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Gabon vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 75th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon North Macedonia
Population
2636721
1783115
Population rank 142/197 150/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Gabon and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Gabon and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Gabon

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Gabon North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $5,402,919,785 $4,938,775,510
1992 $5,592,390,827 $2,436,849,342
1993 $4,378,645,081 $2,682,456,897
1994 $4,190,819,344 $3,559,608,640
1995 $4,958,845,648 $4,707,041,315
1996 $5,694,040,003 $4,642,021,256
1997 $5,326,817,115 $3,912,986,091
1998 $4,483,417,310 $3,765,745,023
1999 $4,662,992,036 $3,863,619,285
2000 $5,080,483,629 $3,772,859,034
2001 $5,023,265,413 $3,709,636,031
2002 $5,335,451,100 $4,018,365,747
2003 $6,511,903,365 $4,946,296,599
2004 $7,770,219,008 $5,682,784,472
2005 $9,582,783,991 $6,258,602,873
2006 $10,327,598,306 $6,861,226,972
2007 $12,455,409,587 $8,336,474,974
2008 $15,571,348,344 $9,909,552,435
2009 $12,113,699,068 $9,401,736,825
2010 $14,372,593,020 $9,407,170,321
2011 $18,210,307,744 $10,494,626,768
2012 $17,170,464,016 $9,745,261,301
2013 $17,595,744,798 $10,817,702,346
2014 $18,203,966,896 $11,362,265,253
2015 $14,383,107,763 $10,064,519,963
2016 $14,023,890,265 $10,672,467,073
2017 $14,929,487,485 $11,307,067,070
2018 $16,867,326,402 $12,683,068,114
2019 $16,874,405,465 $12,606,338,449
2020 $15,342,236,164 $12,361,036,914
2021 $19,444,935,097 $14,000,283,827
2022 $20,440,655,695 $13,932,436,550
2023 $20,055,720,403 $15,763,604,288
2024 $20,867,044,936 $16,685,236,492

Gabon and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Gabon North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $5,345 $2,402
1992 $5,386 $1,199
1993 $4,106 $1,337
1994 $3,828 $1,786
1995 $4,415 $2,355
1996 $4,943 $2,307
1997 $4,509 $1,960
1998 $3,700 $1,876
1999 $3,751 $1,915
2000 $3,983 $1,862
2001 $3,836 $1,823
2002 $3,966 $1,989
2003 $4,711 $2,445
2004 $5,466 $2,819
2005 $6,548 $3,121
2006 $6,847 $3,440
2007 $8,004 $4,204
2008 $9,689 $5,026
2009 $7,291 $4,800
2010 $8,357 $4,833
2011 $10,219 $5,417
2012 $9,297 $5,050
2013 $9,198 $5,626
2014 $9,201 $5,925
2015 $7,047 $5,263
2016 $6,677 $5,598
2017 $6,922 $5,955
2018 $7,624 $6,714
2019 $7,441 $6,719
2020 $6,606 $6,660
2021 $8,181 $7,621
2022 $8,409 $7,606
2023 $8,071 $8,624
2024 $8,219 $9,310

Gabon vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon North Macedonia
1950 39.3 50.6
1951 40 48.5
1952 40.7 52.5
1953 41.5 53.2
1954 42.2 55.7
1955 42.9 55.4
1956 43.7 58.5
1957 44.4 55.7
1958 45.1 60.3
1959 45.8 59.5
1960 46.4 60.5
1961 47.1 61.8
1962 47.8 59.3
1963 48.4 61.4
1964 49 61.5
1965 49.7 62.6
1966 50.3 63.5
1967 50.9 63.8
1968 51.5 64.6
1969 52.1 64
1970 52.7 65
1971 53.3 65.2
1972 53.8 65.6
1973 54.4 67.1
1974 54.9 67.1
1975 55.5 67.3
1976 56 67.9
1977 56.5 68.2
1978 57 69.1
1979 57.4 69.2
1980 57.9 69.1
1981 58.3 69.4
1982 58.6 69.8
1983 59 69.7
1984 59.3 70.2
1985 59.7 70.2
1986 60 70.3
1987 60.2 70.4
1988 60.4 70.5
1989 60.6 71.1
1990 60.7 71.3
1991 60.9 71.8
1992 61 71.3
1993 61.1 71.7
1994 61.2 71.5
1995 61.3 72
1996 61.3 71.9
1997 61.4 71.9
1998 61.5 71.8
1999 61.7 72.3
2000 61.8 72.6
2001 62 73
2002 62.2 72.7
2003 62.5 73
2004 62.7 73.4
2005 63 73.6
2006 63.3 73.8
2007 63.6 73.7
2008 64 74.4
2009 64.4 74.5
2010 64.7 75
2011 65.1 75.1
2012 65.4 75
2013 65.8 75.6
2014 66.1 75.6
2015 66.3 75.6
2016 66.6 75.6
2017 66.8 76.2
2018 67 76.9
2019 67.3 76.8
2020 67.1 74.5
2021 67.1 73.3
2022 67.7 76.6
2023 68.3 77.4
2024 68.5 77.5
2025 68.7 77.7

