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Gabon vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 75th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Nauru
Population
2636721
12088
Population rank 142/197 195/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 126/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Gabon and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Nauru
Year GDP
Gabon Nauru
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 $17,570,366
1971 $381,687,073 $19,009,433
1972 $430,508,359 $21,734,269
1973 $722,780,701 $26,529,817
1974 $1,544,216,002 $35,994,511
1975 $2,157,592,940 $40,106,776
1976 $3,009,409,974 $40,287,427
1977 $2,809,349,069 $40,444,702
1978 $2,389,479,272 $41,754,147
1979 $3,030,251,120 $44,431,330
1980 $4,279,637,942 $46,947,124
1981 $3,862,269,121 $51,689,637
1982 $3,618,007,841 $52,877,742
1983 $3,391,275,732 $48,439,093
1984 $3,561,451,561 $47,363,231
1985 $3,339,914,757 $41,548,741
1986 $3,403,638,189 $39,939,391
1987 $3,281,797,043 $40,118,410
1988 $3,834,503,376 $45,931,134
1989 $4,186,411,464 $53,736,786
1990 $5,952,293,765 $55,572,376
1991 $5,402,919,785 $52,533,789
1992 $5,592,390,827 $51,133,123
1993 $4,378,645,081 $43,542,088
1994 $4,190,819,344 $39,742,511
1995 $4,958,845,648 $39,969,706
1996 $5,694,040,003 $37,458,801
1997 $5,326,817,115 $37,331,507
1998 $4,483,417,310 $29,664,451
1999 $4,662,992,036 $27,328,613
2000 $5,080,483,629 $26,930,980
2001 $5,023,265,413 $22,613,288
2002 $5,335,451,100 $21,017,424
2003 $6,511,903,365 $24,778,160
2004 $7,770,219,008 $30,587,566
2005 $9,582,783,991 $30,282,840
2006 $10,327,598,306 $29,183,627
2007 $12,455,409,587 $23,068,623
2008 $15,571,348,344 $37,184,925
2009 $12,113,699,068 $44,024,970
2010 $14,372,593,020 $47,442,299
2011 $18,210,307,744 $65,444,174
2012 $17,170,464,016 $100,794,925
2013 $17,595,744,798 $94,385,015
2014 $18,203,966,896 $98,752,257
2015 $14,383,107,763 $84,383,389
2016 $14,023,890,265 $97,276,023
2017 $14,929,487,485 $108,862,279
2018 $16,867,326,402 $130,937,590
2019 $16,874,405,465 $124,871,111
2020 $15,342,236,164 $124,530,027
2021 $19,444,935,097 $175,513,985
2022 $20,440,655,695 $152,190,819
2023 $20,055,720,403 $151,455,968
2024 $20,867,044,936 $160,350,640

Gabon and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Nauru
1960 $276.1 -
1961 $323 -
1962 $348 -
1963 $290.7 -
1964 $400 -
1965 $415 -
1966 $443 -
1967 $482 -
1968 $515 -
1969 $545 -
1970 $543 $2,619
1971 $627 $2,811
1972 $693 $3,191
1973 $1,140 $3,864
1974 $2,384 $5,199
1975 $3,258 $5,740
1976 $4,441 $5,703
1977 $4,048 $5,646
1978 $3,360 $5,721
1979 $4,155 $5,950
1980 $5,718 $6,138
1981 $5,026 $6,594
1982 $4,584 $6,577
1983 $4,182 $5,896
1984 $4,273 $5,654
1985 $3,898 $4,859
1986 $3,865 $4,569
1987 $3,624 $4,485
1988 $4,119 $5,012
1989 $4,374 $5,723
1990 $6,051 $5,776
1991 $5,345 $5,333
1992 $5,386 $5,103
1993 $4,106 $4,310
1994 $3,828 $3,921
1995 $4,415 $3,932
1996 $4,943 $3,679
1997 $4,509 $3,661
1998 $3,700 $2,909
1999 $3,751 $2,683
2000 $3,983 $2,649
2001 $3,836 $2,232
2002 $3,966 $2,085
2003 $4,711 $2,463
2004 $5,466 $3,041
2005 $6,548 $3,014
2006 $6,847 $2,908
2007 $8,004 $2,302
2008 $9,689 $3,715
2009 $7,291 $4,395
2010 $8,357 $4,724
2011 $10,219 $6,481
2012 $9,297 $9,817
2013 $9,198 $8,975
2014 $9,201 $9,193
2015 $7,047 $7,703
2016 $6,677 $8,724
2017 $6,922 $9,613
2018 $7,624 $11,409
2019 $7,441 $10,777
2020 $6,606 $10,696
2021 $8,181 $14,990
2022 $8,409 $12,896
2023 $8,071 $12,754
2024 $8,219 $13,422

