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Gabon vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 75th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Oman
Population
2636721
5636678
Population rank 142/197 120/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Gabon and Oman: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Oman economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Oman
Year GDP
Gabon Oman
1960 $141,468,978 $44,234,656
1961 $167,637,907 $45,634,487
1962 $182,796,536 $56,273,202
1963 $154,480,244 $59,912,763
1964 $215,679,855 $61,872,526
1965 $226,474,286 $63,279,975
1966 $245,849,781 $67,759,973
1967 $271,543,680 $107,151,832
1968 $294,468,564 $188,879,849
1969 $318,124,701 $239,999,808
1970 $323,802,476 $256,319,795
1971 $381,687,073 $301,010,587
1972 $430,508,359 $366,883,548
1973 $722,780,701 $483,066,991
1974 $1,544,216,002 $1,645,917,776
1975 $2,157,592,940 $2,096,699,189
1976 $3,009,409,974 $2,560,220,035
1977 $2,809,349,069 $2,741,169,948
1978 $2,389,479,272 $2,740,301,390
1979 $3,030,251,120 $3,733,352,635
1980 $4,279,637,942 $5,981,760,278
1981 $3,862,269,121 $7,259,120,151
1982 $3,618,007,841 $7,554,719,456
1983 $3,391,275,732 $7,932,541,691
1984 $3,561,451,561 $8,821,443,151
1985 $3,339,914,757 $10,005,645,420
1986 $3,403,638,189 $7,324,167,369
1987 $3,281,797,043 $7,811,183,095
1988 $3,834,503,376 $8,386,215,865
1989 $4,186,411,464 $9,372,171,651
1990 $5,952,293,765 $13,310,273,082
1991 $5,402,919,785 $12,918,335,501
1992 $5,592,390,827 $14,183,615,085
1993 $4,378,645,081 $14,230,429,129
1994 $4,190,819,344 $14,715,214,564
1995 $4,958,845,648 $15,722,236,671
1996 $5,694,040,003 $17,402,080,624
1997 $5,326,817,115 $18,039,791,938
1998 $4,483,417,310 $16,044,213,264
1999 $4,662,992,036 $17,832,769,831
2000 $5,080,483,629 $22,259,557,867
2001 $5,023,265,413 $22,205,721,717
2002 $5,335,451,100 $23,065,539,662
2003 $6,511,903,365 $24,733,680,104
2004 $7,770,219,008 $28,378,933,680
2005 $9,582,783,991 $35,506,892,068
2006 $10,327,598,306 $42,577,633,290
2007 $12,455,409,587 $48,300,390,117
2008 $15,571,348,344 $69,804,681,404
2009 $12,113,699,068 $55,454,096,229
2010 $14,372,593,020 $64,993,498,049
2011 $18,210,307,744 $77,497,529,259
2012 $17,170,464,016 $87,408,842,653
2013 $17,595,744,798 $89,936,020,806
2014 $18,203,966,896 $92,699,089,727
2015 $14,383,107,763 $78,710,793,238
2016 $14,023,890,265 $75,128,738,622
2017 $14,929,487,485 $80,856,697,009
2018 $16,867,326,402 $91,505,851,756
2019 $16,874,405,465 $88,060,858,257
2020 $15,342,236,164 $75,909,492,848
2021 $19,444,935,097 $87,323,797,139
2022 $20,440,655,695 $109,852,795,839
2023 $20,055,720,403 $105,895,708,713
2024 $20,867,044,936 $106,942,782,835

Gabon and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Oman
1960 $276.1 $83.4
1961 $323 $84.5
1962 $348 $102.3
1963 $290.7 $106.8
1964 $400 $108.1
1965 $415 $108.1
1966 $443 $113.2
1967 $482 $174.7
1968 $515 $300
1969 $545 $372
1970 $543 $387
1971 $627 $442
1972 $693 $524
1973 $1,140 $670
1974 $2,384 $2,203
1975 $3,258 $2,692
1976 $4,441 $3,143
1977 $4,048 $3,205
1978 $3,360 $3,044
1979 $4,155 $3,934
1980 $5,718 $5,974
1981 $5,026 $6,866
1982 $4,584 $6,759
1983 $4,182 $6,714
1984 $4,273 $7,070
1985 $3,898 $7,549
1986 $3,865 $5,182
1987 $3,624 $5,204
1988 $4,119 $5,279
1989 $4,374 $5,591
1990 $6,051 $7,546
1991 $5,345 $6,977
1992 $5,386 $7,318
1993 $4,106 $7,039
1994 $3,828 $7,068
1995 $4,415 $7,414
1996 $4,943 $8,068
1997 $4,509 $8,235
1998 $3,700 $7,219
1999 $3,751 $7,915
2000 $3,983 $9,754
2001 $3,836 $9,612
2002 $3,966 $9,869
2003 $4,711 $10,464
2004 $5,466 $11,801
2005 $6,548 $14,435
2006 $6,847 $16,931
2007 $8,004 $18,793
2008 $9,689 $26,577
2009 $7,291 $20,656
2010 $8,357 $23,570
2011 $10,219 $25,188
2012 $9,297 $24,642
2013 $9,198 $23,458
2014 $9,201 $23,161
2015 $7,047 $18,808
2016 $6,677 $17,110
2017 $6,922 $17,820
2018 $7,624 $19,902
2019 $7,441 $19,180
2020 $6,606 $16,785
2021 $8,181 $19,403
2022 $8,409 $23,224
2023 $8,071 $20,972
2024 $8,219 $20,248

