Gabon vs Netherlands statistics compared

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 18M in The Netherlands (ranked 72/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 13,000 sq mi for The Netherlands (ranked 75th vs. 134th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219).

Gabon and Netherlands: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Netherlands economies compared

GDP

Gabon

Netherlands

Table

Year	GDP
	Gabon	Netherlands
1960	$141,468,978	$13,282,979,015
1961	$167,637,907	$14,599,836,396
1962	$182,796,536	$15,847,582,341
1963	$154,480,244	$17,193,744,109
1964	$215,679,855	$20,232,048,553
1965	$226,474,286	$22,721,869,808
1966	$245,849,781	$24,741,480,717
1967	$271,543,680	$27,143,828,099
1968	$294,468,564	$30,097,635,751
1969	$318,124,701	$34,086,038,090
1970	$323,802,476	$38,220,884,519
1971	$381,687,073	$44,644,730,576
1972	$430,508,359	$54,787,070,173
1973	$722,780,701	$71,946,639,603
1974	$1,544,216,002	$87,371,810,804
1975	$2,157,592,940	$100,397,061,694
1976	$3,009,409,974	$109,329,386,564
1977	$2,809,349,069	$127,203,923,857
1978	$2,389,479,272	$156,089,077,205
1979	$3,030,251,120	$179,933,827,310
1980	$4,279,637,942	$195,439,301,707
1981	$3,862,269,121	$164,375,775,854
1982	$3,618,007,841	$158,712,765,536
1983	$3,391,275,732	$153,671,294,109
1984	$3,561,451,561	$144,124,462,912
1985	$3,339,914,757	$144,057,523,222
1986	$3,403,638,189	$201,157,708,221
1987	$3,281,797,043	$245,406,949,521
1988	$3,834,503,376	$262,295,966,105
1989	$4,186,411,464	$258,716,904,292
1990	$5,952,293,765	$318,799,003,994
1991	$5,402,919,785	$327,982,316,124
1992	$5,592,390,827	$363,497,050,125
1993	$4,378,645,081	$354,070,495,966
1994	$4,190,819,344	$379,688,232,232
1995	$4,958,845,648	$452,967,334,614
1996	$5,694,040,003	$451,372,549,020
1997	$5,326,817,115	$417,506,211,882
1998	$4,483,417,310	$438,612,530,549
1999	$4,662,992,036	$447,778,514,140
2000	$5,080,483,629	$417,649,282,154
2001	$5,023,265,413	$432,536,219,669
2002	$5,335,451,100	$475,529,972,123
2003	$6,511,903,365	$582,435,617,082
2004	$7,770,219,008	$661,224,886,143
2005	$9,582,783,991	$688,133,699,636
2006	$10,327,598,306	$737,593,995,289
2007	$12,455,409,587	$853,499,460,873
2008	$15,571,348,344	$957,901,566,041
2009	$12,113,699,068	$878,954,223,140
2010	$14,372,593,020	$852,464,982,433
2011	$18,210,307,744	$913,140,741,333
2012	$17,170,464,016	$845,689,017,066
2013	$17,595,744,798	$883,951,539,007
2014	$18,203,966,896	$901,556,501,756
2015	$14,383,107,763	$775,743,675,303
2016	$14,023,890,265	$797,163,949,290
2017	$14,929,487,485	$848,233,537,846
2018	$16,867,326,402	$929,733,599,797
2019	$16,874,405,465	$928,903,005,576
2020	$15,342,236,164	$932,560,861,701
2021	$19,444,935,097	$1,054,472,123,450
2022	$20,440,655,695	$1,046,540,797,549
2023	$20,055,720,403	$1,154,361,305,398
2024	$20,867,044,936	$1,227,543,925,316

