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Gabon vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 75th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Maldives
Population
2636721
531152
Population rank 142/197 168/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Gabon and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Maldives
Year GDP
Gabon Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $381,687,073 $21,566,404
1972 $430,508,359 $25,177,138
1973 $722,780,701 $30,862,042
1974 $1,544,216,002 $39,120,171
1975 $2,157,592,940 $24,540,878
1976 $3,009,409,974 $22,399,467
1977 $2,809,349,069 $20,853,789
1978 $2,389,479,272 $24,369,109
1979 $3,030,251,120 $38,523,364
1980 $4,279,637,942 $42,463,576
1981 $3,862,269,121 $44,781,457
1982 $3,618,007,841 $47,911,340
1983 $3,391,275,732 $57,829,787
1984 $3,561,451,561 $109,503,546
1985 $3,339,914,757 $127,190,758
1986 $3,403,638,189 $141,882,254
1987 $3,281,797,043 $141,223,029
1988 $3,834,503,376 $168,514,513
1989 $4,186,411,464 $189,514,434
1990 $5,952,293,765 $215,043,970
1991 $5,402,919,785 $244,396,762
1992 $5,592,390,827 $284,875,809
1993 $4,378,645,081 $322,417,837
1994 $4,190,819,344 $356,014,932
1995 $4,958,845,648 $398,988,955
1996 $5,694,040,003 $450,382,328
1997 $5,326,817,115 $508,223,602
1998 $4,483,417,310 $540,096,398
1999 $4,662,992,036 $589,239,754
2000 $5,080,483,629 $624,337,145
2001 $5,023,265,413 $870,031,677
2002 $5,335,451,100 $897,031,250
2003 $6,511,903,365 $1,052,121,055
2004 $7,770,219,008 $1,226,829,563
2005 $9,582,783,991 $1,163,362,438
2006 $10,327,598,306 $1,575,200,391
2007 $12,455,409,587 $1,868,383,461
2008 $15,571,348,344 $2,271,646,188
2009 $12,113,699,068 $2,345,294,875
2010 $14,372,593,020 $2,588,176,055
2011 $18,210,307,744 $2,774,350,240
2012 $17,170,464,016 $2,886,163,997
2013 $17,595,744,798 $3,295,009,238
2014 $18,203,966,896 $3,697,353,039
2015 $14,383,107,763 $4,129,505,319
2016 $14,023,890,265 $4,409,942,624
2017 $14,929,487,485 $4,816,426,257
2018 $16,867,326,402 $5,404,344,163
2019 $16,874,405,465 $5,726,094,799
2020 $15,342,236,164 $3,712,604,583
2021 $19,444,935,097 $5,252,457,370
2022 $20,440,655,695 $6,177,118,114
2023 $20,055,720,403 $6,590,894,302
2024 $20,867,044,936 $6,975,146,349

Gabon and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Maldives
1960 $276.1 -
1961 $323 -
1962 $348 -
1963 $290.7 -
1964 $400 -
1965 $415 -
1966 $443 -
1967 $482 -
1968 $515 -
1969 $545 -
1970 $543 $156.9
1971 $627 $169.8
1972 $693 $192.2
1973 $1,140 $228.7
1974 $2,384 $281.5
1975 $3,258 $171.4
1976 $4,441 $151.8
1977 $4,048 $137.3
1978 $3,360 $156.1
1979 $4,155 $240.2
1980 $5,718 $257.6
1981 $5,026 $264.1
1982 $4,584 $274.8
1983 $4,182 $323
1984 $4,273 $594
1985 $3,898 $669
1986 $3,865 $720
1987 $3,624 $692
1988 $4,119 $799
1989 $4,374 $870
1990 $6,051 $957
1991 $5,345 $1,054
1992 $5,386 $1,194
1993 $4,106 $1,317
1994 $3,828 $1,419
1995 $4,415 $1,555
1996 $4,943 $1,717
1997 $4,509 $1,898
1998 $3,700 $1,980
1999 $3,751 $2,124
2000 $3,983 $2,214
2001 $3,836 $3,034
2002 $3,966 $3,076
2003 $4,711 $3,549
2004 $5,466 $4,070
2005 $6,548 $3,797
2006 $6,847 $5,019
2007 $8,004 $5,758
2008 $9,689 $6,757
2009 $7,291 $6,734
2010 $8,357 $7,174
2011 $10,219 $7,425
2012 $9,297 $7,461
2013 $9,198 $8,236
2014 $9,201 $8,939
2015 $7,047 $9,645
2016 $6,677 $9,948
2017 $6,922 $10,510
2018 $7,624 $11,423
2019 $7,441 $11,740
2020 $6,606 $7,394
2021 $8,181 $10,176
2022 $8,409 $11,786
2023 $8,071 $12,530
2024 $8,219 $13,216