Gabon vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Oman
1950 39.3 29.3
1951 40 29.8
1952 40.7 30.2
1953 41.5 30.7
1954 42.2 31.2
1955 42.9 31.8
1956 43.7 32.4
1957 44.4 33
1958 45.1 33.8
1959 45.8 34.6
1960 46.4 35.4
1961 47.1 36.4
1962 47.8 37.4
1963 48.4 38.5
1964 49 39.6
1965 49.7 40.8
1966 50.3 42
1967 50.9 43.2
1968 51.5 44.4
1969 52.1 45.6
1970 52.7 46.6
1971 53.3 47.9
1972 53.8 48.7
1973 54.4 50
1974 54.9 51.2
1975 55.5 52.5
1976 56 54.4
1977 56.5 55.5
1978 57 57
1979 57.4 58.3
1980 57.9 59.6
1981 58.3 60.8
1982 58.6 62
1983 59 63.2
1984 59.3 64.3
1985 59.7 65.3
1986 60 66.2
1987 60.2 67
1988 60.4 67.7
1989 60.6 68.4
1990 60.7 69
1991 60.9 69.6
1992 61 70.1
1993 61.1 70.6
1994 61.2 71.1
1995 61.3 71.6
1996 61.3 72
1997 61.4 72.5
1998 61.5 72.9
1999 61.7 73.3
2000 61.8 73.6
2001 62 74
2002 62.2 74.3
2003 62.5 74.5
2004 62.7 74.8
2005 63 75.1
2006 63.3 75.4
2007 63.6 75.6
2008 64 76.1
2009 64.4 76.6
2010 64.7 77.2
2011 65.1 77.7
2012 65.4 78.2
2013 65.8 78.6
2014 66.1 79
2015 66.3 79.3
2016 66.6 79.6
2017 66.8 79.7
2018 67 79.9
2019 67.3 79.9
2020 67.1 77.8
2021 67.1 76
2022 67.7 77.9
2023 68.3 80
2024 68.5 80.2
2025 68.7 80.5

Gabon and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Oman
Year Population
Gabon Oman
1960 512,316 530,485
1961 518,266 539,854
1962 524,649 549,941
1963 531,452 560,827
1964 538,657 572,577
1965 546,308 585,236
1966 554,463 598,804
1967 563,108 613,318
1968 572,257 628,798
1969 583,276 645,255
1970 595,846 662,680
1971 608,348 681,119
1972 620,960 700,593
1973 633,995 721,179
1974 647,691 746,988
1975 662,197 778,864
1976 677,628 814,701
1977 693,984 855,314
1978 711,245 900,304
1979 729,375 949,116
1980 748,389 1,001,248
1981 768,385 1,057,320
1982 789,286 1,117,678
1983 811,005 1,181,459
1984 833,501 1,247,716
1985 856,726 1,325,480
1986 880,705 1,413,419
1987 905,479 1,500,996
1988 931,020 1,588,568
1989 957,138 1,676,228
1990 983,734 1,763,954
1991 1,010,818 1,851,473
1992 1,038,380 1,938,238
1993 1,066,405 2,021,675
1994 1,094,720 2,081,834
1995 1,123,213 2,120,528
1996 1,152,015 2,156,926
1997 1,181,439 2,190,720
1998 1,211,736 2,222,489
1999 1,243,016 2,252,909
2000 1,275,572 2,282,131
2001 1,309,589 2,310,217
2002 1,345,135 2,337,140
2003 1,382,350 2,363,796
2004 1,421,609 2,404,821
2005 1,463,495 2,459,802
2006 1,508,337 2,514,795
2007 1,556,237 2,570,174
2008 1,607,175 2,626,529
2009 1,661,556 2,684,659
2010 1,719,879 2,757,446
2011 1,781,985 3,076,763
2012 1,846,889 3,547,106
2013 1,913,059 3,833,913
2014 1,978,399 4,002,439
2015 2,040,989 4,184,895
2016 2,100,306 4,390,877
2017 2,156,900 4,537,396
2018 2,212,318 4,597,877
2019 2,267,706 4,591,241
2020 2,322,539 4,522,497
2021 2,376,722 4,500,424
2022 2,430,747 4,730,226
2023 2,484,789 5,049,269
2024 2,538,952 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Gabon and Oman

