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Gabon vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 75th vs. 82nd).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Guyana
Population
2636721
839919
Population rank 142/197 162/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

Gabon and Guyana: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Guyana economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Guyana
Year GDP
Gabon Guyana
1960 $141,468,978 $170,216,241
1961 $167,637,907 $185,849,535
1962 $182,796,536 $194,949,513
1963 $154,480,244 $175,757,894
1964 $215,679,855 $194,774,513
1965 $226,474,286 $213,235,294
1966 $245,849,781 $228,705,882
1967 $271,543,680 $250,176,471
1968 $294,468,564 $229,750,000
1969 $318,124,701 $249,300,000
1970 $323,802,476 $267,800,000
1971 $381,687,073 $282,050,000
1972 $430,508,359 $285,380,952
1973 $722,780,701 $307,047,619
1974 $1,544,216,002 $433,954,545
1975 $2,157,592,940 $494,791,667
1976 $3,009,409,974 $454,440,000
1977 $2,809,349,069 $449,880,000
1978 $2,389,479,272 $507,080,000
1979 $3,030,251,120 $530,440,000
1980 $4,279,637,942 $603,200,000
1981 $3,862,269,121 $570,357,107
1982 $3,618,007,841 $482,000,000
1983 $3,391,275,732 $489,333,333
1984 $3,561,451,561 $437,631,605
1985 $3,339,914,757 $453,488,372
1986 $3,403,638,189 $504,651,140
1987 $3,281,797,043 $354,591,847
1988 $3,834,503,376 $413,799,990
1989 $4,186,411,464 $379,779,390
1990 $5,952,293,765 $396,582,263
1991 $5,402,919,785 $348,533,095
1992 $5,592,390,827 $373,573,141
1993 $4,378,645,081 $454,101,382
1994 $4,190,819,344 $540,874,934
1995 $4,958,845,648 $621,626,786
1996 $5,694,040,003 $705,406,001
1997 $5,326,817,115 $749,138,010
1998 $4,483,417,310 $717,530,683
1999 $4,662,992,036 $694,754,988
2000 $5,080,483,629 $712,667,897
2001 $5,023,265,413 $712,167,450
2002 $5,335,451,100 $726,131,435
2003 $6,511,903,365 $743,063,950
2004 $7,770,219,008 $787,814,379
2005 $9,582,783,991 $824,880,550
2006 $10,327,598,306 $2,379,817,991
2007 $12,455,409,587 $2,730,971,595
2008 $15,571,348,344 $3,025,187,433
2009 $12,113,699,068 $3,165,663,153
2010 $14,372,593,020 $3,432,912,517
2011 $18,210,307,744 $3,691,384,318
2012 $17,170,464,016 $4,063,088,536
2013 $17,595,744,798 $4,167,800,929
2014 $18,203,966,896 $4,127,660,152
2015 $14,383,107,763 $4,279,840,194
2016 $14,023,890,265 $4,482,697,337
2017 $14,929,487,485 $4,748,174,334
2018 $16,867,326,402 $4,787,636,998
2019 $16,874,405,465 $5,173,760,192
2020 $15,342,236,164 $5,471,256,595
2021 $19,444,935,097 $8,041,362,110
2022 $20,440,655,695 $14,718,388,489
2023 $20,055,720,403 $16,918,503,597
2024 $20,867,044,936 $24,835,899,826

Gabon and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Guyana
1960 $276.1 $299.1
1961 $323 $319
1962 $348 $327
1963 $290.7 $288.8
1964 $400 $313
1965 $415 $336
1966 $443 $353
1967 $482 $378
1968 $515 $340
1969 $545 $361
1970 $543 $381
1971 $627 $396
1972 $693 $395
1973 $1,140 $421
1974 $2,384 $588
1975 $3,258 $664
1976 $4,441 $604
1977 $4,048 $593
1978 $3,360 $663
1979 $4,155 $689
1980 $5,718 $779
1981 $5,026 $735
1982 $4,584 $621
1983 $4,182 $631
1984 $4,273 $565
1985 $3,898 $588
1986 $3,865 $657
1987 $3,624 $464
1988 $4,119 $545
1989 $4,374 $503
1990 $6,051 $529
1991 $5,345 $466
1992 $5,386 $498
1993 $4,106 $603
1994 $3,828 $716
1995 $4,415 $820
1996 $4,943 $928
1997 $4,509 $983
1998 $3,700 $940
1999 $3,751 $909
2000 $3,983 $932
2001 $3,836 $932
2002 $3,966 $951
2003 $4,711 $974
2004 $5,466 $1,033
2005 $6,548 $1,084
2006 $6,847 $3,136
2007 $8,004 $3,608
2008 $9,689 $4,009
2009 $7,291 $4,209
2010 $8,357 $4,582
2011 $10,219 $4,947
2012 $9,297 $5,444
2013 $9,198 $5,557
2014 $9,201 $5,473
2015 $7,047 $5,640
2016 $6,677 $5,871
2017 $6,922 $6,179
2018 $7,624 $6,048
2019 $7,441 $6,406
2020 $6,606 $6,776
2021 $8,181 $9,861
2022 $8,409 $17,913
2023 $8,071 $20,474
2024 $8,219 $29,884

