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Gabon vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 75th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Palau
Population
2636721
17663
Population rank 142/197 194/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 126/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 96/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$17,532
2023
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
$8,654
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Gabon and Palau: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Palau economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Palau
Year GDP
Gabon Palau
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 $11,563,041
1971 $381,687,073 $12,706,874
1972 $430,508,359 $13,956,474
1973 $722,780,701 $15,331,889
1974 $1,544,216,002 $16,848,759
1975 $2,157,592,940 $18,521,112
1976 $3,009,409,974 $20,364,420
1977 $2,809,349,069 $22,308,104
1978 $2,389,479,272 $24,530,015
1979 $3,030,251,120 $27,004,251
1980 $4,279,637,942 $29,728,054
1981 $3,862,269,121 $32,726,594
1982 $3,618,007,841 $36,027,583
1983 $3,391,275,732 $39,661,530
1984 $3,561,451,561 $44,814,259
1985 $3,339,914,757 $51,030,637
1986 $3,403,638,189 $58,109,314
1987 $3,281,797,043 $66,169,905
1988 $3,834,503,376 $75,348,615
1989 $4,186,411,464 $85,800,543
1990 $5,952,293,765 $97,702,303
1991 $5,402,919,785 $106,555,300
1992 $5,592,390,827 $104,771,300
1993 $4,378,645,081 $96,455,700
1994 $4,190,819,344 $106,138,500
1995 $4,958,845,648 $121,018,500
1996 $5,694,040,003 $137,494,600
1997 $5,326,817,115 $143,860,800
1998 $4,483,417,310 $149,079,600
1999 $4,662,992,036 $144,206,500
2000 $5,080,483,629 $149,535,800
2001 $5,023,265,413 $159,453,500
2002 $5,335,451,100 $162,665,500
2003 $6,511,903,365 $154,559,900
2004 $7,770,219,008 $166,391,600
2005 $9,582,783,991 $191,048,400
2006 $10,327,598,306 $193,679,700
2007 $12,455,409,587 $200,903,600
2008 $15,571,348,344 $201,167,300
2009 $12,113,699,068 $189,998,000
2010 $14,372,593,020 $188,174,300
2011 $18,210,307,744 $198,873,900
2012 $17,170,464,016 $215,762,400
2013 $17,595,744,798 $225,345,700
2014 $18,203,966,896 $243,156,500
2015 $14,383,107,763 $278,824,800
2016 $14,023,890,265 $298,323,500
2017 $14,929,487,485 $285,600,000
2018 $16,867,326,402 $288,546,300
2019 $16,874,405,465 $281,941,600
2020 $15,342,236,164 $258,990,800
2021 $19,444,935,097 $235,752,900
2022 $20,440,655,695 $255,591,100
2023 $20,055,720,403 $281,849,100
2024 $20,867,044,936 -

Gabon and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Palau
1960 $276.1 -
1961 $323 -
1962 $348 -
1963 $290.7 -
1964 $400 -
1965 $415 -
1966 $443 -
1967 $482 -
1968 $515 -
1969 $545 -
1970 $543 $1,017
1971 $627 $1,081
1972 $693 $1,145
1973 $1,140 $1,221
1974 $2,384 $1,328
1975 $3,258 $1,464
1976 $4,441 $1,616
1977 $4,048 $1,781
1978 $3,360 $1,972
1979 $4,155 $2,189
1980 $5,718 $2,423
1981 $5,026 $2,639
1982 $4,584 $2,838
1983 $4,182 $3,049
1984 $4,273 $3,360
1985 $3,898 $3,728
1986 $3,865 $4,144
1987 $3,624 $4,616
1988 $4,119 $5,145
1989 $4,374 $5,741
1990 $6,051 $6,403
1991 $5,345 $6,824
1992 $5,386 $6,553
1993 $4,106 $5,892
1994 $3,828 $6,329
1995 $4,415 $7,038
1996 $4,943 $7,788
1997 $4,509 $7,945
1998 $3,700 $8,048
1999 $3,751 $7,630
2000 $3,983 $7,797
2001 $3,836 $8,240
2002 $3,966 $8,341
2003 $4,711 $7,862
2004 $5,466 $8,395
2005 $6,548 $9,640
2006 $6,847 $9,885
2007 $8,004 $10,408
2008 $9,689 $10,583
2009 $7,291 $10,155
2010 $8,357 $10,229
2011 $10,219 $11,001
2012 $9,297 $12,145
2013 $9,198 $12,769
2014 $9,201 $13,726
2015 $7,047 $15,691
2016 $6,677 $16,763
2017 $6,922 $16,034
2018 $7,624 $16,198
2019 $7,441 $15,841
2020 $6,606 $14,557
2021 $8,181 $13,257
2022 $8,409 $14,392
2023 $8,071 $15,899
2024 $8,219 -