Gabon and Netherlands economies compared

GDP per capita

Gabon

Netherlands

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gabon	Netherlands
1960	$276.1	$1,156
1961	$323	$1,254
1962	$348	$1,342
1963	$290.7	$1,437
1964	$400	$1,668
1965	$415	$1,848
1966	$443	$1,986
1967	$482	$2,155
1968	$515	$2,364
1969	$545	$2,647
1970	$543	$2,931
1971	$627	$3,384
1972	$693	$4,110
1973	$1,140	$5,353
1974	$2,384	$6,450
1975	$3,258	$7,346
1976	$4,441	$7,937
1977	$4,048	$9,180
1978	$3,360	$11,196
1979	$4,155	$12,817
1980	$5,718	$13,812
1981	$5,026	$11,537
1982	$4,584	$11,089
1983	$4,182	$10,696
1984	$4,273	$9,992
1985	$3,898	$9,941
1986	$3,865	$13,804
1987	$3,624	$16,734
1988	$4,119	$17,771
1989	$4,374	$17,423
1990	$6,051	$21,322
1991	$5,345	$21,764
1992	$5,386	$23,939
1993	$4,106	$23,156
1994	$3,828	$24,683
1995	$4,415	$29,301
1996	$4,943	$29,064
1997	$4,509	$26,745
1998	$3,700	$27,924
1999	$3,751	$28,319
2000	$3,983	$26,225
2001	$3,836	$26,956
2002	$3,966	$29,447
2003	$4,711	$35,897
2004	$5,466	$40,611
2005	$6,548	$42,165
2006	$6,847	$45,124
2007	$8,004	$52,101
2008	$9,689	$58,247
2009	$7,291	$53,172
2010	$8,357	$51,306
2011	$10,219	$54,702
2012	$9,297	$50,474
2013	$9,198	$52,602
2014	$9,201	$53,457
2015	$7,047	$45,794
2016	$6,677	$46,809
2017	$6,922	$49,514
2018	$7,624	$53,955
2019	$7,441	$53,555
2020	$6,606	$53,468
2021	$8,181	$60,142
2022	$8,409	$59,123
2023	$8,071	$64,572
2024	$8,219	$68,219

Gabon vs. Netherlands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gabon

Netherlands

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gabon	Netherlands
1950	39.3	71.4
1951	40	71.5
1952	40.7	72.1
1953	41.5	71.7
1954	42.2	72.4
1955	42.9	72.5
1956	43.7	72.5
1957	44.4	73
1958	45.1	73.1
1959	45.8	73.2
1960	46.4	73.4
1961	47.1	73.6
1962	47.8	73.2
1963	48.4	73.4
1964	49	73.7
1965	49.7	73.6
1966	50.3	73.6
1967	50.9	73.8
1968	51.5	73.6
1969	52.1	73.6
1970	52.7	73.6
1971	53.3	73.9
1972	53.8	73.8
1973	54.4	74.2
1974	54.9	74.6
1975	55.5	74.6
1976	56	74.7
1977	56.5	75.3
1978	57	75.2
1979	57.4	75.6
1980	57.9	75.8
1981	58.3	76
1982	58.6	76.1
1983	59	76.3
1984	59.3	76.3
1985	59.7	76.4
1986	60	76.4
1987	60.2	76.8
1988	60.4	77
1989	60.6	76.8
1990	60.7	77
1991	60.9	77.2
1992	61	77.4
1993	61.1	77
1994	61.2	77.5
1995	61.3	77.6
1996	61.3	77.6
1997	61.4	77.9
1998	61.5	78
1999	61.7	78
2000	61.8	78.1
2001	62	78.3
2002	62.2	78.4
2003	62.5	78.7
2004	62.7	79.2
2005	63	79.5
2006	63.3	79.8
2007	63.6	80.3
2008	64	80.4
2009	64.4	80.7
2010	64.7	80.8
2011	65.1	81.1
2012	65.4	81.1
2013	65.8	81.3
2014	66.1	81.7
2015	66.3	81.5
2016	66.6	81.6
2017	66.8	81.7
2018	67	81.8
2019	67.3	82.1
2020	67.1	81.4
2021	67.1	81.4
2022	67.7	81.9
2023	68.3	82.2
2024	68.5	82.3
2025	68.7	82.4

Gabon and Netherlands population clocks and comparison

Population

Gabon

Netherlands

Table

Year	Population
	Gabon	Netherlands
1960	512,316	11,486,631
1961	518,266	11,638,712
1962	524,649	11,805,689
1963	531,452	11,965,966
1964	538,657	12,127,120
1965	546,308	12,294,732
1966	554,463	12,456,251
1967	563,108	12,598,201
1968	572,257	12,729,721
1969	583,276	12,877,984
1970	595,846	13,038,526
1971	608,348	13,194,497
1972	620,960	13,328,593
1973	633,995	13,439,322
1974	647,691	13,545,056
1975	662,197	13,666,335
1976	677,628	13,774,037
1977	693,984	13,856,185
1978	711,245	13,941,700
1979	729,375	14,038,270
1980	748,389	14,149,800
1981	768,385	14,247,208
1982	789,286	14,312,690
1983	811,005	14,367,070
1984	833,501	14,424,211
1985	856,726	14,491,632
1986	880,705	14,572,278
1987	905,479	14,665,037
1988	931,020	14,760,094
1989	957,138	14,848,907
1990	983,734	14,951,510
1991	1,010,818	15,069,798
1992	1,038,380	15,184,166
1993	1,066,405	15,290,368
1994	1,094,720	15,382,838
1995	1,123,213	15,459,006
1996	1,152,015	15,530,498
1997	1,181,439	15,610,650
1998	1,211,736	15,707,209
1999	1,243,016	15,812,088
2000	1,275,572	15,925,513
2001	1,309,589	16,046,180
2002	1,345,135	16,148,929
2003	1,382,350	16,225,302
2004	1,421,609	16,281,779
2005	1,463,495	16,319,868
2006	1,508,337	16,346,101
2007	1,556,237	16,381,696
2008	1,607,175	16,445,593
2009	1,661,556	16,530,388
2010	1,719,879	16,615,394
2011	1,781,985	16,693,074
2012	1,846,889	16,754,962
2013	1,913,059	16,804,432
2014	1,978,399	16,865,008
2015	2,040,989	16,939,923
2016	2,100,306	17,030,314
2017	2,156,900	17,131,296
2018	2,212,318	17,231,624
2019	2,267,706	17,344,874
2020	2,322,539	17,441,500
2021	2,376,722	17,533,044
2022	2,430,747	17,700,982
2023	2,484,789	17,877,117
2024	2,538,952	17,994,237