Gabon vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Guyana
1950 39.3 49.2
1951 40 50.2
1952 40.7 51.3
1953 41.5 52.4
1954 42.2 53.3
1955 42.9 54.1
1956 43.7 55.2
1957 44.4 56.1
1958 45.1 56.4
1959 45.8 57
1960 46.4 57.5
1961 47.1 57.9
1962 47.8 58.3
1963 48.4 58.6
1964 49 59
1965 49.7 59.1
1966 50.3 59.3
1967 50.9 59.5
1968 51.5 59.7
1969 52.1 59.8
1970 52.7 60
1971 53.3 60.1
1972 53.8 60.1
1973 54.4 60.2
1974 54.9 60.3
1975 55.5 60.4
1976 56 60.4
1977 56.5 60.6
1978 57 60.6
1979 57.4 60.7
1980 57.9 60.8
1981 58.3 60.9
1982 58.6 61
1983 59 61.2
1984 59.3 61.3
1985 59.7 61.4
1986 60 61.5
1987 60.2 61.7
1988 60.4 61.8
1989 60.6 62.1
1990 60.7 62.3
1991 60.9 62.5
1992 61 62.8
1993 61.1 63
1994 61.2 63
1995 61.3 62.7
1996 61.3 62.7
1997 61.4 62.9
1998 61.5 63.4
1999 61.7 63.8
2000 61.8 64.1
2001 62 64.4
2002 62.2 64.2
2003 62.5 64.1
2004 62.7 64.2
2005 63 64.4
2006 63.3 64.8
2007 63.6 65.5
2008 64 65.7
2009 64.4 66
2010 64.7 66.2
2011 65.1 66.5
2012 65.4 66.4
2013 65.8 66.7
2014 66.1 67.3
2015 66.3 67.7
2016 66.6 68.1
2017 66.8 68.5
2018 67 68.8
2019 67.3 69.1
2020 67.1 67.8
2021 67.1 64.3
2022 67.7 69.9
2023 68.3 70.2
2024 68.5 70.3
2025 68.7 70.4

Gabon and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Guyana
Year Population
Gabon Guyana
1960 512,316 569,143
1961 518,266 582,568
1962 524,649 595,461
1963 531,452 608,537
1964 538,657 621,764
1965 546,308 635,128
1966 554,463 648,646
1967 563,108 662,311
1968 572,257 676,160
1969 583,276 690,223
1970 595,846 702,705
1971 608,348 712,662
1972 620,960 721,617
1973 633,995 730,138
1974 647,691 738,057
1975 662,197 745,393
1976 677,628 752,253
1977 693,984 758,654
1978 711,245 764,586
1979 729,375 770,062
1980 748,389 774,367
1981 768,385 776,453
1982 789,286 776,712
1983 811,005 775,891
1984 833,501 774,111
1985 856,726 771,477
1986 880,705 768,098
1987 905,479 764,120
1988 931,020 759,663
1989 957,138 754,865
1990 983,734 749,894
1991 1,010,818 747,861
1992 1,038,380 749,911
1993 1,066,405 752,965
1994 1,094,720 755,822
1995 1,123,213 758,388
1996 1,152,015 760,526
1997 1,181,439 762,245
1998 1,211,736 763,586
1999 1,243,016 764,483
2000 1,275,572 764,832
2001 1,309,589 764,477
2002 1,345,135 763,652
2003 1,382,350 763,101
2004 1,421,609 762,418
2005 1,463,495 760,914
2006 1,508,337 758,966
2007 1,556,237 756,861
2008 1,607,175 754,606
2009 1,661,556 752,094
2010 1,719,879 749,256
2011 1,781,985 746,153
2012 1,846,889 746,288
2013 1,913,059 750,021
2014 1,978,399 754,229
2015 2,040,989 758,781
2016 2,100,306 763,548
2017 2,156,900 768,479
2018 2,212,318 791,556
2019 2,267,706 807,665
2020 2,322,539 807,481
2021 2,376,722 815,482
2022 2,430,747 821,637
2023 2,484,789 826,353
2024 2,538,952 831,087

