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Gabon vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 75th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Lesotho
Population
2636721
2384217
Population rank 142/197 144/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Gabon and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Lesotho
Year GDP
Gabon Lesotho
1960 $141,468,978 $34,579,986
1961 $167,637,907 $35,699,986
1962 $182,796,536 $41,859,983
1963 $154,480,244 $47,039,981
1964 $215,679,855 $51,939,979
1965 $226,474,286 $54,879,978
1966 $245,849,781 $56,699,977
1967 $271,543,680 $59,261,976
1968 $294,468,564 $61,445,975
1969 $318,124,701 $65,967,974
1970 $323,802,476 $68,739,973
1971 $381,687,073 $76,480,285
1972 $430,508,359 $80,913,200
1973 $722,780,701 $121,188,716
1974 $1,544,216,002 $150,851,317
1975 $2,157,592,940 $149,558,896
1976 $3,009,409,974 $147,660,037
1977 $2,809,349,069 $193,315,048
1978 $2,389,479,272 $266,570,067
1979 $3,030,251,120 $290,134,593
1980 $4,279,637,942 $431,542,537
1981 $3,862,269,121 $434,188,034
1982 $3,618,007,841 $348,741,684
1983 $3,391,275,732 $386,699,309
1984 $3,561,451,561 $333,163,670
1985 $3,339,914,757 $268,629,926
1986 $3,403,638,189 $318,858,423
1987 $3,281,797,043 $402,768,324
1988 $3,834,503,376 $470,395,801
1989 $4,186,411,464 $495,409,233
1990 $5,952,293,765 $596,410,264
1991 $5,402,919,785 $704,325,367
1992 $5,592,390,827 $831,029,862
1993 $4,378,645,081 $835,582,062
1994 $4,190,819,344 $878,250,945
1995 $4,958,845,648 $1,001,894,000
1996 $5,694,040,003 $946,112,493
1997 $5,326,817,115 $998,004,259
1998 $4,483,417,310 $928,460,893
1999 $4,662,992,036 $912,773,681
2000 $5,080,483,629 $887,291,688
2001 $5,023,265,413 $825,706,961
2002 $5,335,451,100 $775,777,239
2003 $6,511,903,365 $1,157,825,435
2004 $7,770,219,008 $1,511,236,656
2005 $9,582,783,991 $1,682,343,527
2006 $10,327,598,306 $1,800,092,564
2007 $12,455,409,587 $1,682,131,785
2008 $15,571,348,344 $1,766,902,709
2009 $12,113,699,068 $1,740,894,965
2010 $14,372,593,020 $2,234,754,242
2011 $18,210,307,744 $2,579,409,620
2012 $17,170,464,016 $2,477,702,216
2013 $17,595,744,798 $2,367,112,932
2014 $18,203,966,896 $2,441,063,054
2015 $14,383,107,763 $2,359,686,725
2016 $14,023,890,265 $2,114,426,452
2017 $14,929,487,485 $2,306,741,672
2018 $16,867,326,402 $2,556,247,292
2019 $16,874,405,465 $2,390,702,296
2020 $15,342,236,164 $2,053,699,870
2021 $19,444,935,097 $2,412,130,022
2022 $20,440,655,695 $2,354,980,884
2023 $20,055,720,403 $2,117,962,430
2024 $20,867,044,936 $2,271,541,846

Gabon and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Lesotho
1960 $276.1 $47
1961 $323 $47
1962 $348 $53.5
1963 $290.7 $58.4
1964 $400 $62.6
1965 $415 $64.3
1966 $443 $64.3
1967 $482 $64.8
1968 $515 $64.8
1969 $545 $67.1
1970 $543 $67.4
1971 $627 $72.4
1972 $693 $74
1973 $1,140 $107
1974 $2,384 $128.7
1975 $3,258 $123.2
1976 $4,441 $117.8
1977 $4,048 $149.9
1978 $3,360 $200.8
1979 $4,155 $212.4
1980 $5,718 $307
1981 $5,026 $299.8
1982 $4,584 $233.9
1983 $4,182 $252
1984 $4,273 $211
1985 $3,898 $165.4
1986 $3,865 $191.4
1987 $3,624 $236.5
1988 $4,119 $270.4
1989 $4,374 $279
1990 $6,051 $330
1991 $5,345 $382
1992 $5,386 $444
1993 $4,106 $439
1994 $3,828 $456
1995 $4,415 $513
1996 $4,943 $480
1997 $4,509 $502
1998 $3,700 $465
1999 $3,751 $456
2000 $3,983 $443
2001 $3,836 $413
2002 $3,966 $389
2003 $4,711 $583
2004 $5,466 $767
2005 $6,548 $861
2006 $6,847 $925
2007 $8,004 $861
2008 $9,689 $898
2009 $7,291 $879
2010 $8,357 $1,119
2011 $10,219 $1,281
2012 $9,297 $1,218
2013 $9,198 $1,151
2014 $9,201 $1,174
2015 $7,047 $1,121
2016 $6,677 $992
2017 $6,922 $1,069
2018 $7,624 $1,171
2019 $7,441 $1,082
2020 $6,606 $919
2021 $8,181 $1,067
2022 $8,409 $1,030
2023 $8,071 $916
2024 $8,219 $972

