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Gabon vs Mozambique statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 34.6M in Mozambique (ranked 46/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 303,623 sq mi for Mozambique (ranked 75th vs. 34th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Mozambique
Population
2636721
36441519
Population rank 142/197 43/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$22.4B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 123/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 190/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$1,700
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
101.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$625
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 158/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$2,107
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
303,623 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
4.76
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
17.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
64 years
2025

Gabon and Mozambique: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Mozambique economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Mozambique
Year GDP
Gabon Mozambique
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 -
1991 $5,402,919,785 $3,854,856,435
1992 $5,592,390,827 $2,798,696,511
1993 $4,378,645,081 $2,883,161,897
1994 $4,190,819,344 $2,958,108,170
1995 $4,958,845,648 $3,061,646,174
1996 $5,694,040,003 $4,030,146,135
1997 $5,326,817,115 $4,873,663,775
1998 $4,483,417,310 $5,551,118,149
1999 $4,662,992,036 $6,285,219,691
2000 $5,080,483,629 $5,930,685,215
2001 $5,023,265,413 $5,650,154,067
2002 $5,335,451,100 $5,950,769,427
2003 $6,511,903,365 $6,583,526,861
2004 $7,770,219,008 $7,937,255,565
2005 $9,582,783,991 $8,868,504,900
2006 $10,327,598,306 $9,509,835,537
2007 $12,455,409,587 $10,811,456,006
2008 $15,571,348,344 $12,920,340,965
2009 $12,113,699,068 $12,263,894,790
2010 $14,372,593,020 $11,411,894,724
2011 $18,210,307,744 $14,619,279,989
2012 $17,170,464,016 $16,688,114,144
2013 $17,595,744,798 $17,198,073,057
2014 $18,203,966,896 $17,978,246,586
2015 $14,383,107,763 $16,208,985,770
2016 $14,023,890,265 $12,069,051,237
2017 $14,929,487,485 $13,264,640,646
2018 $16,867,326,402 $15,017,358,953
2019 $16,874,405,465 $15,512,759,047
2020 $15,342,236,164 $14,235,420,174
2021 $19,444,935,097 $16,168,055,475
2022 $20,440,655,695 $18,883,528,581
2023 $20,055,720,403 $20,954,220,984
2024 $20,867,044,936 $22,416,650,343

Gabon and Mozambique economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Mozambique
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Mozambique
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 -
1991 $5,345 $288.7
1992 $5,386 $205.6
1993 $4,106 $205.2
1994 $3,828 $196.8
1995 $4,415 $191.8
1996 $4,943 $244.4
1997 $4,509 $287.5
1998 $3,700 $320
1999 $3,751 $354
2000 $3,983 $327
2001 $3,836 $305
2002 $3,966 $314
2003 $4,711 $339
2004 $5,466 $400
2005 $6,548 $437
2006 $6,847 $457
2007 $8,004 $508
2008 $9,689 $592
2009 $7,291 $548
2010 $8,357 $496
2011 $10,219 $618
2012 $9,297 $686
2013 $9,198 $687
2014 $9,201 $697
2015 $7,047 $611
2016 $6,677 $441
2017 $6,922 $471
2018 $7,624 $518
2019 $7,441 $519
2020 $6,606 $462
2021 $8,181 $510
2022 $8,409 $578
2023 $8,071 $623
2024 $8,219 $647

