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Gabon vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 75th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Moldova
Population
2636721
2358679
Population rank 142/197 145/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Gabon and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Moldova
Year GDP
Gabon Moldova
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 -
1981 $3,862,269,121 -
1982 $3,618,007,841 -
1983 $3,391,275,732 -
1984 $3,561,451,561 -
1985 $3,339,914,757 -
1986 $3,403,638,189 -
1987 $3,281,797,043 -
1988 $3,834,503,376 -
1989 $4,186,411,464 -
1990 $5,952,293,765 $3,592,857,043
1991 $5,402,919,785 $3,094,565,871
1992 $5,592,390,827 $2,319,243,436
1993 $4,378,645,081 $2,371,813,324
1994 $4,190,819,344 $1,702,314,268
1995 $4,958,845,648 $1,752,999,370
1996 $5,694,040,003 $1,695,122,174
1997 $5,326,817,115 $1,930,081,169
1998 $4,483,417,310 $1,698,717,505
1999 $4,662,992,036 $1,170,782,957
2000 $5,080,483,629 $1,288,429,392
2001 $5,023,265,413 $1,480,673,594
2002 $5,335,451,100 $1,661,818,168
2003 $6,511,903,365 $1,980,907,435
2004 $7,770,219,008 $2,598,249,556
2005 $9,582,783,991 $2,988,342,907
2006 $10,327,598,306 $3,408,255,451
2007 $12,455,409,587 $4,401,173,152
2008 $15,571,348,344 $6,054,824,248
2009 $12,113,699,068 $5,439,434,272
2010 $14,372,593,020 $6,974,982,370
2011 $18,210,307,744 $8,414,352,020
2012 $17,170,464,016 $8,709,138,635
2013 $17,595,744,798 $9,496,717,876
2014 $18,203,966,896 $9,402,090,138
2015 $14,383,107,763 $7,797,667,197
2016 $14,023,890,265 $7,980,917,076
2017 $14,929,487,485 $9,514,404,016
2018 $16,867,326,402 $11,252,353,421
2019 $16,874,405,465 $11,736,797,055
2020 $15,342,236,164 $11,530,746,234
2021 $19,444,935,097 $13,691,869,264
2022 $20,440,655,695 $14,525,337,524
2023 $20,055,720,403 $16,711,906,746
2024 $20,867,044,936 $18,200,340,854

Gabon and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Moldova
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 -
1981 $5,026 -
1982 $4,584 -
1983 $4,182 -
1984 $4,273 -
1985 $3,898 -
1986 $3,865 -
1987 $3,624 -
1988 $4,119 -
1989 $4,374 -
1990 $6,051 $1,207
1991 $5,345 $1,038
1992 $5,386 $778
1993 $4,106 $797
1994 $3,828 $574
1995 $4,415 $594
1996 $4,943 $575
1997 $4,509 $657
1998 $3,700 $579
1999 $3,751 $399
2000 $3,983 $441
2001 $3,836 $507
2002 $3,966 $571
2003 $4,711 $682
2004 $5,466 $897
2005 $6,548 $1,034
2006 $6,847 $1,183
2007 $8,004 $1,531
2008 $9,689 $2,111
2009 $7,291 $1,898
2010 $8,357 $2,437
2011 $10,219 $2,941
2012 $9,297 $3,045
2013 $9,198 $3,321
2014 $9,201 $3,290
2015 $7,047 $2,750
2016 $6,677 $2,847
2017 $6,922 $3,453
2018 $7,624 $4,156
2019 $7,441 $4,405
2020 $6,606 $4,376
2021 $8,181 $5,275
2022 $8,409 $5,744
2023 $8,071 $6,800
2024 $8,219 $7,618

