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Gabon vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 75th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Malawi
Population
2636721
22673513
Population rank 142/197 61/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Gabon and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Malawi
Year GDP
Gabon Malawi
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 $1,801,156,775
1981 $3,862,269,121 $1,801,193,910
1982 $3,618,007,841 $1,717,379,495
1983 $3,391,275,732 $1,780,148,049
1984 $3,561,451,561 $1,758,028,656
1985 $3,339,914,757 $1,646,442,273
1986 $3,403,638,189 $1,722,586,299
1987 $3,281,797,043 $1,721,711,808
1988 $3,834,503,376 $2,008,189,508
1989 $4,186,411,464 $2,314,205,130
1990 $5,952,293,765 $2,737,087,862
1991 $5,402,919,785 $3,206,783,830
1992 $5,592,390,827 $2,618,837,835
1993 $4,378,645,081 $3,013,392,658
1994 $4,190,819,344 $1,719,864,761
1995 $4,958,845,648 $2,033,701,498
1996 $5,694,040,003 $3,319,573,750
1997 $5,326,817,115 $3,875,785,863
1998 $4,483,417,310 $2,547,609,590
1999 $4,662,992,036 $2,584,478,924
2000 $5,080,483,629 $2,537,307,580
2001 $5,023,265,413 $2,498,008,665
2002 $5,335,451,100 $5,087,328,438
2003 $6,511,903,365 $4,669,789,300
2004 $7,770,219,008 $5,058,726,350
2005 $9,582,783,991 $5,320,409,651
2006 $10,327,598,306 $5,818,279,739
2007 $12,455,409,587 $6,451,210,219
2008 $15,571,348,344 $7,743,617,352
2009 $12,113,699,068 $9,009,887,947
2010 $14,372,593,020 $10,128,323,011
2011 $18,210,307,744 $11,648,142,958
2012 $17,170,464,016 $8,773,203,178
2013 $17,595,744,798 $8,031,571,928
2014 $18,203,966,896 $8,801,326,169
2015 $14,383,107,763 $9,219,474,379
2016 $14,023,890,265 $7,909,868,618
2017 $14,929,487,485 $8,943,543,794
2018 $16,867,326,402 $9,879,231,592
2019 $16,874,405,465 $11,051,865,580
2020 $15,342,236,164 $11,769,313,598
2021 $19,444,935,097 $12,378,129,751
2022 $20,440,655,695 $12,429,060,151
2023 $20,055,720,403 $12,712,150,082
2024 $20,867,044,936 $11,008,925,323

Gabon and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Malawi
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 $287.5
1981 $5,026 $276.4
1982 $4,584 $253.3
1983 $4,182 $252.4
1984 $4,273 $239.7
1985 $3,898 $216.1
1986 $3,865 $217.9
1987 $3,624 $207.6
1988 $4,119 $229.4
1989 $4,374 $252.2
1990 $6,051 $286.7
1991 $5,345 $326
1992 $5,386 $258.4
1993 $4,106 $293
1994 $3,828 $169.2
1995 $4,415 $200.4
1996 $4,943 $321
1997 $4,509 $367
1998 $3,700 $236
1999 $3,751 $233.9
2000 $3,983 $224.2
2001 $3,836 $215.5
2002 $3,966 $428
2003 $4,711 $383
2004 $5,466 $405
2005 $6,548 $414
2006 $6,847 $441
2007 $8,004 $475
2008 $9,689 $554
2009 $7,291 $626
2010 $8,357 $683
2011 $10,219 $763
2012 $9,297 $558
2013 $9,198 $497
2014 $9,201 $530
2015 $7,047 $540
2016 $6,677 $451
2017 $6,922 $496
2018 $7,624 $533
2019 $7,441 $581
2020 $6,606 $603
2021 $8,181 $617
2022 $8,409 $604
2023 $8,071 $602
2024 $8,219 $508

