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Gabon vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 75th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon North Korea
Population
2636721
26621357
Population rank 142/197 56/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 73/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Gabon and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Gabon and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Gabon

North Korea
Year GDP
Gabon North Korea
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 -
1992 $5,592,390,827 -
1993 $4,378,645,081 -
1994 $4,190,819,344 -
1995 $4,958,845,648 -
1996 $5,694,040,003 -
1997 $5,326,817,115 -
1998 $4,483,417,310 -
1999 $4,662,992,036 -
2000 $5,080,483,629 -
2001 $5,023,265,413 -
2002 $5,335,451,100 -
2003 $6,511,903,365 -
2004 $7,770,219,008 -
2005 $9,582,783,991 -
2006 $10,327,598,306 -
2007 $12,455,409,587 -
2008 $15,571,348,344 -
2009 $12,113,699,068 $23,356,470,000
2010 $14,372,593,020 $25,995,513,000
2011 $18,210,307,744 $29,005,020,000
2012 $17,170,464,016 $29,890,710,000
2013 $17,595,744,798 $30,588,922,000
2014 $18,203,966,896 $30,554,460,000
2015 $14,383,107,763 $30,723,030,000
2016 $14,023,890,265 $28,882,640,000
2017 $14,929,487,485 $29,105,440,000
2018 $16,867,326,402 $28,536,400,000
2019 $16,874,405,465 $28,222,880,000
2020 $15,342,236,164 $27,728,240,000
2021 $19,444,935,097 $32,301,720,000
2022 $20,440,655,695 $28,971,360,000
2023 $20,055,720,403 $32,155,360,000
2024 $20,867,044,936 $34,943,120,000

Gabon and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Gabon North Korea
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 -
1992 $5,386 -
1993 $4,106 -
1994 $3,828 -
1995 $4,415 -
1996 $4,943 -
1997 $4,509 -
1998 $3,700 -
1999 $3,751 -
2000 $3,983 -
2001 $3,836 -
2002 $3,966 -
2003 $4,711 -
2004 $5,466 -
2005 $6,548 -
2006 $6,847 -
2007 $8,004 -
2008 $9,689 -
2009 $7,291 $939
2010 $8,357 $1,040
2011 $10,219 $1,156
2012 $9,297 $1,186
2013 $9,198 $1,208
2014 $9,201 $1,201
2015 $7,047 $1,201
2016 $6,677 $1,124
2017 $6,922 $1,127
2018 $7,624 $1,100
2019 $7,441 $1,084
2020 $6,606 $1,061
2021 $8,181 $1,231
2022 $8,409 $1,100
2023 $8,071 $1,217
2024 $8,219 $1,319

Gabon vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon North Korea
1950 39.3 14.2
1951 40 17.7
1952 40.7 32.8
1953 41.5 40.3
1954 42.2 50.6
1955 42.9 51.8
1956 43.7 52.8
1957 44.4 53.7
1958 45.1 54.5
1959 45.8 55.2
1960 46.4 55.8
1961 47.1 56.4
1962 47.8 57
1963 48.4 57.6
1964 49 58.2
1965 49.7 58.8
1966 50.3 59.4
1967 50.9 60.1
1968 51.5 60.8
1969 52.1 61.4
1970 52.7 62
1971 53.3 62.7
1972 53.8 63.3
1973 54.4 63.8
1974 54.9 64.3
1975 55.5 64.8
1976 56 65.3
1977 56.5 65.8
1978 57 66.3
1979 57.4 66.7
1980 57.9 67.2
1981 58.3 67.7
1982 58.6 68.1
1983 59 68.5
1984 59.3 68.9
1985 59.7 69.2
1986 60 69.5
1987 60.2 69.8
1988 60.4 70.1
1989 60.6 70.3
1990 60.7 70.5
1991 60.9 70.7
1992 61 71
1993 61.1 70.8
1994 61.2 70.5
1995 61.3 60.8
1996 61.3 60.8
1997 61.4 60.9
1998 61.5 60.9
1999 61.7 60.9
2000 61.8 60.9
2001 62 60.9
2002 62.2 60.9
2003 62.5 69.4
2004 62.7 69.3
2005 63 69.2
2006 63.3 69.1
2007 63.6 69
2008 64 69.3
2009 64.4 69.7
2010 64.7 70.2
2011 65.1 70.8
2012 65.4 71.3
2013 65.8 71.9
2014 66.1 72.5
2015 66.3 72.8
2016 66.6 73
2017 66.8 73
2018 67 73
2019 67.3 72.9
2020 67.1 72.8
2021 67.1 73.4
2022 67.7 73.6
2023 68.3 73.6
2024 68.5 73.7
2025 68.7 73.9

