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Gabon vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 75th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Kiribati
Population
2636721
138067
Population rank 142/197 180/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 126/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Gabon and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Kiribati
Year GDP
Gabon Kiribati
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 $11,560,877
1971 $381,687,073 $12,356,134
1972 $430,508,359 $15,314,346
1973 $722,780,701 $25,645,040
1974 $1,544,216,002 $69,256,489
1975 $2,157,592,940 $44,547,454
1976 $3,009,409,974 $33,246,817
1977 $2,809,349,069 $31,335,459
1978 $2,389,479,272 $36,563,965
1979 $3,030,251,120 $34,466,197
1980 $4,279,637,942 $33,157,723
1981 $3,862,269,121 $35,267,489
1982 $3,618,007,841 $32,742,713
1983 $3,391,275,732 $31,000,546
1984 $3,561,451,561 $34,394,167
1985 $3,339,914,757 $26,126,615
1986 $3,403,638,189 $25,993,009
1987 $3,281,797,043 $29,554,413
1988 $3,834,503,376 $38,278,810
1989 $4,186,411,464 $37,645,319
1990 $5,952,293,765 $36,534,295
1991 $5,402,919,785 $41,247,792
1992 $5,592,390,827 $61,491,369
1993 $4,378,645,081 $58,953,596
1994 $4,190,819,344 $67,055,334
1995 $4,958,845,648 $68,596,395
1996 $5,694,040,003 $81,456,854
1997 $5,326,817,115 $80,205,807
1998 $4,483,417,310 $74,905,706
1999 $4,662,992,036 $77,323,978
2000 $5,080,483,629 $74,910,527
2001 $5,023,265,413 $64,935,850
2002 $5,335,451,100 $74,743,869
2003 $6,511,903,365 $96,105,619
2004 $7,770,219,008 $104,085,892
2005 $9,582,783,991 $113,895,437
2006 $10,327,598,306 $112,338,353
2007 $12,455,409,587 $138,054,946
2008 $15,571,348,344 $147,017,895
2009 $12,113,699,068 $140,177,384
2010 $14,372,593,020 $165,458,433
2011 $18,210,307,744 $195,970,140
2012 $17,170,464,016 $207,001,546
2013 $17,595,744,798 $201,730,861
2014 $18,203,966,896 $200,287,282
2015 $14,383,107,763 $191,559,399
2016 $14,023,890,265 $206,467,819
2017 $14,929,487,485 $222,875,736
2018 $16,867,326,402 $233,514,717
2019 $16,874,405,465 $216,985,388
2020 $15,342,236,164 $220,897,999
2021 $19,444,935,097 $285,259,894
2022 $20,440,655,695 $270,040,457
2023 $20,055,720,403 $288,610,732
2024 $20,867,044,936 $307,862,547

Gabon and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Kiribati
1960 $276.1 -
1961 $323 -
1962 $348 -
1963 $290.7 -
1964 $400 -
1965 $415 -
1966 $443 -
1967 $482 -
1968 $515 -
1969 $545 -
1970 $543 $201
1971 $627 $210.7
1972 $693 $256.2
1973 $1,140 $422
1974 $2,384 $1,131
1975 $3,258 $730
1976 $4,441 $548
1977 $4,048 $520
1978 $3,360 $611
1979 $4,155 $573
1980 $5,718 $542
1981 $5,026 $568
1982 $4,584 $519
1983 $4,182 $483
1984 $4,273 $527
1985 $3,898 $393
1986 $3,865 $382
1987 $3,624 $424
1988 $4,119 $536
1989 $4,374 $515
1990 $6,051 $488
1991 $5,345 $540
1992 $5,386 $792
1993 $4,106 $748
1994 $3,828 $838
1995 $4,415 $844
1996 $4,943 $986
1997 $4,509 $953
1998 $3,700 $874
1999 $3,751 $887
2000 $3,983 $845
2001 $3,836 $719
2002 $3,966 $810
2003 $4,711 $1,021
2004 $5,466 $1,083
2005 $6,548 $1,162
2006 $6,847 $1,123
2007 $8,004 $1,353
2008 $9,689 $1,411
2009 $7,291 $1,317
2010 $8,357 $1,522
2011 $10,219 $1,771
2012 $9,297 $1,844
2013 $9,198 $1,772
2014 $9,201 $1,737
2015 $7,047 $1,640
2016 $6,677 $1,743
2017 $6,922 $1,853
2018 $7,624 $1,913
2019 $7,441 $1,751
2020 $6,606 $1,752
2021 $8,181 $2,222
2022 $8,409 $2,070
2023 $8,071 $2,178
2024 $8,219 $2,289

