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Gabon vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 75th vs. 16th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Libya
Population
2636721
7523849
Population rank 142/197 105/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 73/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Gabon and Libya: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Libya economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Libya
Year GDP
Gabon Libya
1960 $141,468,978 $401,644,249
1961 $167,637,907 $443,905,612
1962 $182,796,536 $619,725,785
1963 $154,480,244 $892,327,911
1964 $215,679,855 $1,341,395,421
1965 $226,474,286 $1,804,979,680
1966 $245,849,781 $2,312,438,536
1967 $271,543,680 $2,726,986,913
1968 $294,468,564 $3,850,623,095
1969 $318,124,701 $4,380,987,481
1970 $323,802,476 $4,601,649,451
1971 $381,687,073 $5,260,185,125
1972 $430,508,359 $6,299,395,544
1973 $722,780,701 $8,625,889,430
1974 $1,544,216,002 $15,112,543,717
1975 $2,157,592,940 $14,710,912,458
1976 $3,009,409,974 $19,096,943,017
1977 $2,809,349,069 $22,428,297,108
1978 $2,389,479,272 $22,136,422,643
1979 $3,030,251,120 $30,536,429,497
1980 $4,279,637,942 $40,953,924,949
1981 $3,862,269,121 $36,374,353,880
1982 $3,618,007,841 $33,760,146,991
1983 $3,391,275,732 $33,200,520,140
1984 $3,561,451,561 $29,476,109,153
1985 $3,339,914,757 $31,530,566,324
1986 $3,403,638,189 $24,180,400,959
1987 $3,281,797,043 $26,697,659,335
1988 $3,834,503,376 $24,308,959,591
1989 $4,186,411,464 $25,156,707,899
1990 $5,952,293,765 $28,904,183,602
1991 $5,402,919,785 $31,991,821,265
1992 $5,592,390,827 $33,887,047,909
1993 $4,378,645,081 $30,660,051,911
1994 $4,190,819,344 $28,610,549,763
1995 $4,958,845,648 $25,541,379,187
1996 $5,694,040,003 $27,884,615,385
1997 $5,326,817,115 $30,700,897,875
1998 $4,483,417,310 $27,251,301,398
1999 $4,662,992,036 $35,975,860,857
2000 $5,080,483,629 $38,270,954,138
2001 $5,023,265,413 $34,112,093,927
2002 $5,335,451,100 $20,481,889,764
2003 $6,511,903,365 $26,265,625,000
2004 $7,770,219,008 $33,122,307,692
2005 $9,582,783,991 $47,334,691,241
2006 $10,327,598,306 $60,094,231,607
2007 $12,455,409,587 $68,032,978,391
2008 $15,571,348,344 $86,710,767,415
2009 $12,113,699,068 $60,808,562,033
2010 $14,372,593,020 $75,380,825,062
2011 $18,210,307,744 $48,169,263,294
2012 $17,170,464,016 $92,540,938,129
2013 $17,595,744,798 $75,351,107,029
2014 $18,203,966,896 $57,372,355,592
2015 $14,383,107,763 $48,717,501,321
2016 $14,023,890,265 $49,912,073,701
2017 $14,929,487,485 $67,157,452,182
2018 $16,867,326,402 $76,686,029,772
2019 $16,874,405,465 $69,254,496,472
2020 $15,342,236,164 $46,854,285,441
2021 $19,444,935,097 $35,217,995,647
2022 $20,440,655,695 $43,246,297,922
2023 $20,055,720,403 $45,096,462,972
2024 $20,867,044,936 $46,636,278,902

Gabon and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Libya
1960 $276.1 $269
1961 $323 $285.3
1962 $348 $382
1963 $290.7 $528
1964 $400 $765
1965 $415 $1,001
1966 $443 $1,251
1967 $482 $1,437
1968 $515 $1,972
1969 $545 $2,175
1970 $543 $2,210
1971 $627 $2,443
1972 $693 $2,830
1973 $1,140 $3,727
1974 $2,384 $6,214
1975 $3,258 $5,721
1976 $4,441 $7,018
1977 $4,048 $7,783
1978 $3,360 $7,252
1979 $4,155 $9,443
1980 $5,718 $11,960
1981 $5,026 $10,044
1982 $4,584 $9,064
1983 $4,182 $8,927
1984 $4,273 $7,811
1985 $3,898 $8,087
1986 $3,865 $6,019
1987 $3,624 $6,465
1988 $4,119 $5,736
1989 $4,374 $5,793
1990 $6,051 $6,502
1991 $5,345 $7,040
1992 $5,386 $7,303
1993 $4,106 $6,478
1994 $3,828 $5,933
1995 $4,415 $5,205
1996 $4,943 $5,591
1997 $4,509 $6,062
1998 $3,700 $5,301
1999 $3,751 $6,895
2000 $3,983 $7,214
2001 $3,836 $6,313
2002 $3,966 $3,718
2003 $4,711 $4,674
2004 $5,466 $5,774
2005 $6,548 $8,079
2006 $6,847 $10,049
2007 $8,004 $11,145
2008 $9,689 $13,906
2009 $7,291 $9,551
2010 $8,357 $11,601
2011 $10,219 $7,594
2012 $9,297 $14,976
2013 $9,198 $11,952
2014 $9,201 $8,926
2015 $7,047 $7,458
2016 $6,677 $7,526
2017 $6,922 $9,966
2018 $7,624 $11,197
2019 $7,441 $9,963
2020 $6,606 $6,650
2021 $8,181 $4,936
2022 $8,409 $5,987
2023 $8,071 $6,173
2024 $8,219 $6,318

