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Gabon vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 75th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Lebanon
Population
2636721
5888008
Population rank 142/197 115/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 126/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 96/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 73/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Gabon and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Lebanon
Year GDP
Gabon Lebanon
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 -
1971 $381,687,073 -
1972 $430,508,359 -
1973 $722,780,701 -
1974 $1,544,216,002 -
1975 $2,157,592,940 -
1976 $3,009,409,974 -
1977 $2,809,349,069 -
1978 $2,389,479,272 -
1979 $3,030,251,120 -
1980 $4,279,637,942 -
1981 $3,862,269,121 -
1982 $3,618,007,841 -
1983 $3,391,275,732 -
1984 $3,561,451,561 -
1985 $3,339,914,757 -
1986 $3,403,638,189 -
1987 $3,281,797,043 -
1988 $3,834,503,376 $3,313,540,068
1989 $4,186,411,464 $2,717,998,688
1990 $5,952,293,765 $2,838,485,354
1991 $5,402,919,785 $4,690,415,093
1992 $5,592,390,827 $5,843,579,161
1993 $4,378,645,081 $7,941,744,492
1994 $4,190,819,344 $9,599,127,050
1995 $4,958,845,648 $11,718,795,529
1996 $5,694,040,003 $13,690,217,334
1997 $5,326,817,115 $15,751,867,489
1998 $4,483,417,310 $17,247,179,006
1999 $4,662,992,036 $17,391,056,369
2000 $5,080,483,629 $17,260,364,842
2001 $5,023,265,413 $17,649,751,244
2002 $5,335,451,100 $19,152,238,806
2003 $6,511,903,365 $20,082,918,740
2004 $7,770,219,008 $21,159,827,992
2005 $9,582,783,991 $21,497,336,499
2006 $10,327,598,306 $22,022,709,851
2007 $12,455,409,587 $24,827,355,015
2008 $15,571,348,344 $29,118,916,105
2009 $12,113,699,068 $35,399,582,929
2010 $14,372,593,020 $38,443,907,042
2011 $18,210,307,744 $39,927,125,962
2012 $17,170,464,016 $44,016,799,516
2013 $17,595,744,798 $46,880,103,081
2014 $18,203,966,896 $48,095,213,747
2015 $14,383,107,763 $49,929,337,837
2016 $14,023,890,265 $51,147,308,774
2017 $14,929,487,485 $53,027,680,686
2018 $16,867,326,402 $54,901,519,156
2019 $16,874,405,465 $51,605,959,131
2020 $15,342,236,164 $31,712,128,254
2021 $19,444,935,097 $23,131,941,557
2022 $20,440,655,695 $20,992,421,949
2023 $20,055,720,403 $20,078,620,357
2024 $20,867,044,936 -

Gabon and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Lebanon
1960 $276.1 -
1961 $323 -
1962 $348 -
1963 $290.7 -
1964 $400 -
1965 $415 -
1966 $443 -
1967 $482 -
1968 $515 -
1969 $545 -
1970 $543 -
1971 $627 -
1972 $693 -
1973 $1,140 -
1974 $2,384 -
1975 $3,258 -
1976 $4,441 -
1977 $4,048 -
1978 $3,360 -
1979 $4,155 -
1980 $5,718 -
1981 $5,026 -
1982 $4,584 -
1983 $4,182 -
1984 $4,273 -
1985 $3,898 -
1986 $3,865 -
1987 $3,624 -
1988 $4,119 $959
1989 $4,374 $771
1990 $6,051 $790
1991 $5,345 $1,278
1992 $5,386 $1,559
1993 $4,106 $2,079
1994 $3,828 $2,468
1995 $4,415 $2,959
1996 $4,943 $3,393
1997 $4,509 $3,834
1998 $3,700 $4,125
1999 $3,751 $4,087
2000 $3,983 $3,987
2001 $3,836 $4,010
2002 $3,966 $4,291
2003 $4,711 $4,438
2004 $5,466 $4,601
2005 $6,548 $4,602
2006 $6,847 $4,635
2007 $8,004 $5,125
2008 $9,689 $5,912
2009 $7,291 $7,091
2010 $8,357 $7,626
2011 $10,219 $7,835
2012 $9,297 $8,407
2013 $9,198 $8,162
2014 $9,201 $7,578
2015 $7,047 $7,714
2016 $6,677 $8,089
2017 $6,922 $8,608
2018 $7,624 $9,175
2019 $7,441 $8,906
2020 $6,606 $5,561
2021 $8,181 $4,045
2022 $8,409 $3,654
2023 $8,071 $3,478
2024 $8,219 -

