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Gabon vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 75th vs. 98th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Nicaragua
Population
2636721
7079664
Population rank 142/197 107/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$19.7B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 131/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$2,848
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 141/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$8,709
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$7.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
38.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$1,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 139/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$2,445
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
46,464 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
26.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Gabon and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Nicaragua
Year GDP
Gabon Nicaragua
1960 $141,468,978 $227,223,322
1961 $167,637,907 $244,144,237
1962 $182,796,536 $269,283,804
1963 $154,480,244 $297,324,163
1964 $215,679,855 $347,119,918
1965 $226,474,286 $564,290,020
1966 $245,849,781 $607,140,010
1967 $271,543,680 $657,140,011
1968 $294,468,564 $692,859,985
1969 $318,124,701 $750,000,003
1970 $323,802,476 $778,569,939
1971 $381,687,073 $828,569,953
1972 $430,508,359 $878,570,045
1973 $722,780,701 $1,092,900,015
1974 $1,544,216,002 $1,521,400,012
1975 $2,157,592,940 $1,581,599,959
1976 $3,009,409,974 $1,836,899,999
1977 $2,809,349,069 $2,226,999,874
1978 $2,389,479,272 $2,127,699,979
1979 $3,030,251,120 $1,567,599,982
1980 $4,279,637,942 $2,144,300,006
1981 $3,862,269,121 $2,474,700,227
1982 $3,618,007,841 $2,454,499,872
1983 $3,391,275,732 $2,753,100,058
1984 $3,561,451,561 $3,117,599,872
1985 $3,339,914,757 $2,683,699,935
1986 $3,403,638,189 $2,885,799,994
1987 $3,281,797,043 $3,851,200,118
1988 $3,834,503,376 $2,630,900,096
1989 $4,186,411,464 $1,013,184,756
1990 $5,952,293,765 $1,009,455,484
1991 $5,402,919,785 $1,488,804,124
1992 $5,592,390,827 $1,792,800,000
1993 $4,378,645,081 $1,756,454,248
1994 $4,190,819,344 $3,863,185,119
1995 $4,958,845,648 $4,140,470,000
1996 $5,694,040,003 $4,308,351,903
1997 $5,326,817,115 $4,389,973,490
1998 $4,483,417,310 $4,635,347,386
1999 $4,662,992,036 $4,856,026,259
2000 $5,080,483,629 $5,109,587,050
2001 $5,023,265,413 $5,351,752,034
2002 $5,335,451,100 $5,223,727,303
2003 $6,511,903,365 $5,322,228,351
2004 $7,770,219,008 $5,792,932,838
2005 $9,582,783,991 $6,321,324,279
2006 $10,327,598,306 $6,763,672,381
2007 $12,455,409,587 $7,423,375,015
2008 $15,571,348,344 $8,496,967,597
2009 $12,113,699,068 $8,298,702,489
2010 $14,372,593,020 $8,758,602,233
2011 $18,210,307,744 $9,774,329,333
2012 $17,170,464,016 $10,532,017,232
2013 $17,595,744,798 $10,982,988,249
2014 $18,203,966,896 $11,880,438,824
2015 $14,383,107,763 $12,756,696,261
2016 $14,023,890,265 $13,286,093,388
2017 $14,929,487,485 $13,785,893,007
2018 $16,867,326,402 $13,025,221,974
2019 $16,874,405,465 $12,699,023,614
2020 $15,342,236,164 $12,726,422,432
2021 $19,444,935,097 $14,209,020,362
2022 $20,440,655,695 $15,634,572,502
2023 $20,055,720,403 $17,805,842,284
2024 $20,867,044,936 $19,693,982,968

Gabon and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Nicaragua
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Nicaragua
1960 $276.1 $127.5
1961 $323 $132.9
1962 $348 $142.3
1963 $290.7 $152.5
1964 $400 $172.7
1965 $415 $272.3
1966 $443 $284
1967 $482 $297.9
1968 $515 $304
1969 $545 $319
1970 $543 $321
1971 $627 $331
1972 $693 $341
1973 $1,140 $413
1974 $2,384 $557
1975 $3,258 $561
1976 $4,441 $633
1977 $4,048 $744
1978 $3,360 $691
1979 $4,155 $495
1980 $5,718 $659
1981 $5,026 $740
1982 $4,584 $714
1983 $4,182 $780
1984 $4,273 $861
1985 $3,898 $724
1986 $3,865 $761
1987 $3,624 $992
1988 $4,119 $662
1989 $4,374 $249.2
1990 $6,051 $242.5
1991 $5,345 $350
1992 $5,386 $411
1993 $4,106 $394
1994 $3,828 $849
1995 $4,415 $892
1996 $4,943 $911
1997 $4,509 $913
1998 $3,700 $949
1999 $3,751 $980
2000 $3,983 $1,017
2001 $3,836 $1,052
2002 $3,966 $1,014
2003 $4,711 $1,021
2004 $5,466 $1,099
2005 $6,548 $1,183
2006 $6,847 $1,248
2007 $8,004 $1,350
2008 $9,689 $1,524
2009 $7,291 $1,467
2010 $8,357 $1,527
2011 $10,219 $1,680
2012 $9,297 $1,785
2013 $9,198 $1,835
2014 $9,201 $1,958
2015 $7,047 $2,074
2016 $6,677 $2,132
2017 $6,922 $2,183
2018 $7,624 $2,035
2019 $7,441 $1,959
2020 $6,606 $1,938
2021 $8,181 $2,138
2022 $8,409 $2,323
2023 $8,071 $2,609
2024 $8,219 $2,848