Gabon vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Nauru
1950 39.3 56.6
1951 40 56.8
1952 40.7 57
1953 41.5 57.2
1954 42.2 57.4
1955 42.9 57.5
1956 43.7 57.6
1957 44.4 57.7
1958 45.1 57.8
1959 45.8 57.9
1960 46.4 57.9
1961 47.1 58
1962 47.8 58
1963 48.4 58.1
1964 49 58.2
1965 49.7 58.3
1966 50.3 58.4
1967 50.9 58.6
1968 51.5 58.6
1969 52.1 58.4
1970 52.7 58.4
1971 53.3 58.4
1972 53.8 58.4
1973 54.4 58.4
1974 54.9 58.3
1975 55.5 58.3
1976 56 58.2
1977 56.5 58.1
1978 57 58.3
1979 57.4 58.4
1980 57.9 58.5
1981 58.3 58.6
1982 58.6 58.6
1983 59 58.7
1984 59.3 58.7
1985 59.7 58.6
1986 60 58.6
1987 60.2 58.6
1988 60.4 58.7
1989 60.6 58.9
1990 60.7 59.1
1991 60.9 59.3
1992 61 59.5
1993 61.1 59.8
1994 61.2 60
1995 61.3 60.1
1996 61.3 60.1
1997 61.4 60
1998 61.5 59.9
1999 61.7 59.7
2000 61.8 59.6
2001 62 59.5
2002 62.2 59.4
2003 62.5 59.4
2004 62.7 59.3
2005 63 59.4
2006 63.3 59.4
2007 63.6 59.5
2008 64 59.7
2009 64.4 59.9
2010 64.7 60.1
2011 65.1 60.3
2012 65.4 60.5
2013 65.8 60.7
2014 66.1 60.8
2015 66.3 60.9
2016 66.6 61
2017 66.8 61.1
2018 67 61.2
2019 67.3 61.4
2020 67.1 61.5
2021 67.1 61.3
2022 67.7 61.9
2023 68.3 62.1
2024 68.5 62.3
2025 68.7 62.4

Gabon and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Nauru
Year Population
Gabon Nauru
1960 512,316 4,607
1961 518,266 4,774
1962 524,649 4,979
1963 531,452 5,226
1964 538,657 5,515
1965 546,308 5,832
1966 554,463 6,043
1967 563,108 6,135
1968 572,257 6,328
1969 583,276 6,581
1970 595,846 6,710
1971 608,348 6,762
1972 620,960 6,812
1973 633,995 6,866
1974 647,691 6,923
1975 662,197 6,987
1976 677,628 7,064
1977 693,984 7,163
1978 711,245 7,298
1979 729,375 7,468
1980 748,389 7,649
1981 768,385 7,839
1982 789,286 8,040
1983 811,005 8,216
1984 833,501 8,377
1985 856,726 8,551
1986 880,705 8,742
1987 905,479 8,946
1988 931,020 9,165
1989 957,138 9,390
1990 983,734 9,622
1991 1,010,818 9,850
1992 1,038,380 10,021
1993 1,066,405 10,102
1994 1,094,720 10,137
1995 1,123,213 10,165
1996 1,152,015 10,183
1997 1,181,439 10,197
1998 1,211,736 10,198
1999 1,243,016 10,187
2000 1,275,572 10,168
2001 1,309,589 10,130
2002 1,345,135 10,082
2003 1,382,350 10,059
2004 1,421,609 10,060
2005 1,463,495 10,049
2006 1,508,337 10,034
2007 1,556,237 10,020
2008 1,607,175 10,009
2009 1,661,556 10,016
2010 1,719,879 10,043
2011 1,781,985 10,098
2012 1,846,889 10,267
2013 1,913,059 10,517
2014 1,978,399 10,742
2015 2,040,989 10,954
2016 2,100,306 11,150
2017 2,156,900 11,324
2018 2,212,318 11,477
2019 2,267,706 11,587
2020 2,322,539 11,643
2021 2,376,722 11,709
2022 2,430,747 11,801
2023 2,484,789 11,875
2024 2,538,952 11,947