Gabon vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Moldova
1950 39.3 54
1951 40 54.5
1952 40.7 55.1
1953 41.5 55.7
1954 42.2 56.3
1955 42.9 56.9
1956 43.7 57.4
1957 44.4 58
1958 45.1 58.5
1959 45.8 59
1960 46.4 59.4
1961 47.1 59.9
1962 47.8 60.3
1963 48.4 60.6
1964 49 61
1965 49.7 61.3
1966 50.3 61.6
1967 50.9 61.8
1968 51.5 62
1969 52.1 62.2
1970 52.7 62.4
1971 53.3 62.7
1972 53.8 62.9
1973 54.4 63.2
1974 54.9 63.4
1975 55.5 63.7
1976 56 64
1977 56.5 64.2
1978 57 64.5
1979 57.4 64.8
1980 57.9 65.2
1981 58.3 65.6
1982 58.6 65.9
1983 59 66.1
1984 59.3 66.4
1985 59.7 66.9
1986 60 67.4
1987 60.2 67.9
1988 60.4 68.2
1989 60.6 68.2
1990 60.7 67.9
1991 60.9 67.6
1992 61 66.7
1993 61.1 66.7
1994 61.2 66.3
1995 61.3 66.2
1996 61.3 66.2
1997 61.4 66.5
1998 61.5 66.8
1999 61.7 67.2
2000 61.8 67.5
2001 62 67.7
2002 62.2 67.8
2003 62.5 67.9
2004 62.7 68
2005 63 68.2
2006 63.3 68.4
2007 63.6 68.7
2008 64 69
2009 64.4 69.4
2010 64.7 69.9
2011 65.1 70.2
2012 65.4 70.3
2013 65.8 70.3
2014 66.1 70.2
2015 66.3 70.1
2016 66.6 70.2
2017 66.8 70.4
2018 67 70.2
2019 67.3 70.2
2020 67.1 69.9
2021 67.1 69
2022 67.7 71.5
2023 68.3 71.2
2024 68.5 71.3
2025 68.7 71.5

Gabon and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Moldova
Year Population
Gabon Moldova
1960 512,316 2,058,020
1961 518,266 2,103,327
1962 524,649 2,147,227
1963 531,452 2,188,895
1964 538,657 2,228,000
1965 546,308 2,265,287
1966 554,463 2,301,871
1967 563,108 2,337,695
1968 572,257 2,373,073
1969 583,276 2,408,469
1970 595,846 2,437,590
1971 608,348 2,460,611
1972 620,960 2,484,742
1973 633,995 2,510,584
1974 647,691 2,538,164
1975 662,197 2,566,998
1976 677,628 2,596,491
1977 693,984 2,626,298
1978 711,245 2,656,211
1979 729,375 2,683,035
1980 748,389 2,708,675
1981 768,385 2,735,987
1982 789,286 2,763,101
1983 811,005 2,791,207
1984 833,501 2,820,518
1985 856,726 2,850,787
1986 880,705 2,883,057
1987 905,479 2,916,306
1988 931,020 2,948,891
1989 957,138 2,970,039
1990 983,734 2,977,912
1991 1,010,818 2,981,566
1992 1,038,380 2,980,965
1993 1,066,405 2,975,966
1994 1,094,720 2,966,745
1995 1,123,213 2,953,200
1996 1,152,015 2,947,293
1997 1,181,439 2,936,413
1998 1,211,736 2,935,227
1999 1,243,016 2,930,622
2000 1,275,572 2,924,668
2001 1,309,589 2,918,135
2002 1,345,135 2,911,385
2003 1,382,350 2,903,198
2004 1,421,609 2,896,023
2005 1,463,495 2,888,985
2006 1,508,337 2,880,967
2007 1,556,237 2,874,299
2008 1,607,175 2,868,833
2009 1,661,556 2,865,213
2010 1,719,879 2,862,354
2011 1,781,985 2,860,699
2012 1,846,889 2,860,324
2013 1,913,059 2,859,558
2014 1,978,399 2,857,815
2015 2,040,989 2,835,978
2016 2,100,306 2,803,186
2017 2,156,900 2,755,189
2018 2,212,318 2,707,203
2019 2,267,706 2,664,224
2020 2,322,539 2,635,130
2021 2,376,722 2,595,809
2022 2,430,747 2,528,654
2023 2,484,789 2,457,783
2024 2,538,952 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Gabon and Moldova