Gabon and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

North Macedonia
Year Population
Gabon North Macedonia
1960 512,316 1,435,059
1961 518,266 1,455,171
1962 524,649 1,471,745
1963 531,452 1,488,737
1964 538,657 1,510,900
1965 546,308 1,533,466
1966 554,463 1,557,349
1967 563,108 1,582,492
1968 572,257 1,608,930
1969 583,276 1,636,345
1970 595,846 1,664,208
1971 608,348 1,691,216
1972 620,960 1,717,395
1973 633,995 1,743,816
1974 647,691 1,770,545
1975 662,197 1,797,972
1976 677,628 1,825,830
1977 693,984 1,853,138
1978 711,245 1,879,847
1979 729,375 1,906,523
1980 748,389 1,933,038
1981 768,385 1,959,065
1982 789,286 1,978,956
1983 811,005 1,991,901
1984 833,501 2,003,399
1985 856,726 2,014,331
1986 880,705 2,024,732
1987 905,479 2,035,157
1988 931,020 2,045,737
1989 957,138 2,055,649
1990 983,734 2,063,689
1991 1,010,818 2,055,994
1992 1,038,380 2,032,523
1993 1,066,405 2,006,854
1994 1,094,720 1,992,666
1995 1,123,213 1,998,534
1996 1,152,015 2,012,553
1997 1,181,439 1,996,869
1998 1,211,736 2,007,523
1999 1,243,016 2,017,142
2000 1,275,572 2,026,350
2001 1,309,589 2,034,882
2002 1,345,135 2,020,157
2003 1,382,350 2,022,725
2004 1,421,609 2,016,186
2005 1,463,495 2,005,330
2006 1,508,337 1,994,287
2007 1,556,237 1,982,933
2008 1,607,175 1,971,493
2009 1,661,556 1,958,782
2010 1,719,879 1,946,298
2011 1,781,985 1,937,398
2012 1,846,889 1,929,821
2013 1,913,059 1,922,716
2014 1,978,399 1,917,557
2015 2,040,989 1,912,430
2016 2,100,306 1,906,313
2017 2,156,900 1,898,657
2018 2,212,318 1,889,051
2019 2,267,706 1,876,262
2020 2,322,539 1,856,124
2021 2,376,722 1,837,114
2022 2,430,747 1,831,712
2023 2,484,789 1,827,816
2024 2,538,952 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Gabon and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Gabon

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Gabon North Macedonia
1960 4.42 3.83
1961 4.5 3.62
1962 4.59 3.5
1963 4.65 3.62
1964 4.71 3.56
1965 4.79 3.52
1966 4.86 3.43
1967 4.92 3.33
1968 4.98 3.22
1969 5.05 3.1
1970 5.1 3.01
1971 5.16 2.93
1972 5.24 2.87
1973 5.29 2.72
1974 5.33 2.7
1975 5.39 2.69
1976 5.46 2.62
1977 5.52 2.49
1978 5.57 2.42
1979 5.61 2.4
1980 5.66 2.36
1981 5.73 2.29
1982 5.74 2.29
1983 5.76 2.25
1984 5.73 2.24
1985 5.71 2.25
1986 5.69 2.25
1987 5.67 2.32
1988 5.62 2.32
1989 5.55 2.25
1990 5.46 2.27
1991 5.37 2.31
1992 5.29 2.28
1993 5.19 2.26
1994 5.04 2.23
1995 4.88 2.13
1996 4.74 2.06
1997 4.66 1.92
1998 4.58 1.89
1999 4.5 1.77
2000 4.47 1.86
2001 4.42 1.73
2002 4.36 1.79
2003 4.3 1.75
2004 4.25 1.52
2005 4.21 1.5
2006 4.17 1.46
2007 4.14 1.46
2008 4.12 1.47
2009 4.14 1.5
2010 4.15 1.6
2011 4.15 1.46
2012 4.09 1.5
2013 4.02 1.5
2014 3.95 1.5
2015 3.92 1.49
2016 3.92 1.5
2017 3.91 1.43
2018 3.91 1.42
2019 3.88 1.34
2020 3.83 1.31
2021 3.78 1.6
2022 3.71 1.6
2023 3.65 1.5

Gabon and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Gabon North Macedonia
1960 27.2 21.8
1961 27 21.8
1962 26.8 21.9
1963 26.5 21.9
1964 26.2 21.9
1965 25.9 21.9
1966 25.6 22
1967 25.2 22.2
1968 24.8 22.4
1969 24.5 22.6
1970 24.2 22.8
1971 23.9 23.1
1972 23.5 23.3
1973 23.2 23.6
1974 22.9 23.9
1975 22.5 24.2
1976 22.2 24.5
1977 21.9 24.8
1978 21.6 25.2
1979 21.3 25.5
1980 21 25.9
1981 20.7 26.2
1982 20.4 26.5
1983 20.1 26.8
1984 19.9 27.2
1985 19.7 27.5
1986 19.5 27.8
1987 19.3 28
1988 19.2 28.3
1989 19 28.6
1990 18.9 28.9
1991 18.9 29.2
1992 18.8 29.6
1993 18.8 29.9
1994 18.8 30.3
1995 18.8 30.5
1996 18.9 30.8
1997 18.9 31
1998 19 31.2
1999 19.1 31.5
2000 19.3 31.9
2001 19.4 32.2
2002 19.6 32.6
2003 19.7 32.8
2004 19.9 33.2
2005 20.1 33.5
2006 20.3 33.9
2007 20.6 34.3
2008 20.8 34.7
2009 21 35.1
2010 21.2 35.5
2011 21.4 36
2012 21.7 36.4
2013 21.9 36.9
2014 22.1 37.3
2015 22.2 37.8
2016 22.3 38.3
2017 22.4 38.8
2018 22.4 39.4
2019 22.5 39.9
2020 22.5 40.3
2021 22.5 40.7
2022 22.5 40.9
2023 22.6 41.3
2024 22.6 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
1.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Gabon North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon North Macedonia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
97.6%
2012
English speaking
1%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Gabon North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
32
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon North Macedonia
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
8,812 mi
2017

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