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Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 75th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Guinea-Bissau
Population
2636721
2288306
Population rank 142/197 146/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Gabon and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Gabon Guinea-Bissau
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 $204,670,551
1971 $381,687,073 $204,167,297
1972 $430,508,359 $227,986,203
1973 $722,780,701 $232,331,281
1974 $1,544,216,002 $256,769,730
1975 $2,157,592,940 $283,311,997
1976 $3,009,409,974 $292,152,321
1977 $2,809,349,069 $298,871,675
1978 $2,389,479,272 $318,876,550
1979 $3,030,251,120 $308,143,183
1980 $4,279,637,942 $287,648,258
1981 $3,862,269,121 $402,230,865
1982 $3,618,007,841 $430,284,022
1983 $3,391,275,732 $425,225,177
1984 $3,561,451,561 $359,980,491
1985 $3,339,914,757 $373,959,151
1986 $3,403,638,189 $338,524,233
1987 $3,281,797,043 $451,893,375
1988 $3,834,503,376 $427,514,322
1989 $4,186,411,464 $554,072,303
1990 $5,952,293,765 $634,187,269
1991 $5,402,919,785 $668,470,891
1992 $5,592,390,827 $588,309,271
1993 $4,378,645,081 $615,779,519
1994 $4,190,819,344 $612,502,085
1995 $4,958,845,648 $660,195,402
1996 $5,694,040,003 $702,965,148
1997 $5,326,817,115 $698,107,222
1998 $4,483,417,310 $591,034,143
1999 $4,662,992,036 $579,365,780
2000 $5,080,483,629 $391,345,597
2001 $5,023,265,413 $412,610,872
2002 $5,335,451,100 $466,773,711
2003 $6,511,903,365 $553,614,800
2004 $7,770,219,008 $582,169,841
2005 $9,582,783,991 $639,776,041
2006 $10,327,598,306 $634,781,901
2007 $12,455,409,587 $753,162,998
2008 $15,571,348,344 $952,667,544
2009 $12,113,699,068 $890,167,833
2010 $14,372,593,020 $940,112,539
2011 $18,210,307,744 $1,157,074,319
2012 $17,170,464,016 $1,049,412,177
2013 $17,595,744,798 $1,109,682,824
2014 $18,203,966,896 $1,135,250,721
2015 $14,383,107,763 $1,152,384,167
2016 $14,023,890,265 $1,245,074,264
2017 $14,929,487,485 $1,469,978,606
2018 $16,867,326,402 $1,554,133,594
2019 $16,874,405,465 $1,588,767,976
2020 $15,342,236,164 $1,683,619,352
2021 $19,444,935,097 $1,878,659,687
2022 $20,440,655,695 $1,839,048,748
2023 $20,055,720,403 $2,077,816,135
2024 $20,867,044,936 $2,119,865,935

Gabon and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Guinea-Bissau
1960 $276.1 -
1961 $323 -
1962 $348 -
1963 $290.7 -
1964 $400 -
1965 $415 -
1966 $443 -
1967 $482 -
1968 $515 -
1969 $545 -
1970 $543 $350
1971 $627 $348
1972 $693 $389
1973 $1,140 $392
1974 $2,384 $419
1975 $3,258 $435
1976 $4,441 $421
1977 $4,048 $403
1978 $3,360 $403
1979 $4,155 $376
1980 $5,718 $347
1981 $5,026 $477
1982 $4,584 $503
1983 $4,182 $489
1984 $4,273 $407
1985 $3,898 $417
1986 $3,865 $371
1987 $3,624 $488
1988 $4,119 $454
1989 $4,374 $578
1990 $6,051 $651
1991 $5,345 $672
1992 $5,386 $574
1993 $4,106 $582
1994 $3,828 $561
1995 $4,415 $589
1996 $4,943 $615
1997 $4,509 $599
1998 $3,700 $498
1999 $3,751 $479
2000 $3,983 $317
2001 $3,836 $327
2002 $3,966 $362
2003 $4,711 $420
2004 $5,466 $431
2005 $6,548 $463
2006 $6,847 $449
2007 $8,004 $519
2008 $9,689 $640
2009 $7,291 $583
2010 $8,357 $600
2011 $10,219 $720
2012 $9,297 $635
2013 $9,198 $654
2014 $9,201 $652
2015 $7,047 $645
2016 $6,677 $680
2017 $6,922 $783
2018 $7,624 $809
2019 $7,441 $807
2020 $6,606 $836
2021 $8,181 $912
2022 $8,409 $873
2023 $8,071 $965
2024 $8,219 $963