Fertility rate
Gabon

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Moldova
1960 4.42 3.32
1961 4.5 3.23
1962 4.59 3.04
1963 4.65 2.89
1964 4.71 2.71
1965 4.79 2.69
1966 4.86 2.65
1967 4.92 2.62
1968 4.98 2.59
1969 5.05 2.57
1970 5.1 2.57
1971 5.16 2.56
1972 5.24 2.56
1973 5.29 2.57
1974 5.33 2.56
1975 5.39 2.52
1976 5.46 2.47
1977 5.52 2.42
1978 5.57 2.39
1979 5.61 2.38
1980 5.66 2.38
1981 5.73 2.4
1982 5.74 2.45
1983 5.76 2.58
1984 5.73 2.67
1985 5.71 2.67
1986 5.69 2.74
1987 5.67 2.78
1988 5.62 2.63
1989 5.55 2.46
1990 5.46 2.39
1991 5.37 2.28
1992 5.29 2.22
1993 5.19 2.11
1994 5.04 1.99
1995 4.88 1.83
1996 4.74 1.71
1997 4.66 1.79
1998 4.58 1.65
1999 4.5 1.56
2000 4.47 1.5
2001 4.42 1.47
2002 4.36 1.45
2003 4.3 1.48
2004 4.25 1.54
2005 4.21 1.53
2006 4.17 1.54
2007 4.14 1.58
2008 4.12 1.64
2009 4.14 1.72
2010 4.15 1.7
2011 4.15 1.65
2012 4.09 1.66
2013 4.02 1.62
2014 3.95 1.82
2015 3.92 1.87
2016 3.92 1.89
2017 3.91 1.81
2018 3.91 1.81
2019 3.88 1.78
2020 3.83 1.77
2021 3.78 1.75
2022 3.71 1.69
2023 3.65 1.73

Gabon and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Gabon Moldova
1960 27.2 24.6
1961 27 24.7
1962 26.8 24.9
1963 26.5 25.1
1964 26.2 25.4
1965 25.9 25.7
1966 25.6 25.9
1967 25.2 26.1
1968 24.8 26.3
1969 24.5 26.4
1970 24.2 26.4
1971 23.9 26.3
1972 23.5 26.3
1973 23.2 26.3
1974 22.9 26.5
1975 22.5 26.7
1976 22.2 26.9
1977 21.9 27.2
1978 21.6 27.5
1979 21.3 27.6
1980 21 27.6
1981 20.7 27.9
1982 20.4 28.1
1983 20.1 28.3
1984 19.9 28.5
1985 19.7 28.7
1986 19.5 28.9
1987 19.3 29.1
1988 19.2 29.3
1989 19 29.5
1990 18.9 29.8
1991 18.9 30.2
1992 18.8 30.4
1993 18.8 30.6
1994 18.8 30.8
1995 18.8 31
1996 18.9 31.2
1997 18.9 31.3
1998 19 31.5
1999 19.1 31.8
2000 19.3 32
2001 19.4 32.2
2002 19.6 32.4
2003 19.7 32.6
2004 19.9 32.8
2005 20.1 33
2006 20.3 33.3
2007 20.6 33.6
2008 20.8 33.9
2009 21 34.3
2010 21.2 34.6
2011 21.4 34.9
2012 21.7 35.1
2013 21.9 35.4
2014 22.1 35.7
2015 22.2 36.1
2016 22.3 36.5
2017 22.4 36.8
2018 22.4 37.2
2019 22.5 37.6
2020 22.5 38
2021 22.5 38.3
2022 22.5 38.6
2023 22.6 38.8
2024 22.6 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
4.3%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
11%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Gabon Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Moldova
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
99.6%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Gabon Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Moldova
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
5,811 mi
2012

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