Fertility rates in Gabon and Guyana

Fertility rate
Gabon

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Guyana
1960 4.42 6.33
1961 4.5 6.34
1962 4.59 6.33
1963 4.65 6.31
1964 4.71 6.23
1965 4.79 6.14
1966 4.86 6.02
1967 4.92 5.89
1968 4.98 5.75
1969 5.05 5.58
1970 5.1 5.41
1971 5.16 5.26
1972 5.24 5.08
1973 5.29 4.87
1974 5.33 4.64
1975 5.39 4.45
1976 5.46 4.28
1977 5.52 4.12
1978 5.57 3.97
1979 5.61 3.86
1980 5.66 3.77
1981 5.73 3.72
1982 5.74 3.68
1983 5.76 3.64
1984 5.73 3.54
1985 5.71 3.47
1986 5.69 3.38
1987 5.67 3.31
1988 5.62 3.23
1989 5.55 3.19
1990 5.46 3.18
1991 5.37 3.18
1992 5.29 3.19
1993 5.19 3.2
1994 5.04 3.23
1995 4.88 3.24
1996 4.74 3.23
1997 4.66 3.22
1998 4.58 3.18
1999 4.5 3.13
2000 4.47 3.06
2001 4.42 2.96
2002 4.36 2.84
2003 4.3 2.75
2004 4.25 2.68
2005 4.21 2.65
2006 4.17 2.66
2007 4.14 2.68
2008 4.12 2.7
2009 4.14 2.69
2010 4.15 2.68
2011 4.15 2.69
2012 4.09 2.7
2013 4.02 2.71
2014 3.95 2.7
2015 3.92 2.67
2016 3.92 2.63
2017 3.91 2.59
2018 3.91 2.55
2019 3.88 2.52
2020 3.83 2.49
2021 3.78 2.46
2022 3.71 2.44
2023 3.65 2.41

Gabon and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Guyana
Year Median age, years
Gabon Guyana
1960 27.2 16.7
1961 27 16.6
1962 26.8 16.4
1963 26.5 16.3
1964 26.2 16.2
1965 25.9 16.1
1966 25.6 16.1
1967 25.2 16.2
1968 24.8 16.2
1969 24.5 16.4
1970 24.2 16.5
1971 23.9 16.6
1972 23.5 16.7
1973 23.2 16.8
1974 22.9 17
1975 22.5 17.2
1976 22.2 17.4
1977 21.9 17.6
1978 21.6 17.8
1979 21.3 18
1980 21 18.2
1981 20.7 18.4
1982 20.4 18.7
1983 20.1 19
1984 19.9 19.3
1985 19.7 19.6
1986 19.5 19.9
1987 19.3 20.2
1988 19.2 20.5
1989 19 20.7
1990 18.9 20.9
1991 18.9 21.1
1992 18.8 21.3
1993 18.8 21.4
1994 18.8 21.5
1995 18.8 21.7
1996 18.9 21.8
1997 18.9 21.9
1998 19 22
1999 19.1 22.1
2000 19.3 22.2
2001 19.4 22.4
2002 19.6 22.5
2003 19.7 22.7
2004 19.9 22.9
2005 20.1 23.2
2006 20.3 23.4
2007 20.6 23.6
2008 20.8 23.8
2009 21 24
2010 21.2 24.2
2011 21.4 24.4
2012 21.7 24.5
2013 21.9 24.6
2014 22.1 24.6
2015 22.2 24.7
2016 22.3 24.9
2017 22.4 25
2018 22.4 25.4
2019 22.5 25.7
2020 22.5 25.9
2021 22.5 26.1
2022 22.5 26.4
2023 22.6 26.7
2024 22.6 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
1.1%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
4.21%
2003
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gabon Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
12.1%
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
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

Gabon Guyana
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
90%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Gabon Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Guyana
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
2,482 mi
2019

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