Gabon vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Lesotho
1950 39.3 44.6
1951 40 45.2
1952 40.7 45.9
1953 41.5 46.6
1954 42.2 47.3
1955 42.9 48
1956 43.7 48.6
1957 44.4 49.2
1958 45.1 49.6
1959 45.8 49.9
1960 46.4 50.2
1961 47.1 50.3
1962 47.8 50.3
1963 48.4 50.3
1964 49 50.3
1965 49.7 50.3
1966 50.3 50.4
1967 50.9 50.5
1968 51.5 50.8
1969 52.1 51.1
1970 52.7 51.5
1971 53.3 51.8
1972 53.8 52.3
1973 54.4 52.6
1974 54.9 52.9
1975 55.5 53.5
1976 56 53.9
1977 56.5 54.5
1978 57 55.2
1979 57.4 55.8
1980 57.9 56.5
1981 58.3 57.3
1982 58.6 58
1983 59 58.5
1984 59.3 59
1985 59.7 59.2
1986 60 59.3
1987 60.2 59.6
1988 60.4 59.6
1989 60.6 59.5
1990 60.7 59.3
1991 60.9 59.1
1992 61 58.6
1993 61.1 58.1
1994 61.2 57.3
1995 61.3 56.4
1996 61.3 55.1
1997 61.4 53.7
1998 61.5 52
1999 61.7 50.4
2000 61.8 48.8
2001 62 47.2
2002 62.2 46
2003 62.5 44.9
2004 62.7 44
2005 63 43.6
2006 63.3 43.2
2007 63.6 43.7
2008 64 44.3
2009 64.4 45.1
2010 64.7 46
2011 65.1 46.9
2012 65.4 48.2
2013 65.8 49.5
2014 66.1 50.8
2015 66.3 51.8
2016 66.6 52.9
2017 66.8 53.9
2018 67 54.6
2019 67.3 55.2
2020 67.1 55.1
2021 67.1 54.2
2022 67.7 56.8
2023 68.3 57.4
2024 68.5 57.8
2025 68.7 58.2

Gabon and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Lesotho
Year Population
Gabon Lesotho
1960 512,316 736,500
1961 518,266 758,824
1962 524,649 781,814
1963 531,452 805,373
1964 538,657 829,437
1965 546,308 854,090
1966 554,463 881,870
1967 563,108 913,982
1968 572,257 948,105
1969 583,276 983,202
1970 595,846 1,019,273
1971 608,348 1,056,246
1972 620,960 1,094,063
1973 633,995 1,132,697
1974 647,691 1,172,420
1975 662,197 1,213,643
1976 677,628 1,253,214
1977 693,984 1,289,967
1978 711,245 1,327,240
1979 729,375 1,366,169
1980 748,389 1,406,521
1981 768,385 1,448,069
1982 789,286 1,490,732
1983 811,005 1,534,413
1984 833,501 1,578,986
1985 856,726 1,624,379
1986 880,705 1,666,138
1987 905,479 1,703,390
1988 931,020 1,739,841
1989 957,138 1,775,436
1990 983,734 1,809,696
1991 1,010,818 1,842,379
1992 1,038,380 1,873,274
1993 1,066,405 1,901,793
1994 1,094,720 1,927,707
1995 1,123,213 1,951,437
1996 1,152,015 1,972,418
1997 1,181,439 1,988,130
1998 1,211,736 1,998,049
1999 1,243,016 2,003,234
2000 1,275,572 2,003,913
2001 1,309,589 2,000,853
2002 1,345,135 1,994,679
2003 1,382,350 1,985,059
2004 1,421,609 1,971,129
2005 1,463,495 1,953,076
2006 1,508,337 1,945,063
2007 1,556,237 1,953,268
2008 1,607,175 1,966,541
2009 1,661,556 1,980,883
2010 1,719,879 1,996,251
2011 1,781,985 2,014,009
2012 1,846,889 2,034,354
2013 1,913,059 2,056,504
2014 1,978,399 2,080,089
2015 2,040,989 2,104,611
2016 2,100,306 2,130,422
2017 2,156,900 2,157,110
2018 2,212,318 2,183,603
2019 2,267,706 2,209,405
2020 2,322,539 2,235,727
2021 2,376,722 2,261,542
2022 2,430,747 2,286,110
2023 2,484,789 2,311,472
2024 2,538,952 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Gabon and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Gabon