Gabon vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Libya
1950 39.3 33.1
1951 40 33.5
1952 40.7 33.8
1953 41.5 34.2
1954 42.2 34.7
1955 42.9 35.2
1956 43.7 36
1957 44.4 36.9
1958 45.1 38
1959 45.8 39.3
1960 46.4 40.8
1961 47.1 42.4
1962 47.8 44.1
1963 48.4 45.6
1964 49 47.7
1965 49.7 49.3
1966 50.3 50.9
1967 50.9 52.5
1968 51.5 53.8
1969 52.1 55.2
1970 52.7 56.4
1971 53.3 57.6
1972 53.8 58.7
1973 54.4 59.7
1974 54.9 60.7
1975 55.5 61.6
1976 56 62.4
1977 56.5 63.1
1978 57 63.8
1979 57.4 64.3
1980 57.9 64.8
1981 58.3 65.3
1982 58.6 65.8
1983 59 66.3
1984 59.3 66.7
1985 59.7 67.3
1986 60 67.8
1987 60.2 68.3
1988 60.4 68.6
1989 60.6 69
1990 60.7 69.3
1991 60.9 69.6
1992 61 70
1993 61.1 70.2
1994 61.2 70.5
1995 61.3 70.6
1996 61.3 70.7
1997 61.4 70.7
1998 61.5 70.7
1999 61.7 70.6
2000 61.8 70.5
2001 62 70.7
2002 62.2 70.8
2003 62.5 71
2004 62.7 71.2
2005 63 71.4
2006 63.3 71.6
2007 63.6 71.8
2008 64 71.9
2009 64.4 72.1
2010 64.7 72.2
2011 65.1 69.9
2012 65.4 72.2
2013 65.8 72.3
2014 66.1 71.3
2015 66.3 71.6
2016 66.6 71.8
2017 66.8 72.7
2018 67 73.2
2019 67.3 72.9
2020 67.1 72.4
2021 67.1 72.1
2022 67.7 74.5
2023 68.3 69.3
2024 68.5 71.1
2025 68.7 73.2

Gabon and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Libya
Year Population
Gabon Libya
1960 512,316 1,492,890
1961 518,266 1,555,699
1962 524,649 1,621,960
1963 531,452 1,690,457
1964 538,657 1,753,691
1965 546,308 1,804,015
1966 554,463 1,849,063
1967 563,108 1,898,199
1968 572,257 1,952,781
1969 583,276 2,014,293
1970 595,846 2,082,589
1971 608,348 2,153,534
1972 620,960 2,226,091
1973 633,995 2,314,193
1974 647,691 2,432,211
1975 662,197 2,571,556
1976 677,628 2,721,237
1977 693,984 2,881,533
1978 711,245 3,052,526
1979 729,375 3,233,846
1980 748,389 3,424,378
1981 768,385 3,621,486
1982 789,286 3,724,765
1983 811,005 3,718,961
1984 833,501 3,773,633
1985 856,726 3,898,745
1986 880,705 4,017,403
1987 905,479 4,129,739
1988 931,020 4,237,755
1989 957,138 4,342,920
1990 983,734 4,445,239
1991 1,010,818 4,544,400
1992 1,038,380 4,640,352
1993 1,066,405 4,733,045
1994 1,094,720 4,822,037
1995 1,123,213 4,906,843
1996 1,152,015 4,987,393
1997 1,181,439 5,064,639
1998 1,211,736 5,140,704
1999 1,243,016 5,218,038
2000 1,275,572 5,305,021
2001 1,309,589 5,403,639
2002 1,345,135 5,508,410
2003 1,382,350 5,619,398
2004 1,421,609 5,736,693
2005 1,463,495 5,858,798
2006 1,508,337 5,980,211
2007 1,556,237 6,104,380
2008 1,607,175 6,235,430
2009 1,661,556 6,366,686
2010 1,719,879 6,497,839
2011 1,781,985 6,343,203
2012 1,846,889 6,179,328
2013 1,913,059 6,304,628
2014 1,978,399 6,427,252
2015 2,040,989 6,531,819
2016 2,100,306 6,632,126
2017 2,156,900 6,738,770
2018 2,212,318 6,849,055
2019 2,267,706 6,951,033
2020 2,322,539 7,045,399
2021 2,376,722 7,135,175
2022 2,430,747 7,223,805
2023 2,484,789 7,305,659
2024 2,538,952 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Gabon and Libya