Gabon vs. Mozambique life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Mozambique
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Mozambique
1950 39.3 37.3
1951 40 37.7
1952 40.7 38.1
1953 41.5 38.5
1954 42.2 38.9
1955 42.9 39.3
1956 43.7 39.6
1957 44.4 40.1
1958 45.1 40.5
1959 45.8 40.9
1960 46.4 41.2
1961 47.1 41.5
1962 47.8 41.8
1963 48.4 42
1964 49 41.7
1965 49.7 41.8
1966 50.3 41.8
1967 50.9 42
1968 51.5 42.1
1969 52.1 42.3
1970 52.7 42.5
1971 53.3 42.6
1972 53.8 42.5
1973 54.4 42.7
1974 54.9 43.2
1975 55.5 43.8
1976 56 43.9
1977 56.5 43.9
1978 57 44
1979 57.4 43.9
1980 57.9 44
1981 58.3 41.6
1982 58.6 41.7
1983 59 41.6
1984 59.3 38.9
1985 59.7 39
1986 60 41
1987 60.2 41
1988 60.4 43.7
1989 60.6 43.9
1990 60.7 44.3
1991 60.9 44.7
1992 61 45.1
1993 61.1 45.7
1994 61.2 46.1
1995 61.3 46.5
1996 61.3 47.1
1997 61.4 47.8
1998 61.5 48.2
1999 61.7 48.8
2000 61.8 49.5
2001 62 50.3
2002 62.2 50.9
2003 62.5 51.4
2004 62.7 51.9
2005 63 52.3
2006 63.3 52.7
2007 63.6 53.3
2008 64 53.8
2009 64.4 54.4
2010 64.7 55
2011 65.1 55.7
2012 65.4 56.5
2013 65.8 57.2
2014 66.1 58
2015 66.3 58.7
2016 66.6 59.5
2017 66.8 60.1
2018 67 60.8
2019 67.3 61.3
2020 67.1 61.4
2021 67.1 60.3
2022 67.7 63
2023 68.3 63.6
2024 68.5 63.8
2025 68.7 64

Gabon and Mozambique population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Mozambique
Year Population
Gabon Mozambique
1960 512,316 6,713,695
1961 518,266 6,834,936
1962 524,649 6,969,364
1963 531,452 7,109,828
1964 538,657 7,255,061
1965 546,308 7,406,421
1966 554,463 7,562,990
1967 563,108 7,724,550
1968 572,257 7,892,613
1969 583,276 8,066,951
1970 595,846 8,250,506
1971 608,348 8,456,317
1972 620,960 8,692,935
1973 633,995 8,954,242
1974 647,691 9,236,093
1975 662,197 9,540,817
1976 677,628 9,867,209
1977 693,984 10,224,975
1978 711,245 10,618,250
1979 729,375 11,028,809
1980 748,389 11,336,221
1981 768,385 11,568,127
1982 789,286 11,824,370
1983 811,005 12,073,822
1984 833,501 12,315,954
1985 856,726 12,548,949
1986 880,705 12,770,578
1987 905,479 12,822,574
1988 931,020 12,800,558
1989 957,138 12,906,842
1990 983,734 13,094,537
1991 1,010,818 13,352,090
1992 1,038,380 13,613,316
1993 1,066,405 14,051,192
1994 1,094,720 15,033,853
1995 1,123,213 15,960,530
1996 1,152,015 16,492,480
1997 1,181,439 16,949,982
1998 1,211,736 17,340,464
1999 1,243,016 17,734,506
2000 1,275,572 18,129,653
2001 1,309,589 18,537,729
2002 1,345,135 18,958,338
2003 1,382,350 19,392,475
2004 1,421,609 19,840,313
2005 1,463,495 20,304,569
2006 1,508,337 20,787,087
2007 1,556,237 21,287,635
2008 1,607,175 21,819,036
2009 1,661,556 22,391,745
2010 1,719,879 22,999,235
2011 1,781,985 23,649,039
2012 1,846,889 24,337,846
2013 1,913,059 25,051,611
2014 1,978,399 25,788,475
2015 2,040,989 26,547,572
2016 2,100,306 27,337,105
2017 2,156,900 28,166,393
2018 2,212,318 29,018,644
2019 2,267,706 29,884,380
2020 2,322,539 30,783,688
2021 2,376,722 31,707,800
2022 2,430,747 32,656,246
2023 2,484,789 33,635,160
2024 2,538,952 34,631,766