Gabon vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Lebanon
1950 39.3 59.9
1951 40 60.3
1952 40.7 60.8
1953 41.5 61.2
1954 42.2 61.6
1955 42.9 61.5
1956 43.7 62.2
1957 44.4 62.8
1958 45.1 61.2
1959 45.8 63.6
1960 46.4 63.9
1961 47.1 64.3
1962 47.8 64.6
1963 48.4 64.9
1964 49 65.1
1965 49.7 65.3
1966 50.3 65.5
1967 50.9 65.7
1968 51.5 65.8
1969 52.1 65.9
1970 52.7 66
1971 53.3 66.1
1972 53.8 66.2
1973 54.4 66.3
1974 54.9 66.4
1975 55.5 57.7
1976 56 36.4
1977 56.5 60.3
1978 57 60
1979 57.4 59.6
1980 57.9 59.9
1981 58.3 60.3
1982 58.6 47.2
1983 59 60.8
1984 59.3 61.2
1985 59.7 61.6
1986 60 62
1987 60.2 62.5
1988 60.4 62.9
1989 60.6 65.1
1990 60.7 65.5
1991 60.9 70.9
1992 61 71.2
1993 61.1 71.6
1994 61.2 72
1995 61.3 72.4
1996 61.3 72.6
1997 61.4 72.9
1998 61.5 73.2
1999 61.7 73.5
2000 61.8 73.9
2001 62 74.4
2002 62.2 74.8
2003 62.5 75.3
2004 62.7 75.7
2005 63 76.1
2006 63.3 75.7
2007 63.6 76.7
2008 64 77
2009 64.4 77.3
2010 64.7 77.5
2011 65.1 77.8
2012 65.4 77.9
2013 65.8 78
2014 66.1 78.1
2015 66.3 78.3
2016 66.6 78.3
2017 66.8 78.2
2018 67 78.3
2019 67.3 78.2
2020 67.1 76.3
2021 67.1 73.6
2022 67.7 78
2023 68.3 77.8
2024 68.5 77.9
2025 68.7 78.1

Gabon and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Lebanon
Year Population
Gabon Lebanon
1960 512,316 1,794,406
1961 518,266 1,850,084
1962 524,649 1,909,578
1963 531,452 1,970,316
1964 538,657 2,030,543
1965 546,308 2,088,831
1966 554,463 2,148,260
1967 563,108 2,206,731
1968 572,257 2,266,368
1969 583,276 2,328,159
1970 595,846 2,386,114
1971 608,348 2,446,314
1972 620,960 2,509,729
1973 633,995 2,572,935
1974 647,691 2,635,185
1975 662,197 2,693,191
1976 677,628 2,726,469
1977 693,984 2,762,155
1978 711,245 2,822,682
1979 729,375 2,882,635
1980 748,389 2,944,763
1981 768,385 3,008,981
1982 789,286 3,054,931
1983 811,005 3,094,996
1984 833,501 3,152,744
1985 856,726 3,217,376
1986 880,705 3,300,365
1987 905,479 3,385,555
1988 931,020 3,454,649
1989 957,138 3,525,285
1990 983,734 3,595,175
1991 1,010,818 3,668,912
1992 1,038,380 3,747,371
1993 1,066,405 3,820,647
1994 1,094,720 3,889,799
1995 1,123,213 3,960,735
1996 1,152,015 4,034,781
1997 1,181,439 4,108,405
1998 1,211,736 4,181,281
1999 1,243,016 4,255,277
2000 1,275,572 4,329,340
2001 1,309,589 4,401,918
2002 1,345,135 4,463,504
2003 1,382,350 4,525,508
2004 1,421,609 4,599,279
2005 1,463,495 4,671,102
2006 1,508,337 4,751,136
2007 1,556,237 4,844,118
2008 1,607,175 4,925,354
2009 1,661,556 4,992,287
2010 1,719,879 5,041,288
2011 1,781,985 5,096,020
2012 1,846,889 5,235,742
2013 1,913,059 5,743,436
2014 1,978,399 6,346,990
2015 2,040,989 6,472,469
2016 2,100,306 6,323,060
2017 2,156,900 6,160,128
2018 2,212,318 5,984,119
2019 2,267,706 5,794,594
2020 2,322,539 5,702,398
2021 2,376,722 5,718,122
2022 2,430,747 5,744,489
2023 2,484,789 5,773,493
2024 2,538,952 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Gabon and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Gabon