Fertility rate
Gabon

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Libya
1960 4.42 7.51
1961 4.5 7.56
1962 4.59 7.61
1963 4.65 7.69
1964 4.71 7.75
1965 4.79 7.82
1966 4.86 7.89
1967 4.92 7.93
1968 4.98 7.97
1969 5.05 8.01
1970 5.1 8.05
1971 5.16 8.1
1972 5.24 8.07
1973 5.29 8.05
1974 5.33 8.02
1975 5.39 7.98
1976 5.46 7.93
1977 5.52 7.87
1978 5.57 7.79
1979 5.61 7.68
1980 5.66 7.54
1981 5.73 7.37
1982 5.74 7.16
1983 5.76 6.91
1984 5.73 6.62
1985 5.71 6.33
1986 5.69 6.02
1987 5.67 5.72
1988 5.62 5.41
1989 5.55 5.09
1990 5.46 4.78
1991 5.37 4.46
1992 5.29 4.16
1993 5.19 3.88
1994 5.04 3.65
1995 4.88 3.44
1996 4.74 3.26
1997 4.66 3.13
1998 4.58 3.04
1999 4.5 2.97
2000 4.47 2.91
2001 4.42 2.87
2002 4.36 2.83
2003 4.3 2.8
2004 4.25 2.77
2005 4.21 2.77
2006 4.17 2.7
2007 4.14 2.65
2008 4.12 2.6
2009 4.14 2.56
2010 4.15 2.6
2011 4.15 2.65
2012 4.09 2.68
2013 4.02 2.72
2014 3.95 2.75
2015 3.92 2.71
2016 3.92 2.67
2017 3.91 2.63
2018 3.91 2.58
2019 3.88 2.54
2020 3.83 2.51
2021 3.78 2.46
2022 3.71 2.4
2023 3.65 2.36

Gabon and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Libya
Year Median age, years
Gabon Libya
1960 27.2 18.5
1961 27 18.2
1962 26.8 17.9
1963 26.5 17.5
1964 26.2 17.2
1965 25.9 16.7
1966 25.6 15.9
1967 25.2 15.3
1968 24.8 14.9
1969 24.5 14.7
1970 24.2 14.7
1971 23.9 14.7
1972 23.5 14.7
1973 23.2 14.9
1974 22.9 15.3
1975 22.5 15.5
1976 22.2 15.6
1977 21.9 15.8
1978 21.6 15.9
1979 21.3 15.9
1980 21 16
1981 20.7 16.1
1982 20.4 16.3
1983 20.1 16.5
1984 19.9 16.8
1985 19.7 17.1
1986 19.5 17.3
1987 19.3 17.6
1988 19.2 17.9
1989 19 18.2
1990 18.9 18.6
1991 18.9 18.9
1992 18.8 19.3
1993 18.8 19.7
1994 18.8 20.1
1995 18.8 20.6
1996 18.9 21.1
1997 18.9 21.5
1998 19 22
1999 19.1 22.4
2000 19.3 22.7
2001 19.4 22.9
2002 19.6 23.1
2003 19.7 23.2
2004 19.9 23.4
2005 20.1 23.6
2006 20.3 23.8
2007 20.6 24.2
2008 20.8 24.6
2009 21 25
2010 21.2 25.3
2011 21.4 25.5
2012 21.7 25.7
2013 21.9 25.9
2014 22.1 26.2
2015 22.2 26.4
2016 22.3 26.6
2017 22.4 26.8
2018 22.4 27
2019 22.5 27.2
2020 22.5 27.5
2021 22.5 27.7
2022 22.5 28
2023 22.6 28.2
2024 22.6 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
0.34%
2010
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
33.1%
2024

Energy

Gabon Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Gabon Libya
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
76.5%
1994
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Gabon Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
2.16
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
70
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Libya
% of world land
0.17%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
22,991 mi
2010

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