Gabon and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

North Korea
Year Population
Gabon North Korea
1960 512,316 11,722,953
1961 518,266 11,990,713
1962 524,649 12,262,882
1963 531,452 12,567,057
1964 538,657 12,889,770
1965 546,308 13,219,369
1966 554,463 13,569,094
1967 563,108 13,958,350
1968 572,257 14,365,596
1969 583,276 14,767,615
1970 595,846 15,172,775
1971 608,348 15,572,457
1972 620,960 15,975,069
1973 633,995 16,350,367
1974 647,691 16,673,121
1975 662,197 16,971,055
1976 677,628 17,243,450
1977 693,984 17,492,798
1978 711,245 17,735,995
1979 729,375 17,983,470
1980 748,389 18,236,786
1981 768,385 18,501,295
1982 789,286 18,776,357
1983 811,005 19,054,034
1984 833,501 19,335,043
1985 856,726 19,620,388
1986 880,705 19,910,855
1987 905,479 20,205,483
1988 931,020 20,503,161
1989 957,138 20,804,367
1990 983,734 21,112,137
1991 1,010,818 21,428,638
1992 1,038,380 21,750,911
1993 1,066,405 22,073,352
1994 1,094,720 22,393,975
1995 1,123,213 22,669,304
1996 1,152,015 22,895,746
1997 1,181,439 23,110,830
1998 1,211,736 23,311,564
1999 1,243,016 23,497,599
2000 1,275,572 23,665,910
2001 1,309,589 23,815,358
2002 1,345,135 23,943,973
2003 1,382,350 24,090,380
2004 1,421,609 24,254,943
2005 1,463,495 24,396,433
2006 1,508,337 24,524,507
2007 1,556,237 24,646,383
2008 1,607,175 24,764,618
2009 1,661,556 24,878,332
2010 1,719,879 24,987,258
2011 1,781,985 25,097,874
2012 1,846,889 25,211,728
2013 1,913,059 25,329,451
2014 1,978,399 25,451,262
2015 2,040,989 25,575,350
2016 2,100,306 25,698,326
2017 2,156,900 25,817,709
2018 2,212,318 25,931,147
2019 2,267,706 26,037,632
2020 2,322,539 26,136,312
2021 2,376,722 26,232,534
2022 2,430,747 26,328,845
2023 2,484,789 26,418,204
2024 2,538,952 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Gabon and North Korea

Fertility rate
Gabon

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Gabon North Korea
1960 4.42 3.57
1961 4.5 3.26
1962 4.59 3.41
1963 4.65 3.63
1964 4.71 3.55
1965 4.79 3.56
1966 4.86 3.71
1967 4.92 4.05
1968 4.98 3.87
1969 5.05 3.86
1970 5.1 3.85
1971 5.16 3.74
1972 5.24 3.89
1973 5.29 3.35
1974 5.33 3.14
1975 5.39 3.05
1976 5.46 2.84
1977 5.52 2.77
1978 5.57 2.79
1979 5.61 2.85
1980 5.66 2.84
1981 5.73 2.92
1982 5.74 2.85
1983 5.76 2.78
1984 5.73 2.71
1985 5.71 2.65
1986 5.69 2.59
1987 5.67 2.53
1988 5.62 2.47
1989 5.55 2.41
1990 5.46 2.39
1991 5.37 2.35
1992 5.29 2.29
1993 5.19 2.22
1994 5.04 2.18
1995 4.88 2.15
1996 4.74 2.09
1997 4.66 2.03
1998 4.58 1.99
1999 4.5 1.97
2000 4.47 1.94
2001 4.42 1.94
2002 4.36 1.92
2003 4.3 1.91
2004 4.25 1.9
2005 4.21 1.87
2006 4.17 1.94
2007 4.14 1.94
2008 4.12 1.97
2009 4.14 1.91
2010 4.15 1.89
2011 4.15 1.88
2012 4.09 1.88
2013 4.02 1.88
2014 3.95 1.87
2015 3.92 1.86
2016 3.92 1.86
2017 3.91 1.85
2018 3.91 1.83
2019 3.88 1.83
2020 3.83 1.82
2021 3.78 1.81
2022 3.71 1.8
2023 3.65 1.78

Gabon and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Gabon North Korea
1960 27.2 19.9
1961 27 20.2
1962 26.8 20.6
1963 26.5 20.8
1964 26.2 21
1965 25.9 21.2
1966 25.6 21.3
1967 25.2 21.4
1968 24.8 21.4
1969 24.5 21.4
1970 24.2 21.4
1971 23.9 21.2
1972 23.5 20.9
1973 23.2 20.7
1974 22.9 20.7
1975 22.5 20.9
1976 22.2 21.1
1977 21.9 21.4
1978 21.6 21.8
1979 21.3 22.2
1980 21 22.5
1981 20.7 22.8
1982 20.4 23.1
1983 20.1 23.5
1984 19.9 23.9
1985 19.7 24.2
1986 19.5 24.5
1987 19.3 24.8
1988 19.2 25.1
1989 19 25.6
1990 18.9 26
1991 18.9 26.4
1992 18.8 26.8
1993 18.8 27.2
1994 18.8 27.6
1995 18.8 28
1996 18.9 28.3
1997 18.9 28.8
1998 19 29.2
1999 19.1 29.6
2000 19.3 30.1
2001 19.4 30.5
2002 19.6 31
2003 19.7 31.4
2004 19.9 31.8
2005 20.1 32.1
2006 20.3 32.5
2007 20.6 32.9
2008 20.8 33.3
2009 21 33.7
2010 21.2 34
2011 21.4 34.3
2012 21.7 34.5
2013 21.9 34.7
2014 22.1 35
2015 22.2 35.2
2016 22.3 35.4
2017 22.4 35.7
2018 22.4 35.9
2019 22.5 36.2
2020 22.5 36.4
2021 22.5 36.6
2022 22.5 36.8
2023 22.6 37.1
2024 22.6 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
n/a
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gabon North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Gabon North Korea
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
100%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Gabon North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon North Korea
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
15,879 mi
2006

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