Gabon vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Nicaragua
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Nicaragua
1950 39.3 40.6
1951 40 40.8
1952 40.7 41.9
1953 41.5 42.4
1954 42.2 43.1
1955 42.9 43.7
1956 43.7 44.3
1957 44.4 44.9
1958 45.1 45.5
1959 45.8 46.1
1960 46.4 46.4
1961 47.1 47.3
1962 47.8 48
1963 48.4 48.8
1964 49 49.6
1965 49.7 50.6
1966 50.3 51.6
1967 50.9 52.3
1968 51.5 52.9
1969 52.1 53.4
1970 52.7 53.8
1971 53.3 54.2
1972 53.8 48
1973 54.4 55
1974 54.9 55.4
1975 55.5 55.8
1976 56 56.1
1977 56.5 56.1
1978 57 53.5
1979 57.4 50.8
1980 57.9 58
1981 58.3 58.3
1982 58.6 58.7
1983 59 56.9
1984 59.3 56.1
1985 59.7 56.4
1986 60 57.6
1987 60.2 57.3
1988 60.4 59.8
1989 60.6 61.9
1990 60.7 62.5
1991 60.9 63.3
1992 61 63.7
1993 61.1 64.1
1994 61.2 64.5
1995 61.3 64.9
1996 61.3 65.2
1997 61.4 65.5
1998 61.5 64.1
1999 61.7 65.9
2000 61.8 66.4
2001 62 67
2002 62.2 68
2003 62.5 68.7
2004 62.7 69.5
2005 63 70.4
2006 63.3 71
2007 63.6 71.2
2008 64 71.4
2009 64.4 71.5
2010 64.7 71.8
2011 65.1 72
2012 65.4 72.4
2013 65.8 72.6
2014 66.1 72.8
2015 66.3 72.9
2016 66.6 73.2
2017 66.8 73.4
2018 67 73.9
2019 67.3 73.8
2020 67.1 70.8
2021 67.1 70.5
2022 67.7 74.5
2023 68.3 74.9
2024 68.5 75.1
2025 68.7 75.3

Gabon and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Nicaragua
Year Population
Gabon Nicaragua
1960 512,316 1,782,370
1961 518,266 1,836,451
1962 524,649 1,892,320
1963 531,452 1,950,159
1964 538,657 2,010,176
1965 546,308 2,072,681
1966 554,463 2,137,820
1967 563,108 2,205,567
1968 572,257 2,275,836
1969 583,276 2,348,398
1970 595,846 2,423,065
1971 608,348 2,499,825
1972 620,960 2,573,578
1973 633,995 2,649,278
1974 647,691 2,732,075
1975 662,197 2,816,943
1976 677,628 2,903,851
1977 693,984 2,992,534
1978 711,245 3,080,314
1979 729,375 3,164,525
1980 748,389 3,252,403
1981 768,385 3,345,674
1982 789,286 3,438,745
1983 811,005 3,530,282
1984 833,501 3,619,104
1985 856,726 3,706,479
1986 880,705 3,794,157
1987 905,479 3,882,164
1988 931,020 3,972,320
1989 957,138 4,066,476
1990 983,734 4,162,559
1991 1,010,818 4,259,637
1992 1,038,380 4,357,026
1993 1,066,405 4,453,732
1994 1,094,720 4,549,316
1995 1,123,213 4,642,931
1996 1,152,015 4,729,974
1997 1,181,439 4,809,573
1998 1,211,736 4,883,655
1999 1,243,016 4,954,018
2000 1,275,572 5,022,633
2001 1,309,589 5,087,825
2002 1,345,135 5,149,909
2003 1,382,350 5,210,963
2004 1,421,609 5,272,912
2005 1,463,495 5,342,105
2006 1,508,337 5,418,855
2007 1,556,237 5,497,243
2008 1,607,175 5,576,593
2009 1,661,556 5,656,601
2010 1,719,879 5,737,450
2011 1,781,985 5,819,051
2012 1,846,889 5,901,287
2013 1,913,059 5,983,845
2014 1,978,399 6,066,492
2015 2,040,989 6,149,417
2016 2,100,306 6,232,666
2017 2,156,900 6,316,231
2018 2,212,318 6,400,080
2019 2,267,706 6,483,657
2020 2,322,539 6,565,267
2021 2,376,722 6,644,741
2022 2,430,747 6,730,654
2023 2,484,789 6,823,613
2024 2,538,952 6,916,140