Fertility rates in Gabon and Netherlands

Fertility rate

Gabon

Netherlands

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gabon	Netherlands
1960	4.42	3.12
1961	4.5	3.22
1962	4.59	3.18
1963	4.65	3.19
1964	4.71	3.17
1965	4.79	3.04
1966	4.86	2.9
1967	4.92	2.81
1968	4.98	2.72
1969	5.05	2.75
1970	5.1	2.57
1971	5.16	2.36
1972	5.24	2.15
1973	5.29	1.9
1974	5.33	1.77
1975	5.39	1.66
1976	5.46	1.63
1977	5.52	1.58
1978	5.57	1.58
1979	5.61	1.56
1980	5.66	1.6
1981	5.73	1.56
1982	5.74	1.5
1983	5.76	1.47
1984	5.73	1.49
1985	5.71	1.51
1986	5.69	1.55
1987	5.67	1.56
1988	5.62	1.55
1989	5.55	1.55
1990	5.46	1.62
1991	5.37	1.61
1992	5.29	1.59
1993	5.19	1.57
1994	5.04	1.57
1995	4.88	1.53
1996	4.74	1.53
1997	4.66	1.56
1998	4.58	1.63
1999	4.5	1.65
2000	4.47	1.72
2001	4.42	1.71
2002	4.36	1.73
2003	4.3	1.75
2004	4.25	1.72
2005	4.21	1.71
2006	4.17	1.72
2007	4.14	1.72
2008	4.12	1.77
2009	4.14	1.79
2010	4.15	1.79
2011	4.15	1.76
2012	4.09	1.72
2013	4.02	1.68
2014	3.95	1.71
2015	3.92	1.66
2016	3.92	1.66
2017	3.91	1.62
2018	3.91	1.59
2019	3.88	1.57
2020	3.83	1.54
2021	3.78	1.62
2022	3.71	1.49
2023	3.65	1.43

Gabon and Netherlands demographics compared

Median age

Gabon

Netherlands

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gabon	Netherlands
1960	27.2	28.8
1961	27	28.8
1962	26.8	28.7
1963	26.5	28.7
1964	26.2	28.6
1965	25.9	28.6
1966	25.6	28.6
1967	25.2	28.5
1968	24.8	28.6
1969	24.5	28.6
1970	24.2	28.6
1971	23.9	28.7
1972	23.5	28.9
1973	23.2	29
1974	22.9	29.3
1975	22.5	29.4
1976	22.2	29.8
1977	21.9	30.3
1978	21.6	30.7
1979	21.3	31
1980	21	31.3
1981	20.7	31.6
1982	20.4	31.9
1983	20.1	32.3
1984	19.9	32.6
1985	19.7	32.9
1986	19.5	33.2
1987	19.3	33.5
1988	19.2	33.8
1989	19	34.1
1990	18.9	34.3
1991	18.9	34.6
1992	18.8	34.8
1993	18.8	35.1
1994	18.8	35.4
1995	18.8	35.7
1996	18.9	36.1
1997	18.9	36.4
1998	19	36.7
1999	19.1	37
2000	19.3	37.3
2001	19.4	37.5
2002	19.6	37.8
2003	19.7	38.1
2004	19.9	38.5
2005	20.1	38.9
2006	20.3	39.3
2007	20.6	39.7
2008	20.8	40
2009	21	40.3
2010	21.2	40.7
2011	21.4	41
2012	21.7	41.3
2013	21.9	41.6
2014	22.1	41.8
2015	22.2	42
2016	22.3	42.2
2017	22.4	42.3
2018	22.4	42.4
2019	22.5	42.5
2020	22.5	42.5
2021	22.5	42.6
2022	22.5	42.5
2023	22.6	42.4
2024	22.6	42.4

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