Gabon vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Maldives
1950 39.3 36.5
1951 40 37.1
1952 40.7 37
1953 41.5 36.9
1954 42.2 36.9
1955 42.9 37
1956 43.7 37.1
1957 44.4 37.3
1958 45.1 37.6
1959 45.8 37.9
1960 46.4 38.2
1961 47.1 38.6
1962 47.8 39.1
1963 48.4 39.6
1964 49 40.2
1965 49.7 40.8
1966 50.3 41.4
1967 50.9 42.1
1968 51.5 42.9
1969 52.1 43.7
1970 52.7 44.5
1971 53.3 45.5
1972 53.8 46.4
1973 54.4 47.5
1974 54.9 48.5
1975 55.5 49.6
1976 56 50.8
1977 56.5 51.8
1978 57 50.4
1979 57.4 53.9
1980 57.9 54.8
1981 58.3 55.7
1982 58.6 56.6
1983 59 57.5
1984 59.3 58.3
1985 59.7 59.2
1986 60 60
1987 60.2 60.8
1988 60.4 61.6
1989 60.6 62.4
1990 60.7 63.1
1991 60.9 63.9
1992 61 64.7
1993 61.1 65.4
1994 61.2 66.2
1995 61.3 67
1996 61.3 67.7
1997 61.4 68.5
1998 61.5 69.3
1999 61.7 70.2
2000 61.8 70.9
2001 62 71.7
2002 62.2 72.4
2003 62.5 73.3
2004 62.7 73
2005 63 74.8
2006 63.3 75.3
2007 63.6 75.7
2008 64 76
2009 64.4 76.4
2010 64.7 76.8
2011 65.1 77.1
2012 65.4 77.5
2013 65.8 77.8
2014 66.1 78.2
2015 66.3 78.6
2016 66.6 78.9
2017 66.8 79.2
2018 67 79.4
2019 67.3 79.7
2020 67.1 78.7
2021 67.1 78.1
2022 67.7 80.8
2023 68.3 81
2024 68.5 81.3
2025 68.7 81.5

Gabon and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Maldives
Year Population
Gabon Maldives
1960 512,316 91,189
1961 518,266 93,450
1962 524,649 95,802
1963 531,452 98,222
1964 538,657 100,662
1965 546,308 104,102
1966 554,463 108,507
1967 563,108 112,528
1968 572,257 116,075
1969 583,276 119,564
1970 595,846 123,219
1971 608,348 127,035
1972 620,960 130,968
1973 633,995 134,952
1974 647,691 138,978
1975 662,197 143,158
1976 677,628 147,525
1977 693,984 151,930
1978 711,245 156,159
1979 729,375 160,360
1980 748,389 164,835
1981 768,385 169,532
1982 789,286 174,333
1983 811,005 179,128
1984 833,501 184,198
1985 856,726 190,169
1986 880,705 196,935
1987 905,479 203,944
1988 931,020 210,885
1989 957,138 217,738
1990 983,734 224,762
1991 1,010,818 231,802
1992 1,038,380 238,543
1993 1,066,405 244,884
1994 1,094,720 250,822
1995 1,123,213 256,649
1996 1,152,015 262,347
1997 1,181,439 267,707
1998 1,211,736 272,723
1999 1,243,016 277,412
2000 1,275,572 282,019
2001 1,309,589 286,767
2002 1,345,135 291,616
2003 1,382,350 296,491
2004 1,421,609 301,413
2005 1,463,495 306,429
2006 1,508,337 313,851
2007 1,556,237 324,479
2008 1,607,175 336,170
2009 1,661,556 348,275
2010 1,719,879 360,792
2011 1,781,985 373,674
2012 1,846,889 386,818
2013 1,913,059 400,070
2014 1,978,399 413,617
2015 2,040,989 428,154
2016 2,100,306 443,308
2017 2,156,900 458,287
2018 2,212,318 473,099
2019 2,267,706 487,731
2020 2,322,539 502,118
2021 2,376,722 516,154
2022 2,430,747 524,106
2023 2,484,789 525,994
2024 2,538,952 527,799

