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Gabon vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 75th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Malta
Population
2636721
583596
Population rank 142/197 167/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Gabon and Malta: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Malta economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Malta
Year GDP
Gabon Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $381,687,073 $264,578,485
1972 $430,508,359 $295,106,628
1973 $722,780,701 $345,616,106
1974 $1,544,216,002 $376,081,124
1975 $2,157,592,940 $474,618,321
1976 $3,009,409,974 $527,936,989
1977 $2,809,349,069 $625,563,171
1978 $2,389,479,272 $793,673,402
1979 $3,030,251,120 $1,001,288,847
1980 $4,279,637,942 $1,250,198,601
1981 $3,862,269,121 $1,243,509,394
1982 $3,618,007,841 $1,234,474,404
1983 $3,391,275,732 $1,165,729,707
1984 $3,561,451,561 $1,101,807,023
1985 $3,339,914,757 $1,117,797,439
1986 $3,403,638,189 $1,435,038,441
1987 $3,281,797,043 $1,751,293,461
1988 $3,834,503,376 $2,019,503,068
1989 $4,186,411,464 $2,118,655,677
1990 $5,952,293,765 $2,547,328,748
1991 $5,402,919,785 $2,750,216,747
1992 $5,592,390,827 $3,021,942,759
1993 $4,378,645,081 $2,709,193,538
1994 $4,190,819,344 $2,998,505,428
1995 $4,958,845,648 $3,709,360,097
1996 $5,694,040,003 $3,822,489,746
1997 $5,326,817,115 $3,787,070,704
1998 $4,483,417,310 $4,010,092,091
1999 $4,662,992,036 $4,111,891,845
2000 $5,080,483,629 $4,036,809,865
2001 $5,023,265,413 $4,070,867,153
2002 $5,335,451,100 $4,455,127,398
2003 $6,511,903,365 $5,418,315,225
2004 $7,770,219,008 $6,104,141,501
2005 $9,582,783,991 $6,393,234,965
2006 $10,327,598,306 $6,749,838,862
2007 $12,455,409,587 $7,908,412,374
2008 $15,571,348,344 $9,135,419,490
2009 $12,113,699,068 $8,734,745,632
2010 $14,372,593,020 $9,097,044,182
2011 $18,210,307,744 $9,789,361,705
2012 $17,170,464,016 $9,609,532,106
2013 $17,595,744,798 $10,796,782,634
2014 $18,203,966,896 $11,888,032,862
2015 $14,383,107,763 $11,340,795,033
2016 $14,023,890,265 $12,025,782,885
2017 $14,929,487,485 $14,161,366,733
2018 $16,867,326,402 $16,153,779,511
2019 $16,874,405,465 $16,337,793,531
2020 $15,342,236,164 $16,409,900,599
2021 $19,444,935,097 $19,723,563,355
2022 $20,440,655,695 $19,239,187,084
2023 $20,055,720,403 $22,210,718,401
2024 $20,867,044,936 $24,322,006,608

Gabon and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Malta
1960 $276.1 -
1961 $323 -
1962 $348 -
1963 $290.7 -
1964 $400 -
1965 $415 -
1966 $443 -
1967 $482 -
1968 $515 -
1969 $545 -
1970 $543 $828
1971 $627 $874
1972 $693 $976
1973 $1,140 $1,144
1974 $2,384 $1,245
1975 $3,258 $1,560
1976 $4,441 $1,727
1977 $4,048 $2,038
1978 $3,360 $2,559
1979 $4,155 $3,196
1980 $5,718 $3,948
1981 $5,026 $3,898
1982 $4,584 $3,788
1983 $4,182 $3,527
1984 $4,273 $3,333
1985 $3,898 $3,322
1986 $3,865 $4,195
1987 $3,624 $5,084
1988 $4,119 $5,814
1989 $4,374 $6,041
1990 $6,051 $7,192
1991 $5,345 $7,559
1992 $5,386 $8,220
1993 $4,106 $7,296
1994 $3,828 $8,000
1995 $4,415 $9,828
1996 $4,943 $10,062
1997 $4,509 $9,893
1998 $3,700 $10,408
1999 $3,751 $10,609
2000 $3,983 $10,348
2001 $3,836 $10,358
2002 $3,966 $11,251
2003 $4,711 $13,594
2004 $5,466 $15,212
2005 $6,548 $15,831
2006 $6,847 $16,654
2007 $8,004 $19,444
2008 $9,689 $22,315
2009 $7,291 $21,176
2010 $8,357 $21,947
2011 $10,219 $23,517
2012 $9,297 $22,878
2013 $9,198 $25,416
2014 $9,201 $27,425
2015 $7,047 $25,530
2016 $6,677 $26,459
2017 $6,922 $30,317
2018 $7,624 $33,382
2019 $7,441 $32,422
2020 $6,606 $31,834
2021 $8,181 $38,065
2022 $8,409 $36,224
2023 $8,071 $40,182
2024 $8,219 $42,347