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Lesotho
1960 4.42 5.78
1961 4.5 5.79
1962 4.59 5.79
1963 4.65 5.78
1964 4.71 5.77
1965 4.79 5.77
1966 4.86 5.76
1967 4.92 5.75
1968 4.98 5.73
1969 5.05 5.7
1970 5.1 5.7
1971 5.16 5.7
1972 5.24 5.69
1973 5.29 5.69
1974 5.33 5.75
1975 5.39 5.83
1976 5.46 5.87
1977 5.52 5.85
1978 5.57 5.82
1979 5.61 5.79
1980 5.66 5.75
1981 5.73 5.69
1982 5.74 5.63
1983 5.76 5.56
1984 5.73 5.48
1985 5.71 5.4
1986 5.69 5.32
1987 5.67 5.22
1988 5.62 5.1
1989 5.55 4.96
1990 5.46 4.81
1991 5.37 4.68
1992 5.29 4.54
1993 5.19 4.37
1994 5.04 4.21
1995 4.88 4.13
1996 4.74 4.06
1997 4.66 3.98
1998 4.58 3.82
1999 4.5 3.67
2000 4.47 3.61
2001 4.42 3.63
2002 4.36 3.68
2003 4.3 3.62
2004 4.25 3.51
2005 4.21 3.43
2006 4.17 3.41
2007 4.14 3.44
2008 4.12 3.39
2009 4.14 3.31
2010 4.15 3.25
2011 4.15 3.34
2012 4.09 3.3
2013 4.02 3.28
2014 3.95 3.24
2015 3.92 3.22
2016 3.92 3.18
2017 3.91 3.11
2018 3.91 3.02
2019 3.88 2.92
2020 3.83 2.85
2021 3.78 2.77
2022 3.71 2.72
2023 3.65 2.69

Gabon and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Gabon Lesotho
1960 27.2 17.5
1961 27 17.4
1962 26.8 17.4
1963 26.5 17.4
1964 26.2 17.5
1965 25.9 17.5
1966 25.6 17.5
1967 25.2 17.6
1968 24.8 17.8
1969 24.5 18
1970 24.2 18.2
1971 23.9 18.3
1972 23.5 18.5
1973 23.2 18.6
1974 22.9 18.8
1975 22.5 18.9
1976 22.2 19
1977 21.9 19
1978 21.6 18.9
1979 21.3 18.8
1980 21 18.8
1981 20.7 18.7
1982 20.4 18.6
1983 20.1 18.6
1984 19.9 18.5
1985 19.7 18.4
1986 19.5 18.6
1987 19.3 18.7
1988 19.2 18.6
1989 19 18.5
1990 18.9 18.4
1991 18.9 18.4
1992 18.8 18.4
1993 18.8 18.4
1994 18.8 18.5
1995 18.8 18.6
1996 18.9 18.6
1997 18.9 18.8
1998 19 18.9
1999 19.1 19.1
2000 19.3 19.2
2001 19.4 19.4
2002 19.6 19.5
2003 19.7 19.7
2004 19.9 19.8
2005 20.1 19.9
2006 20.3 20
2007 20.6 20.2
2008 20.8 20.4
2009 21 20.6
2010 21.2 20.7
2011 21.4 20.9
2012 21.7 21
2013 21.9 21.1
2014 22.1 21.2
2015 22.2 21.3
2016 22.3 21.4
2017 22.4 21.6
2018 22.4 21.7
2019 22.5 21.8
2020 22.5 22
2021 22.5 22.1
2022 22.5 22.3
2023 22.6 22.5
2024 22.6 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
10.1%
1999
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
61.6%
2024

Energy

Gabon Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
34.9%
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
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Gabon Lesotho
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
90.4%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Gabon Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Lesotho
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
3,691 mi
2011

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