.7
1974 22.9 19.5
1975 22.5 19.4
1976 22.2 19.3
1977 21.9 19.2
1978 21.6 19
1979 21.3 18.9
1980 21 18.8
1981 20.7 18.7
1982 20.4 18.6
1983 20.1 18.5
1984 19.9 18.5
1985 19.7 18.4
1986 19.5 18.4
1987 19.3 18.4
1988 19.2 18.4
1989 19 18.3
1990 18.9 18.3
1991 18.9 18.3
1992 18.8 18.2
1993 18.8 18.2
1994 18.8 18.1
1995 18.8 18.1
1996 18.9 18
1997 18.9 17.9
1998 19 17.7
1999 19.1 17.6
2000 19.3 17.5
2001 19.4 17.3
2002 19.6 17.2
2003 19.7 17.2
2004 19.9 17.2
2005 20.1 17.2
2006 20.3 17.2
2007 20.6 17.2
2008 20.8 17.3
2009 21 17.3
2010 21.2 17.4
2011 21.4 17.5
2012 21.7 17.6
2013 21.9 17.7
2014 22.1 17.8
2015 22.2 18
2016 22.3 18.1
2017 22.4 18.2
2018 22.4 18.3
2019 22.5 18.5
2020 22.5 18.6
2021 22.5 18.8
2022 22.5 18.9
2023 22.6 19
2024 22.6 19.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
17.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
1.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
5.02%
2019
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
25.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
54.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
23.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
3.5%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$1.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$616M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
99,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
0.01%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
36%
2024

Energy

Gabon Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
3.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
66.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
88.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
87.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Gabon Guinea
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-12,024
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
38.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
29.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
28
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
1
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
8.82
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
63
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
45.3%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
26.5%
2023

Health

Gabon Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$55
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$30.5
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
20.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
494
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
95
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
9.74%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
15
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
0.52 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Guinea
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
6,430 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
69,475 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
23,433 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
n/a

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