Fertility rates in Gabon and Mozambique

Fertility rate
Gabon

Mozambique
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Mozambique
1960 4.42 6.31
1961 4.5 6.37
1962 4.59 6.42
1963 4.65 6.47
1964 4.71 6.51
1965 4.79 6.54
1966 4.86 6.58
1967 4.92 6.61
1968 4.98 6.65
1969 5.05 6.67
1970 5.1 6.7
1971 5.16 6.7
1972 5.24 6.7
1973 5.29 6.7
1974 5.33 6.67
1975 5.39 6.66
1976 5.46 6.64
1977 5.52 6.62
1978 5.57 6.59
1979 5.61 6.56
1980 5.66 6.53
1981 5.73 6.48
1982 5.74 6.43
1983 5.76 6.43
1984 5.73 6.44
1985 5.71 6.43
1986 5.69 6.41
1987 5.67 6.39
1988 5.62 6.37
1989 5.55 6.35
1990 5.46 6.32
1991 5.37 6.28
1992 5.29 6.22
1993 5.19 6.15
1994 5.04 6.08
1995 4.88 6.02
1996 4.74 5.97
1997 4.66 5.93
1998 4.58 5.91
1999 4.5 5.88
2000 4.47 5.83
2001 4.42 5.76
2002 4.36 5.67
2003 4.3 5.6
2004 4.25 5.55
2005 4.21 5.5
2006 4.17 5.45
2007 4.14 5.47
2008 4.12 5.6
2009 4.14 5.68
2010 4.15 5.66
2011 4.15 5.6
2012 4.09 5.52
2013 4.02 5.43
2014 3.95 5.3
2015 3.92 5.25
2016 3.92 5.19
2017 3.91 5.13
2018 3.91 5.07
2019 3.88 5.02
2020 3.83 4.96
2021 3.78 4.91
2022 3.71 4.84
2023 3.65 4.76

Gabon and Mozambique demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Mozambique
Year Median age, years
Gabon Mozambique
1960 27.2 19.9
1961 27 19.8
1962 26.8 19.8
1963 26.5 19.7
1964 26.2 19.6
1965 25.9 19.4
1966 25.6 19.3
1967 25.2 19.2
1968 24.8 19
1969 24.5 18.9
1970 24.2 18.7
1971 23.9 18.6
1972 23.5 18.5
1973 23.2 18.4
1974 22.9 18.3
1975 22.5 18.2
1976 22.2 18.1
1977 21.9 18
1978 21.6 17.9
1979 21.3 17.8
1980 21 17.6
1981 20.7 17.4
1982 20.4 17.3
1983 20.1 17.2
1984 19.9 17.1
1985 19.7 17.1
1986 19.5 17
1987 19.3 17
1988 19.2 17
1989 19 17
1990 18.9 17
1991 18.9 17.1
1992 18.8 17.1
1993 18.8 17.2
1994 18.8 17.2
1995 18.8 17.3
1996 18.9 17.4
1997 18.9 17.4
1998 19 17.3
1999 19.1 17.3
2000 19.3 17.3
2001 19.4 17.2
2002 19.6 17.2
2003 19.7 17.2
2004 19.9 17.1
2005 20.1 17.1
2006 20.3 17.1
2007 20.6 17.1
2008 20.8 17
2009 21 17
2010 21.2 16.9
2011 21.4 16.9
2012 21.7 16.9
2013 21.9 16.9
2014 22.1 16.9
2015 22.2 16.9
2016 22.3 17
2017 22.4 17
2018 22.4 17.1
2019 22.5 17.1
2020 22.5 17.2
2021 22.5 17.3
2022 22.5 17.3
2023 22.6 17.4
2024 22.6 17.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Mozambique
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
32.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
5.98%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
1.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-5.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
6.79%
2022
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
38.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
24.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
50.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
40.8%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
1.7%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$3.84B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$267M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
2,033,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
2.51%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
54.4%
2024

Energy

Gabon Mozambique
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$4.41
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
9.74 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
24.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
76.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
11.9%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
-106.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
398 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
82.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
82.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
36%
2023

Society

Gabon Mozambique
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.43%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-38,940
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
39.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
22.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
3.57
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
30
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
61.7%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
19.8%
2023

Health

Gabon Mozambique
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$49.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$4.79
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
54.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
0.08
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
99
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
61.7
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
10.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
38
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
1.89 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Mozambique
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.53%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
8,767 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
160,280 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
139,099 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
19,314 mi
2015

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