Fertility rates in Gabon and Nauru

Fertility rate
Gabon

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Nauru
1960 4.42 5.34
1961 4.5 5.38
1962 4.59 5.42
1963 4.65 5.44
1964 4.71 5.47
1965 4.79 5.48
1966 4.86 5.41
1967 4.92 5.29
1968 4.98 5.14
1969 5.05 4.94
1970 5.1 4.74
1971 5.16 4.54
1972 5.24 4.36
1973 5.29 4.19
1974 5.33 4.07
1975 5.39 3.97
1976 5.46 3.9
1977 5.52 3.86
1978 5.57 3.84
1979 5.61 3.85
1980 5.66 3.88
1981 5.73 3.94
1982 5.74 3.99
1983 5.76 4.06
1984 5.73 4.11
1985 5.71 4.14
1986 5.69 4.15
1987 5.67 4.14
1988 5.62 4.11
1989 5.55 4.07
1990 5.46 4.02
1991 5.37 3.99
1992 5.29 3.95
1993 5.19 3.89
1994 5.04 3.84
1995 4.88 3.81
1996 4.74 3.78
1997 4.66 3.74
1998 4.58 3.68
1999 4.5 3.64
2000 4.47 3.54
2001 4.42 3.46
2002 4.36 3.4
2003 4.3 3.39
2004 4.25 3.38
2005 4.21 3.38
2006 4.17 3.4
2007 4.14 3.5
2008 4.12 3.67
2009 4.14 3.85
2010 4.15 4.02
2011 4.15 4.12
2012 4.09 4.12
2013 4.02 4.1
2014 3.95 4.09
2015 3.92 4.08
2016 3.92 4.03
2017 3.91 3.88
2018 3.91 3.68
2019 3.88 3.53
2020 3.83 3.47
2021 3.78 3.43
2022 3.71 3.38
2023 3.65 3.33

Gabon and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Gabon Nauru
1960 27.2 23.8
1961 27 24
1962 26.8 23.9
1963 26.5 23.7
1964 26.2 23.4
1965 25.9 23.1
1966 25.6 22.9
1967 25.2 22.9
1968 24.8 21.2
1969 24.5 18.9
1970 24.2 18.7
1971 23.9 19.1
1972 23.5 19.4
1973 23.2 19.8
1974 22.9 20.4
1975 22.5 21
1976 22.2 21.5
1977 21.9 22.1
1978 21.6 22.9
1979 21.3 23.6
1980 21 24.2
1981 20.7 24.7
1982 20.4 25.1
1983 20.1 25.2
1984 19.9 24.5
1985 19.7 23.7
1986 19.5 22.8
1987 19.3 22.1
1988 19.2 21.4
1989 19 20.8
1990 18.9 20.2
1991 18.9 19.7
1992 18.8 19.4
1993 18.8 19.3
1994 18.8 19.3
1995 18.8 19.3
1996 18.9 19.4
1997 18.9 19.5
1998 19 19.6
1999 19.1 19.8
2000 19.3 20.1
2001 19.4 20.4
2002 19.6 20.6
2003 19.7 20.8
2004 19.9 21
2005 20.1 21.2
2006 20.3 21.3
2007 20.6 21.5
2008 20.8 21.7
2009 21 21.8
2010 21.2 21.8
2011 21.4 21.8
2012 21.7 21.7
2013 21.9 21.6
2014 22.1 21.5
2015 22.2 21.4
2016 22.3 21.5
2017 22.4 21.6
2018 22.4 21.8
2019 22.5 21.9
2020 22.5 21.8
2021 22.5 21.7
2022 22.5 21.6
2023 22.6 21.5
2024 22.6 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gabon Nauru
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
1.9%
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
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Nauru
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
68
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
96.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Gabon Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Nauru
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
18.6 mi
2002

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