Gabon vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Kiribati
1950 39.3 45.7
1951 40 45.8
1952 40.7 45.9
1953 41.5 46
1954 42.2 46.1
1955 42.9 46.3
1956 43.7 46.5
1957 44.4 46.8
1958 45.1 47.1
1959 45.8 47.5
1960 46.4 48
1961 47.1 48.5
1962 47.8 49
1963 48.4 49.7
1964 49 50.4
1965 49.7 51
1966 50.3 51.7
1967 50.9 52.5
1968 51.5 53.1
1969 52.1 53.8
1970 52.7 54.4
1971 53.3 54.9
1972 53.8 55.3
1973 54.4 55.8
1974 54.9 56.1
1975 55.5 56.4
1976 56 56.6
1977 56.5 56.1
1978 57 56.9
1979 57.4 57.1
1980 57.9 57.3
1981 58.3 57.5
1982 58.6 57.8
1983 59 58.1
1984 59.3 58.4
1985 59.7 58.7
1986 60 59.1
1987 60.2 59.6
1988 60.4 60.1
1989 60.6 60.5
1990 60.7 61
1991 60.9 61.5
1992 61 62
1993 61.1 62.4
1994 61.2 62.8
1995 61.3 63.1
1996 61.3 63.5
1997 61.4 63.8
1998 61.5 64.1
1999 61.7 64.4
2000 61.8 64.7
2001 62 64.9
2002 62.2 65.1
2003 62.5 65.3
2004 62.7 65.4
2005 63 65.5
2006 63.3 65.6
2007 63.6 65.7
2008 64 65.7
2009 64.4 65.8
2010 64.7 65.9
2011 65.1 65.9
2012 65.4 65.9
2013 65.8 65.9
2014 66.1 65.9
2015 66.3 65.8
2016 66.6 65.8
2017 66.8 65.8
2018 67 65.8
2019 67.3 65.9
2020 67.1 65.2
2021 67.1 64.1
2022 67.7 66.3
2023 68.3 66.5
2024 68.5 66.6
2025 68.7 66.7

Gabon and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Kiribati
Year Population
Gabon Kiribati
1960 512,316 47,157
1961 518,266 48,323
1962 524,649 49,538
1963 531,452 50,791
1964 538,657 52,088
1965 546,308 53,439
1966 554,463 54,425
1967 563,108 54,996
1968 572,257 55,529
1969 583,276 56,360
1970 595,846 57,510
1971 608,348 58,652
1972 620,960 59,778
1973 633,995 60,824
1974 647,691 61,219
1975 662,197 60,987
1976 677,628 60,661
1977 693,984 60,267
1978 711,245 59,864
1979 729,375 60,172
1980 748,389 61,148
1981 768,385 62,121
1982 789,286 63,134
1983 811,005 64,169
1984 833,501 65,228
1985 856,726 66,496
1986 880,705 68,059
1987 905,479 69,733
1988 931,020 71,427
1989 957,138 73,147
1990 983,734 74,855
1991 1,010,818 76,367
1992 1,038,380 77,641
1993 1,066,405 78,841
1994 1,094,720 80,021
1995 1,123,213 81,234
1996 1,152,015 82,623
1997 1,181,439 84,147
1998 1,211,736 85,657
1999 1,243,016 87,126
2000 1,275,572 88,613
2001 1,309,589 90,335
2002 1,345,135 92,264
2003 1,382,350 94,175
2004 1,421,609 96,085
2005 1,463,495 98,035
2006 1,508,337 100,017
2007 1,556,237 102,068
2008 1,607,175 104,222
2009 1,661,556 106,467
2010 1,719,879 108,704
2011 1,781,985 110,647
2012 1,846,889 112,284
2013 1,913,059 113,838
2014 1,978,399 115,326
2015 2,040,989 116,815
2016 2,100,306 118,478
2017 2,156,900 120,275
2018 2,212,318 122,084
2019 2,267,706 123,921
2020 2,322,539 126,099
2021 2,376,722 128,377
2022 2,430,747 130,469
2023 2,484,789 132,530
2024 2,538,952 134,518