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Lebanon
1960 4.42 5.88
1961 4.5 5.89
1962 4.59 5.9
1963 4.65 5.91
1964 4.71 5.85
1965 4.79 5.77
1966 4.86 5.68
1967 4.92 5.57
1968 4.98 5.45
1969 5.05 5.32
1970 5.1 5.19
1971 5.16 5.05
1972 5.24 4.91
1973 5.29 4.79
1974 5.33 4.65
1975 5.39 4.52
1976 5.46 4.39
1977 5.52 4.28
1978 5.57 4.18
1979 5.61 4.08
1980 5.66 4.01
1981 5.73 3.95
1982 5.74 3.86
1983 5.76 3.73
1984 5.73 3.66
1985 5.71 3.53
1986 5.69 3.47
1987 5.67 3.42
1988 5.62 3.39
1989 5.55 3.36
1990 5.46 3.27
1991 5.37 3.16
1992 5.29 3.05
1993 5.19 2.94
1994 5.04 2.82
1995 4.88 2.73
1996 4.74 2.7
1997 4.66 2.67
1998 4.58 2.65
1999 4.5 2.63
2000 4.47 2.6
2001 4.42 2.58
2002 4.36 2.52
2003 4.3 2.46
2004 4.25 2.38
2005 4.21 2.29
2006 4.17 2.24
2007 4.14 2.2
2008 4.12 2.17
2009 4.14 2.19
2010 4.15 2.26
2011 4.15 2.32
2012 4.09 2.35
2013 4.02 2.36
2014 3.95 2.38
2015 3.92 2.38
2016 3.92 2.39
2017 3.91 2.37
2018 3.91 2.35
2019 3.88 2.33
2020 3.83 2.31
2021 3.78 2.28
2022 3.71 2.26
2023 3.65 2.24

Gabon and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Gabon Lebanon
1960 27.2 19.9
1961 27 19.5
1962 26.8 19.1
1963 26.5 18.7
1964 26.2 18.4
1965 25.9 18.2
1966 25.6 18.1
1967 25.2 18
1968 24.8 18
1969 24.5 18.1
1970 24.2 18.2
1971 23.9 18.3
1972 23.5 18.5
1973 23.2 18.7
1974 22.9 18.9
1975 22.5 19
1976 22.2 19.1
1977 21.9 19.2
1978 21.6 19.4
1979 21.3 19.6
1980 21 19.8
1981 20.7 19.9
1982 20.4 20.1
1983 20.1 20.3
1984 19.9 20.5
1985 19.7 20.7
1986 19.5 20.8
1987 19.3 21
1988 19.2 21.2
1989 19 21.4
1990 18.9 21.6
1991 18.9 21.8
1992 18.8 22
1993 18.8 22.3
1994 18.8 22.5
1995 18.8 22.8
1996 18.9 23.1
1997 18.9 23.4
1998 19 23.7
1999 19.1 24
2000 19.3 24.3
2001 19.4 24.6
2002 19.6 24.9
2003 19.7 25.2
2004 19.9 25.6
2005 20.1 26
2006 20.3 26.3
2007 20.6 26.7
2008 20.8 27.1
2009 21 27.5
2010 21.2 27.9
2011 21.4 28.2
2012 21.7 28.6
2013 21.9 28.9
2014 22.1 29.2
2015 22.2 29.4
2016 22.3 29.5
2017 22.4 29.4
2018 22.4 29.3
2019 22.5 29
2020 22.5 28.9
2021 22.5 29
2022 22.5 29.2
2023 22.6 29.4
2024 22.6 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
27%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Gabon Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Lebanon
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
92%
2019
English speaking
1%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Gabon Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Lebanon
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
13,487 mi
2017

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