Gabon vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Guinea-Bissau
1950 39.3 35.7
1951 40 35.9
1952 40.7 36.1
1953 41.5 36.3
1954 42.2 36.4
1955 42.9 36.6
1956 43.7 36.8
1957 44.4 37
1958 45.1 37.1
1959 45.8 37.3
1960 46.4 37.6
1961 47.1 37.8
1962 47.8 38
1963 48.4 35.6
1964 49 35.8
1965 49.7 35.9
1966 50.3 36.1
1967 50.9 36.3
1968 51.5 36.7
1969 52.1 37
1970 52.7 37.3
1971 53.3 37.5
1972 53.8 37.8
1973 54.4 38.2
1974 54.9 41.6
1975 55.5 41.9
1976 56 42.3
1977 56.5 42.6
1978 57 42.9
1979 57.4 43.2
1980 57.9 43.6
1981 58.3 43.9
1982 58.6 44.3
1983 59 44.6
1984 59.3 44.9
1985 59.7 45.3
1986 60 45.5
1987 60.2 45.8
1988 60.4 46.3
1989 60.6 46.6
1990 60.7 46.9
1991 60.9 47.2
1992 61 47.5
1993 61.1 47.8
1994 61.2 47.8
1995 61.3 48.5
1996 61.3 48.8
1997 61.4 48
1998 61.5 48.1
1999 61.7 48.5
2000 61.8 50.6
2001 62 51.1
2002 62.2 51.6
2003 62.5 52.2
2004 62.7 52.8
2005 63 52.9
2006 63.3 54.1
2007 63.6 54.9
2008 64 55.3
2009 64.4 56.3
2010 64.7 57
2011 65.1 57.7
2012 65.4 58.3
2013 65.8 58.9
2014 66.1 59.5
2015 66.3 60.1
2016 66.6 60.6
2017 66.8 61.1
2018 67 61.7
2019 67.3 62.2
2020 67.1 61.3
2021 67.1 61.7
2022 67.7 63.6
2023 68.3 64.1
2024 68.5 64.3
2025 68.7 64.4

Gabon and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Gabon Guinea-Bissau
1960 512,316 577,633
1961 518,266 582,532
1962 524,649 589,474
1963 531,452 594,418
1964 538,657 588,543
1965 546,308 575,005
1966 554,463 566,908
1967 563,108 569,011
1968 572,257 578,170
1969 583,276 581,610
1970 595,846 584,403
1971 608,348 586,221
1972 620,960 586,620
1973 633,995 592,808
1974 647,691 613,338
1975 662,197 650,966
1976 677,628 694,191
1977 693,984 741,789
1978 711,245 791,694
1979 729,375 819,867
1980 748,389 829,303
1981 768,385 842,432
1982 789,286 855,891
1983 811,005 869,592
1984 833,501 883,519
1985 856,726 897,697
1986 880,705 912,126
1987 905,479 926,862
1988 931,020 942,061
1989 957,138 957,789
1990 983,734 973,669
1991 1,010,818 994,639
1992 1,038,380 1,024,356
1993 1,066,405 1,058,745
1994 1,094,720 1,092,031
1995 1,123,213 1,119,949
1996 1,152,015 1,143,535
1997 1,181,439 1,165,545
1998 1,211,736 1,187,473
1999 1,243,016 1,210,206
2000 1,275,572 1,234,741
2001 1,309,589 1,261,273
2002 1,345,135 1,289,307
2003 1,382,350 1,318,806
2004 1,421,609 1,349,563
2005 1,463,495 1,381,585
2006 1,508,337 1,415,303
2007 1,556,237 1,450,986
2008 1,607,175 1,488,054
2009 1,661,556 1,526,377
2010 1,719,879 1,566,347
2011 1,781,985 1,608,076
2012 1,846,889 1,651,417
2013 1,913,059 1,695,973
2014 1,978,399 1,741,122
2015 2,040,989 1,786,457
2016 2,100,306 1,831,893
2017 2,156,900 1,877,072
2018 2,212,318 1,922,168
2019 2,267,706 1,967,696
2020 2,322,539 2,013,255
2021 2,376,722 2,058,841
2022 2,430,747 2,105,529
2023 2,484,789 2,153,339
2024 2,538,952 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Gabon and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Gabon