Gabon vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Malawi
1950 39.3 32.7
1951 40 32.8
1952 40.7 33
1953 41.5 33.2
1954 42.2 33.3
1955 42.9 33.6
1956 43.7 33.8
1957 44.4 34.1
1958 45.1 34.4
1959 45.8 34.8
1960 46.4 35
1961 47.1 35.2
1962 47.8 35.4
1963 48.4 35.6
1964 49 35.7
1965 49.7 35.7
1966 50.3 35.8
1967 50.9 35.9
1968 51.5 36.1
1969 52.1 36.3
1970 52.7 36.6
1971 53.3 37.1
1972 53.8 37.6
1973 54.4 38.4
1974 54.9 39.2
1975 55.5 40.1
1976 56 41
1977 56.5 42
1978 57 43
1979 57.4 43.7
1980 57.9 44.3
1981 58.3 44.7
1982 58.6 44.8
1983 59 45
1984 59.3 44.8
1985 59.7 44.6
1986 60 44.3
1987 60.2 43.9
1988 60.4 43.6
1989 60.6 43.5
1990 60.7 43.6
1991 60.9 43.5
1992 61 43.6
1993 61.1 43.6
1994 61.2 43.8
1995 61.3 43.8
1996 61.3 44
1997 61.4 44.2
1998 61.5 44.3
1999 61.7 45.1
2000 61.8 46.2
2001 62 47.2
2002 62.2 48.2
2003 62.5 49.6
2004 62.7 51.1
2005 63 52.5
2006 63.3 53.7
2007 63.6 54.7
2008 64 55.7
2009 64.4 56.7
2010 64.7 57.8
2011 65.1 58.9
2012 65.4 59.9
2013 65.8 60.8
2014 66.1 61.7
2015 66.3 62.3
2016 66.6 63.2
2017 66.8 63.9
2018 67 64.5
2019 67.3 65
2020 67.1 65.2
2021 67.1 64.8
2022 67.7 66
2023 68.3 67.4
2024 68.5 67.6
2025 68.7 67.7

Gabon and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Malawi
Year Population
Gabon Malawi
1960 512,316 3,628,134
1961 518,266 3,715,534
1962 524,649 3,806,307
1963 531,452 3,900,506
1964 538,657 3,997,305
1965 546,308 4,096,157
1966 554,463 4,197,926
1967 563,108 4,303,012
1968 572,257 4,411,054
1969 583,276 4,521,184
1970 595,846 4,633,944
1971 608,348 4,751,434
1972 620,960 4,874,475
1973 633,995 5,003,938
1974 647,691 5,141,337
1975 662,197 5,287,367
1976 677,628 5,443,384
1977 693,984 5,614,983
1978 711,245 5,810,132
1979 729,375 6,028,749
1980 748,389 6,265,529
1981 768,385 6,516,454
1982 789,286 6,778,879
1983 811,005 7,051,709
1984 833,501 7,332,810
1985 856,726 7,620,508
1986 880,705 7,906,480
1987 905,479 8,293,174
1988 931,020 8,753,262
1989 957,138 9,176,220
1990 983,734 9,545,852
1991 1,010,818 9,844,227
1992 1,038,380 10,135,079
1993 1,066,405 10,284,024
1994 1,094,720 10,164,894
1995 1,123,213 10,150,117
1996 1,152,015 10,352,228
1997 1,181,439 10,562,035
1998 1,211,736 10,792,876
1999 1,243,016 11,047,804
2000 1,275,572 11,315,942
2001 1,309,589 11,593,058
2002 1,345,135 11,880,440
2003 1,382,350 12,181,574
2004 1,421,609 12,500,737
2005 1,463,495 12,840,031
2006 1,508,337 13,198,701
2007 1,556,237 13,576,343
2008 1,607,175 13,976,417
2009 1,661,556 14,395,788
2010 1,719,879 14,826,463
2011 1,781,985 15,265,022
2012 1,846,889 15,709,577
2013 1,913,059 16,161,816
2014 1,978,399 16,621,538
2015 2,040,989 17,085,587
2016 2,100,306 17,557,739
2017 2,156,900 18,039,715
2018 2,212,318 18,528,081
2019 2,267,706 19,025,752
2020 2,322,539 19,533,888
2021 2,376,722 20,047,258
2022 2,430,747 20,568,728
2023 2,484,789 21,104,482
2024 2,538,952 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Gabon and Malawi