Fertility rates in Gabon and Maldives

Fertility rate
Gabon

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Maldives
1960 4.42 6.71
1961 4.5 6.79
1962 4.59 6.89
1963 4.65 6.94
1964 4.71 7
1965 4.79 7.07
1966 4.86 7.15
1967 4.92 7.23
1968 4.98 7.28
1969 5.05 7.33
1970 5.1 7.39
1971 5.16 7.38
1972 5.24 7.37
1973 5.29 7.4
1974 5.33 7.38
1975 5.39 7.32
1976 5.46 7.29
1977 5.52 7.27
1978 5.57 7.23
1979 5.61 7.23
1980 5.66 7.23
1981 5.73 7.19
1982 5.74 7.15
1983 5.76 7.09
1984 5.73 7.03
1985 5.71 6.94
1986 5.69 6.85
1987 5.67 6.73
1988 5.62 6.58
1989 5.55 6.39
1990 5.46 6.13
1991 5.37 5.8
1992 5.29 5.44
1993 5.19 5.06
1994 5.04 4.69
1995 4.88 4.29
1996 4.74 3.86
1997 4.66 3.48
1998 4.58 3.17
1999 4.5 2.9
2000 4.47 2.69
2001 4.42 2.53
2002 4.36 2.42
2003 4.3 2.34
2004 4.25 2.26
2005 4.21 2.2
2006 4.17 2.2
2007 4.14 2.29
2008 4.12 2.37
2009 4.14 2.39
2010 4.15 2.35
2011 4.15 2.31
2012 4.09 2.25
2013 4.02 2.17
2014 3.95 2.09
2015 3.92 2
2016 3.92 1.9
2017 3.91 1.8
2018 3.91 1.71
2019 3.88 1.64
2020 3.83 1.61
2021 3.78 1.6
2022 3.71 1.58
2023 3.65 1.58

Gabon and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Gabon Maldives
1960 27.2 20.6
1961 27 20.6
1962 26.8 20.6
1963 26.5 20.6
1964 26.2 20.5
1965 25.9 19.9
1966 25.6 18.9
1967 25.2 18.2
1968 24.8 17.8
1969 24.5 17.6
1970 24.2 17.4
1971 23.9 17.3
1972 23.5 17.2
1973 23.2 17.2
1974 22.9 17.2
1975 22.5 17.1
1976 22.2 17
1977 21.9 17
1978 21.6 17
1979 21.3 16.9
1980 21 16.8
1981 20.7 16.8
1982 20.4 16.9
1983 20.1 16.9
1984 19.9 17
1985 19.7 17
1986 19.5 16.9
1987 19.3 16.7
1988 19.2 16.6
1989 19 16.5
1990 18.9 16.4
1991 18.9 16.4
1992 18.8 16.4
1993 18.8 16.5
1994 18.8 16.7
1995 18.8 16.9
1996 18.9 17.3
1997 18.9 17.6
1998 19 18
1999 19.1 18.4
2000 19.3 18.9
2001 19.4 19.3
2002 19.6 19.8
2003 19.7 20.3
2004 19.9 20.9
2005 20.1 21.5
2006 20.3 22.1
2007 20.6 22.7
2008 20.8 23.2
2009 21 23.8
2010 21.2 24.4
2011 21.4 25.1
2012 21.7 25.8
2013 21.9 26.5
2014 22.1 27.1
2015 22.2 27.6
2016 22.3 28
2017 22.4 28.5
2018 22.4 29
2019 22.5 29.5
2020 22.5 30.1
2021 22.5 30.7
2022 22.5 31.4
2023 22.6 32.1
2024 22.6 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Gabon Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Maldives
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
42.4%
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
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
97.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Gabon Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Maldives
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
57.8 mi
2018

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