Fertility rates in Gabon and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Gabon

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Kiribati
1960 4.42 6.44
1961 4.5 6.48
1962 4.59 6.42
1963 4.65 6.35
1964 4.71 6.29
1965 4.79 6.26
1966 4.86 6.23
1967 4.92 6.11
1968 4.98 5.98
1969 5.05 5.85
1970 5.1 5.71
1971 5.16 5.55
1972 5.24 5.37
1973 5.29 5.2
1974 5.33 5.09
1975 5.39 5.02
1976 5.46 4.96
1977 5.52 4.96
1978 5.57 4.97
1979 5.61 4.97
1980 5.66 4.96
1981 5.73 4.96
1982 5.74 4.95
1983 5.76 4.91
1984 5.73 4.91
1985 5.71 4.91
1986 5.69 4.87
1987 5.67 4.81
1988 5.62 4.73
1989 5.55 4.69
1990 5.46 4.67
1991 5.37 4.64
1992 5.29 4.57
1993 5.19 4.49
1994 5.04 4.44
1995 4.88 4.42
1996 4.74 4.43
1997 4.66 4.37
1998 4.58 4.29
1999 4.5 4.18
2000 4.47 4.07
2001 4.42 3.96
2002 4.36 3.81
2003 4.3 3.7
2004 4.25 3.73
2005 4.21 3.76
2006 4.17 3.82
2007 4.14 3.87
2008 4.12 3.9
2009 4.14 3.91
2010 4.15 3.9
2011 4.15 3.88
2012 4.09 3.77
2013 4.02 3.64
2014 3.95 3.52
2015 3.92 3.44
2016 3.92 3.38
2017 3.91 3.34
2018 3.91 3.32
2019 3.88 3.29
2020 3.83 3.25
2021 3.78 3.22
2022 3.71 3.18
2023 3.65 3.15

Gabon and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Gabon Kiribati
1960 27.2 18.8
1961 27 18.5
1962 26.8 18.3
1963 26.5 18.2
1964 26.2 18.1
1965 25.9 18
1966 25.6 17.9
1967 25.2 17.7
1968 24.8 17.6
1969 24.5 17.5
1970 24.2 17.5
1971 23.9 17.6
1972 23.5 17.6
1973 23.2 17.7
1974 22.9 17.8
1975 22.5 18
1976 22.2 18.1
1977 21.9 18.2
1978 21.6 18.3
1979 21.3 18.4
1980 21 18.7
1981 20.7 18.9
1982 20.4 19
1983 20.1 19.2
1984 19.9 19.4
1985 19.7 19.6
1986 19.5 19.8
1987 19.3 19.9
1988 19.2 20.1
1989 19 20.2
1990 18.9 20.2
1991 18.9 20.2
1992 18.8 20.1
1993 18.8 20
1994 18.8 19.8
1995 18.8 19.7
1996 18.9 19.6
1997 18.9 19.6
1998 19 19.6
1999 19.1 19.6
2000 19.3 19.7
2001 19.4 19.8
2002 19.6 19.9
2003 19.7 20.1
2004 19.9 20.3
2005 20.1 20.5
2006 20.3 20.7
2007 20.6 20.9
2008 20.8 21
2009 21 21.2
2010 21.2 21.3
2011 21.4 21.5
2012 21.7 21.7
2013 21.9 21.9
2014 22.1 22.1
2015 22.2 22.3
2016 22.3 22.5
2017 22.4 22.7
2018 22.4 22.9
2019 22.5 23
2020 22.5 23.2
2021 22.5 23.3
2022 22.5 23.5
2023 22.6 23.6
2024 22.6 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gabon Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
41.9%
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
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Gabon Kiribati
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
98.6%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Gabon Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Kiribati
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
416 mi
2017

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