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Guinea-Bissau
1960 4.42 5.92
1961 4.5 5.93
1962 4.59 5.94
1963 4.65 5.95
1964 4.71 5.96
1965 4.79 5.97
1966 4.86 5.98
1967 4.92 5.99
1968 4.98 6.01
1969 5.05 6.02
1970 5.1 6.04
1971 5.16 6.06
1972 5.24 6.08
1973 5.29 6.1
1974 5.33 6.12
1975 5.39 6.15
1976 5.46 6.19
1977 5.52 6.25
1978 5.57 6.32
1979 5.61 6.4
1980 5.66 6.49
1981 5.73 6.57
1982 5.74 6.64
1983 5.76 6.69
1984 5.73 6.73
1985 5.71 6.74
1986 5.69 6.73
1987 5.67 6.72
1988 5.62 6.69
1989 5.55 6.66
1990 5.46 6.5
1991 5.37 6.47
1992 5.29 6.44
1993 5.19 6.37
1994 5.04 6.3
1995 4.88 6.22
1996 4.74 6.14
1997 4.66 6.06
1998 4.58 5.97
1999 4.5 5.87
2000 4.47 5.79
2001 4.42 5.69
2002 4.36 5.63
2003 4.3 5.58
2004 4.25 5.5
2005 4.21 5.46
2006 4.17 5.41
2007 4.14 5.37
2008 4.12 5.27
2009 4.14 5.18
2010 4.15 5.11
2011 4.15 5.07
2012 4.09 5
2013 4.02 4.93
2014 3.95 4.79
2015 3.92 4.66
2016 3.92 4.52
2017 3.91 4.35
2018 3.91 4.24
2019 3.88 4.15
2020 3.83 4.08
2021 3.78 4
2022 3.71 3.91
2023 3.65 3.84

Gabon and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Gabon Guinea-Bissau
1960 27.2 22.9
1961 27 22.9
1962 26.8 22.6
1963 26.5 22.3
1964 26.2 21.7
1965 25.9 20.7
1966 25.6 19.9
1967 25.2 19.6
1968 24.8 19.5
1969 24.5 19.3
1970 24.2 19.1
1971 23.9 19
1972 23.5 18.8
1973 23.2 18.9
1974 22.9 18.9
1975 22.5 18.8
1976 22.2 18.5
1977 21.9 18.2
1978 21.6 17.8
1979 21.3 17.6
1980 21 17.7
1981 20.7 17.6
1982 20.4 17.5
1983 20.1 17.3
1984 19.9 17.2
1985 19.7 17.2
1986 19.5 17.1
1987 19.3 17.1
1988 19.2 17
1989 19 17
1990 18.9 17.1
1991 18.9 17.1
1992 18.8 17.1
1993 18.8 17.1
1994 18.8 17.1
1995 18.8 17.2
1996 18.9 17.2
1997 18.9 17.3
1998 19 17.3
1999 19.1 17.4
2000 19.3 17.4
2001 19.4 17.5
2002 19.6 17.6
2003 19.7 17.6
2004 19.9 17.7
2005 20.1 17.8
2006 20.3 17.9
2007 20.6 17.9
2008 20.8 18
2009 21 18.1
2010 21.2 18.2
2011 21.4 18.3
2012 21.7 18.3
2013 21.9 18.4
2014 22.1 18.5
2015 22.2 18.6
2016 22.3 18.8
2017 22.4 18.9
2018 22.4 19.1
2019 22.5 19.2
2020 22.5 19.4
2021 22.5 19.6
2022 22.5 19.8
2023 22.6 19.9
2024 22.6 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gabon Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
87.4%
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
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Gabon Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
63.9%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Gabon Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
2,734 mi
2018

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