Fertility rate
Gabon

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Malawi
1960 4.42 7.04
1961 4.5 7.07
1962 4.59 7.1
1963 4.65 7.13
1964 4.71 7.11
1965 4.79 7.13
1966 4.86 7.17
1967 4.92 7.21
1968 4.98 7.26
1969 5.05 7.27
1970 5.1 7.3
1971 5.16 7.31
1972 5.24 7.33
1973 5.29 7.34
1974 5.33 7.34
1975 5.39 7.36
1976 5.46 7.39
1977 5.52 7.41
1978 5.57 7.43
1979 5.61 7.47
1980 5.66 7.52
1981 5.73 7.49
1982 5.74 7.45
1983 5.76 7.36
1984 5.73 7.27
1985 5.71 7.17
1986 5.69 7.07
1987 5.67 6.97
1988 5.62 6.88
1989 5.55 6.8
1990 5.46 6.74
1991 5.37 6.68
1992 5.29 6.63
1993 5.19 6.57
1994 5.04 6.49
1995 4.88 6.39
1996 4.74 6.29
1997 4.66 6.23
1998 4.58 6.21
1999 4.5 6.12
2000 4.47 6
2001 4.42 5.94
2002 4.36 5.9
2003 4.3 5.88
2004 4.25 5.86
2005 4.21 5.85
2006 4.17 5.8
2007 4.14 5.72
2008 4.12 5.61
2009 4.14 5.45
2010 4.15 5.26
2011 4.15 5.08
2012 4.09 4.9
2013 4.02 4.76
2014 3.95 4.57
2015 3.92 4.38
2016 3.92 4.22
2017 3.91 4.11
2018 3.91 4.02
2019 3.88 3.95
2020 3.83 3.88
2021 3.78 3.79
2022 3.71 3.72
2023 3.65 3.65

Gabon and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Gabon Malawi
1960 27.2 18.2
1961 27 18.3
1962 26.8 18.3
1963 26.5 18.3
1964 26.2 18.3
1965 25.9 18.4
1966 25.6 18.3
1967 25.2 18.3
1968 24.8 18.3
1969 24.5 18.2
1970 24.2 18
1971 23.9 17.9
1972 23.5 17.8
1973 23.2 17.7
1974 22.9 17.6
1975 22.5 17.5
1976 22.2 17.5
1977 21.9 17.4
1978 21.6 17.4
1979 21.3 17.4
1980 21 17.3
1981 20.7 17.3
1982 20.4 17.3
1983 20.1 17.3
1984 19.9 17.3
1985 19.7 17.3
1986 19.5 17.3
1987 19.3 17.4
1988 19.2 17.5
1989 19 17.4
1990 18.9 17.3
1991 18.9 17.2
1992 18.8 17.1
1993 18.8 17
1994 18.8 16.9
1995 18.8 16.9
1996 18.9 16.8
1997 18.9 16.8
1998 19 16.8
1999 19.1 16.7
2000 19.3 16.8
2001 19.4 16.8
2002 19.6 16.8
2003 19.7 16.8
2004 19.9 16.8
2005 20.1 16.8
2006 20.3 16.8
2007 20.6 16.8
2008 20.8 16.8
2009 21 16.7
2010 21.2 16.7
2011 21.4 16.8
2012 21.7 16.8
2013 21.9 16.9
2014 22.1 17
2015 22.2 17.1
2016 22.3 17.2
2017 22.4 17.4
2018 22.4 17.6
2019 22.5 17.8
2020 22.5 18
2021 22.5 18.2
2022 22.5 18.4
2023 22.6 18.7
2024 22.6 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Gabon Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
62.9%
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
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Gabon Malawi
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
68.1%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Gabon Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Malawi
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
9,601 mi
2015

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