Fertility rates in Gabon and Nicaragua

Fertility rate
Gabon

Nicaragua
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Nicaragua
1960 4.42 7.16
1961 4.5 7.11
1962 4.59 7.1
1963 4.65 7.08
1964 4.71 7.06
1965 4.79 7.03
1966 4.86 6.99
1967 4.92 6.94
1968 4.98 6.89
1969 5.05 6.83
1970 5.1 6.77
1971 5.16 6.71
1972 5.24 6.65
1973 5.29 6.59
1974 5.33 6.52
1975 5.39 6.45
1976 5.46 6.37
1977 5.52 6.28
1978 5.57 6.16
1979 5.61 6.07
1980 5.66 5.96
1981 5.73 5.84
1982 5.74 5.74
1983 5.76 5.61
1984 5.73 5.49
1985 5.71 5.36
1986 5.69 5.22
1987 5.67 5.07
1988 5.62 4.93
1989 5.55 4.76
1990 5.46 4.6
1991 5.37 4.43
1992 5.29 4.27
1993 5.19 4.1
1994 5.04 3.94
1995 4.88 3.78
1996 4.74 3.62
1997 4.66 3.47
1998 4.58 3.34
1999 4.5 3.22
2000 4.47 3.12
2001 4.42 3
2002 4.36 2.89
2003 4.3 2.83
2004 4.25 2.78
2005 4.21 2.77
2006 4.17 2.73
2007 4.14 2.7
2008 4.12 2.66
2009 4.14 2.63
2010 4.15 2.6
2011 4.15 2.56
2012 4.09 2.53
2013 4.02 2.49
2014 3.95 2.46
2015 3.92 2.43
2016 3.92 2.41
2017 3.91 2.38
2018 3.91 2.35
2019 3.88 2.32
2020 3.83 2.3
2021 3.78 2.27
2022 3.71 2.24
2023 3.65 2.22

Gabon and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Nicaragua
Year Median age, years
Gabon Nicaragua
1960 27.2 16.2
1961 27 16.1
1962 26.8 16
1963 26.5 15.9
1964 26.2 15.9
1965 25.9 15.9
1966 25.6 16
1967 25.2 16
1968 24.8 16
1969 24.5 16.1
1970 24.2 16.1
1971 23.9 16.1
1972 23.5 16.2
1973 23.2 16.2
1974 22.9 16.2
1975 22.5 16.2
1976 22.2 16.2
1977 21.9 16.2
1978 21.6 16.2
1979 21.3 16.2
1980 21 16.2
1981 20.7 16.2
1982 20.4 16.2
1983 20.1 16.3
1984 19.9 16.3
1985 19.7 16.3
1986 19.5 16.3
1987 19.3 16.4
1988 19.2 16.4
1989 19 16.5
1990 18.9 16.7
1991 18.9 16.8
1992 18.8 17
1993 18.8 17.2
1994 18.8 17.4
1995 18.8 17.6
1996 18.9 17.9
1997 18.9 18.1
1998 19 18.4
1999 19.1 18.8
2000 19.3 19.1
2001 19.4 19.4
2002 19.6 19.7
2003 19.7 20.1
2004 19.9 20.4
2005 20.1 20.8
2006 20.3 21.1
2007 20.6 21.4
2008 20.8 21.7
2009 21 22
2010 21.2 22.2
2011 21.4 22.5
2012 21.7 22.8
2013 21.9 23.1
2014 22.1 23.4
2015 22.2 23.7
2016 22.3 24
2017 22.4 24.3
2018 22.4 24.7
2019 22.5 25
2020 22.5 25.3
2021 22.5 25.6
2022 22.5 25.9
2023 22.6 26.3
2024 22.6 26.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Nicaragua
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
27.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
+0.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
5.2%
2018
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
46.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
27.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
54
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
37.2%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$6.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$5.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
474,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
15.2%
1999
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
23.5%
2024

Energy

Gabon Nicaragua
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
608 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$12.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
5.73 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0.84 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
39.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
50.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
17%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
46.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
682 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
69.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
14.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
88.3%
2023

Society

Gabon Nicaragua
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-8,189
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
60.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
14
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
16.9
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
82.6%
2015
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
58.2%
2023

Health

Gabon Nicaragua
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$208.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$74.3
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
5.16%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
0.66
2018
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
60
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
13.4
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
10.4%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
58
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Nicaragua
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
6,718 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
19,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
11,998 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
14,849 mi
2014

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