Gabon vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Malta
1950 39.3 63.5
1951 40 63.9
1952 40.7 64.1
1953 41.5 64.3
1954 42.2 65.1
1955 42.9 66.3
1956 43.7 66.8
1957 44.4 67.5
1958 45.1 67.8
1959 45.8 68.4
1960 46.4 68.4
1961 47.1 68.4
1962 47.8 69.2
1963 48.4 69.2
1964 49 69.3
1965 49.7 69.5
1966 50.3 69.7
1967 50.9 69.8
1968 51.5 69.9
1969 52.1 70.1
1970 52.7 70.4
1971 53.3 70.1
1972 53.8 70.7
1973 54.4 71.3
1974 54.9 71.9
1975 55.5 72.1
1976 56 72.2
1977 56.5 72.3
1978 57 72.3
1979 57.4 72.5
1980 57.9 72.3
1981 58.3 72.4
1982 58.6 72.8
1983 59 73.1
1984 59.3 73.3
1985 59.7 73.9
1986 60 74.5
1987 60.2 75.3
1988 60.4 75.9
1989 60.6 76.2
1990 60.7 76.2
1991 60.9 76.5
1992 61 76.7
1993 61.1 76.8
1994 61.2 76.9
1995 61.3 77
1996 61.3 76.3
1997 61.4 77.3
1998 61.5 77.8
1999 61.7 77.8
2000 61.8 77.9
2001 62 78.9
2002 62.2 78.5
2003 62.5 78.7
2004 62.7 79.2
2005 63 79.5
2006 63.3 79.6
2007 63.6 79.7
2008 64 79.7
2009 64.4 80.4
2010 64.7 81.4
2011 65.1 80.8
2012 65.4 81.1
2013 65.8 81.8
2014 66.1 82.3
2015 66.3 82.6
2016 66.6 82.7
2017 66.8 83.1
2018 67 82.9
2019 67.3 82.8
2020 67.1 82.3
2021 67.1 82.3
2022 67.7 82.2
2023 68.3 83.3
2024 68.5 83.5
2025 68.7 83.6

Gabon and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Malta
Year Population
Gabon Malta
1960 512,316 326,550
1961 518,266 325,250
1962 524,649 323,900
1963 531,452 322,550
1964 538,657 321,250
1965 546,308 318,800
1966 554,463 315,200
1967 563,108 311,550
1968 572,257 307,900
1969 583,276 304,300
1970 595,846 302,650
1971 608,348 302,700
1972 620,960 302,450
1973 633,995 302,200
1974 647,691 301,996
1975 662,197 304,222
1976 677,628 305,774
1977 693,984 306,970
1978 711,245 310,182
1979 729,375 313,342
1980 748,389 316,645
1981 768,385 318,982
1982 789,286 325,898
1983 811,005 330,524
1984 833,501 330,593
1985 856,726 336,452
1986 880,705 342,121
1987 905,479 344,485
1988 931,020 347,325
1989 957,138 350,722
1990 983,734 354,170
1991 1,010,818 363,845
1992 1,038,380 367,618
1993 1,066,405 371,308
1994 1,094,720 374,797
1995 1,123,213 377,419
1996 1,152,015 379,905
1997 1,181,439 382,791
1998 1,211,736 385,287
1999 1,243,016 387,578
2000 1,275,572 390,087
2001 1,309,589 393,028
2002 1,345,135 395,969
2003 1,382,350 398,582
2004 1,421,609 401,268
2005 1,463,495 403,834
2006 1,508,337 405,308
2007 1,556,237 406,724
2008 1,607,175 409,379
2009 1,661,556 412,477
2010 1,719,879 414,508
2011 1,781,985 416,268
2012 1,846,889 420,028
2013 1,913,059 424,810
2014 1,978,399 433,481
2015 2,040,989 444,220
2016 2,100,306 454,505
2017 2,156,900 467,106
2018 2,212,318 483,903
2019 2,267,706 503,912
2020 2,322,539 515,490
2021 2,376,722 518,150
2022 2,430,747 531,113
2023 2,484,789 552,747
2024 2,538,952 574,346