Fertility rate
Gabon

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Oman
1960 4.42 7.28
1961 4.5 7.29
1962 4.59 7.32
1963 4.65 7.33
1964 4.71 7.37
1965 4.79 7.39
1966 4.86 7.41
1967 4.92 7.44
1968 4.98 7.46
1969 5.05 7.49
1970 5.1 7.52
1971 5.16 7.56
1972 5.24 7.59
1973 5.29 7.63
1974 5.33 7.67
1975 5.39 7.71
1976 5.46 7.74
1977 5.52 7.78
1978 5.57 7.82
1979 5.61 7.85
1980 5.66 7.89
1981 5.73 7.9
1982 5.74 7.84
1983 5.76 7.75
1984 5.73 7.64
1985 5.71 7.51
1986 5.69 7.35
1987 5.67 7.18
1988 5.62 6.95
1989 5.55 6.72
1990 5.46 6.46
1991 5.37 6.2
1992 5.29 5.92
1993 5.19 5.64
1994 5.04 5.36
1995 4.88 5.07
1996 4.74 4.79
1997 4.66 4.52
1998 4.58 4.27
1999 4.5 4.06
2000 4.47 3.85
2001 4.42 3.66
2002 4.36 3.51
2003 4.3 3.37
2004 4.25 3.2
2005 4.21 3.03
2006 4.17 2.88
2007 4.14 2.76
2008 4.12 2.76
2009 4.14 2.83
2010 4.15 2.97
2011 4.15 2.96
2012 4.09 2.93
2013 4.02 2.95
2014 3.95 2.97
2015 3.92 2.97
2016 3.92 2.95
2017 3.91 2.92
2018 3.91 2.81
2019 3.88 2.7
2020 3.83 2.64
2021 3.78 2.59
2022 3.71 2.45
2023 3.65 2.53

Gabon and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Oman
Year Median age, years
Gabon Oman
1960 27.2 18.9
1961 27 18.8
1962 26.8 18.7
1963 26.5 18.6
1964 26.2 18.5
1965 25.9 18.4
1966 25.6 18.2
1967 25.2 18
1968 24.8 17.8
1969 24.5 17.5
1970 24.2 17.2
1971 23.9 16.9
1972 23.5 16.7
1973 23.2 16.4
1974 22.9 16.3
1975 22.5 16.2
1976 22.2 16.3
1977 21.9 16.3
1978 21.6 16.4
1979 21.3 16.4
1980 21 16.4
1981 20.7 16.5
1982 20.4 16.5
1983 20.1 16.5
1984 19.9 16.5
1985 19.7 16.6
1986 19.5 16.8
1987 19.3 17.1
1988 19.2 17.5
1989 19 17.9
1990 18.9 18.4
1991 18.9 18.8
1992 18.8 19.4
1993 18.8 19.9
1994 18.8 20.1
1995 18.8 20.1
1996 18.9 20.1
1997 18.9 20.2
1998 19 20.4
1999 19.1 20.6
2000 19.3 20.9
2001 19.4 21.3
2002 19.6 21.6
2003 19.7 22
2004 19.9 22.3
2005 20.1 22.7
2006 20.3 23.1
2007 20.6 23.5
2008 20.8 24
2009 21 24.6
2010 21.2 25.2
2011 21.4 26.5
2012 21.7 27.7
2013 21.9 28.2
2014 22.1 28.5
2015 22.2 28.8
2016 22.3 29.1
2017 22.4 29.4
2018 22.4 29.7
2019 22.5 29.9
2020 22.5 29.7
2021 22.5 29.7
2022 22.5 30
2023 22.6 30.3
2024 22.6 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
65.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
1.87%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
69.5%
2024

Energy

Gabon Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Oman
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
97.3%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
22%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Gabon Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
2.06
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Oman
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
n/a

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