Fertility rates in Gabon and Malta

Fertility rate
Gabon

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Malta
1960 4.42 3.62
1961 4.5 3.27
1962 4.59 3.24
1963 4.65 2.9
1964 4.71 2.79
1965 4.79 2.52
1966 4.86 2.33
1967 4.92 2.24
1968 4.98 2.12
1969 5.05 2.02
1970 5.1 2.03
1971 5.16 2.06
1972 5.24 2.01
1973 5.29 1.65
1974 5.33 1.64
1975 5.39 2.27
1976 5.46 2.21
1977 5.52 2.14
1978 5.57 2.05
1979 5.61 2.1
1980 5.66 1.99
1981 5.73 1.87
1982 5.74 1.9
1983 5.76 1.92
1984 5.73 1.95
1985 5.71 1.95
1986 5.69 1.93
1987 5.67 1.97
1988 5.62 2.06
1989 5.55 2.1
1990 5.46 2.02
1991 5.37 1.99
1992 5.29 2.07
1993 5.19 1.96
1994 5.04 1.84
1995 4.88 1.77
1996 4.74 1.99
1997 4.66 1.93
1998 4.58 1.84
1999 4.5 1.73
2000 4.47 1.68
2001 4.42 1.48
2002 4.36 1.45
2003 4.3 1.48
2004 4.25 1.4
2005 4.21 1.38
2006 4.17 1.36
2007 4.14 1.35
2008 4.12 1.43
2009 4.14 1.42
2010 4.15 1.36
2011 4.15 1.45
2012 4.09 1.42
2013 4.02 1.36
2014 3.95 1.38
2015 3.92 1.37
2016 3.92 1.37
2017 3.91 1.26
2018 3.91 1.23
2019 3.88 1.14
2020 3.83 1.13
2021 3.78 1.13
2022 3.71 1.08
2023 3.65 1.06

Gabon and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Malta
Year Median age, years
Gabon Malta
1960 27.2 23.6
1961 27 23.8
1962 26.8 24
1963 26.5 24.2
1964 26.2 24.4
1965 25.9 24.5
1966 25.6 24.6
1967 25.2 24.8
1968 24.8 25
1969 24.5 25.5
1970 24.2 25.9
1971 23.9 26.3
1972 23.5 26.8
1973 23.2 27.2
1974 22.9 27.6
1975 22.5 28
1976 22.2 28.4
1977 21.9 28.7
1978 21.6 29.2
1979 21.3 29.6
1980 21 30
1981 20.7 30.3
1982 20.4 30.6
1983 20.1 30.9
1984 19.9 31.2
1985 19.7 31.4
1986 19.5 31.7
1987 19.3 32
1988 19.2 32.4
1989 19 32.7
1990 18.9 33
1991 18.9 33.3
1992 18.8 33.7
1993 18.8 34
1994 18.8 34.3
1995 18.8 34.7
1996 18.9 35.1
1997 18.9 35.5
1998 19 35.8
1999 19.1 36.1
2000 19.3 36.4
2001 19.4 36.7
2002 19.6 37
2003 19.7 37.4
2004 19.9 37.7
2005 20.1 38.1
2006 20.3 38.4
2007 20.6 38.7
2008 20.8 39
2009 21 39.3
2010 21.2 39.6
2011 21.4 39.9
2012 21.7 40.2
2013 21.9 40.4
2014 22.1 40.6
2015 22.2 40.6
2016 22.3 40.6
2017 22.4 40.5
2018 22.4 40.2
2019 22.5 39.9
2020 22.5 39.9
2021 22.5 40.2
2022 22.5 40.8
2023 22.6 41.4
2024 22.6 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Gabon Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Malta
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
94.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Gabon Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Malta
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
1,401 mi
2001

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