Gabon vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Palau
1950 39.3 52.7
1951 40 52.9
1952 40.7 53.1
1953 41.5 53.3
1954 42.2 53.5
1955 42.9 53.7
1956 43.7 53.9
1957 44.4 54.1
1958 45.1 54.4
1959 45.8 54.6
1960 46.4 54.9
1961 47.1 55.1
1962 47.8 55.4
1963 48.4 55.6
1964 49 55.8
1965 49.7 55.9
1966 50.3 56.2
1967 50.9 56.5
1968 51.5 56.9
1969 52.1 57.3
1970 52.7 57.7
1971 53.3 58.1
1972 53.8 58.6
1973 54.4 59
1974 54.9 59.5
1975 55.5 60
1976 56 60.5
1977 56.5 60.9
1978 57 61.3
1979 57.4 61.6
1980 57.9 61.9
1981 58.3 62.1
1982 58.6 62.3
1983 59 62.5
1984 59.3 62.6
1985 59.7 62.7
1986 60 62.8
1987 60.2 62.8
1988 60.4 62.8
1989 60.6 62.8
1990 60.7 62.8
1991 60.9 62.8
1992 61 62.9
1993 61.1 63
1994 61.2 63.1
1995 61.3 63.3
1996 61.3 63.5
1997 61.4 63.7
1998 61.5 64
1999 61.7 64.2
2000 61.8 64.5
2001 62 64.8
2002 62.2 65.1
2003 62.5 65.4
2004 62.7 65.8
2005 63 66.2
2006 63.3 66.6
2007 63.6 67.1
2008 64 67.6
2009 64.4 68
2010 64.7 68.3
2011 65.1 68.6
2012 65.4 68.9
2013 65.8 69
2014 66.1 69.1
2015 66.3 69.1
2016 66.6 69
2017 66.8 69
2018 67 69
2019 67.3 69
2020 67.1 68.7
2021 67.1 68.6
2022 67.7 68.9
2023 68.3 69.3
2024 68.5 69.4
2025 68.7 69.5

Gabon and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Palau
Year Population
Gabon Palau
1960 512,316 9,328
1961 518,266 9,555
1962 524,649 9,793
1963 531,452 10,037
1964 538,657 10,292
1965 546,308 10,547
1966 554,463 10,805
1967 563,108 10,988
1968 572,257 11,080
1969 583,276 11,159
1970 595,846 11,368
1971 608,348 11,759
1972 620,960 12,194
1973 633,995 12,552
1974 647,691 12,687
1975 662,197 12,655
1976 677,628 12,598
1977 693,984 12,525
1978 711,245 12,440
1979 729,375 12,337
1980 748,389 12,271
1981 768,385 12,402
1982 789,286 12,694
1983 811,005 13,006
1984 833,501 13,337
1985 856,726 13,688
1986 880,705 14,024
1987 905,479 14,334
1988 931,020 14,645
1989 957,138 14,945
1990 983,734 15,259
1991 1,010,818 15,614
1992 1,038,380 15,989
1993 1,066,405 16,372
1994 1,094,720 16,770
1995 1,123,213 17,195
1996 1,152,015 17,654
1997 1,181,439 18,108
1998 1,211,736 18,524
1999 1,243,016 18,901
2000 1,275,572 19,178
2001 1,309,589 19,352
2002 1,345,135 19,503
2003 1,382,350 19,659
2004 1,421,609 19,820
2005 1,463,495 19,819
2006 1,508,337 19,593
2007 1,556,237 19,302
2008 1,607,175 19,009
2009 1,661,556 18,709
2010 1,719,879 18,396
2011 1,781,985 18,078
2012 1,846,889 17,765
2013 1,913,059 17,648
2014 1,978,399 17,715
2015 2,040,989 17,770
2016 2,100,306 17,797
2017 2,156,900 17,812
2018 2,212,318 17,814
2019 2,267,706 17,798
2020 2,322,539 17,792
2021 2,376,722 17,783
2022 2,430,747 17,759
2023 2,484,789 17,727
2024 2,538,952 17,695

Fertility rates in Gabon and Palau

Fertility rate
Gabon

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Palau
1960 4.42 7.19
1961 4.5 7.17
1962 4.59 7.15
1963 4.65 7.12
1964 4.71 7.08
1965 4.79 7.01
1966 4.86 6.93
1967 4.92 6.84
1968 4.98 6.71
1969 5.05 6.58
1970 5.1 6.39
1971 5.16 6.16
1972 5.24 5.9
1973 5.29 5.59
1974 5.33 5.26
1975 5.39 4.9
1976 5.46 4.53
1977 5.52 4.09
1978 5.57 3.74
1979 5.61 3.49
1980 5.66 3.35
1981 5.73 3.28
1982 5.74 3.22
1983 5.76 3.14
1984 5.73 3.08
1985 5.71 3.01
1986 5.69 2.98
1987 5.67 2.93
1988 5.62 2.91
1989 5.55 2.92
1990 5.46 2.88
1991 5.37 2.74
1992 5.29 2.71
1993 5.19 2.73
1994 5.04 2.66
1995 4.88 2.55
1996 4.74 2.39
1997 4.66 2.19
1998 4.58 2.01
1999 4.5 1.91
2000 4.47 1.82
2001 4.42 1.87
2002 4.36 1.92
2003 4.3 1.96
2004 4.25 1.99
2005 4.21 2.02
2006 4.17 2
2007 4.14 1.97
2008 4.12 1.95
2009 4.14 1.94
2010 4.15 1.94
2011 4.15 1.97
2012 4.09 2.01
2013 4.02 2.05
2014 3.95 2.03
2015 3.92 2
2016 3.92 2.06
2017 3.91 2.02
2018 3.91 1.97
2019 3.88 1.98
2020 3.83 1.97
2021 3.78 1.95
2022 3.71 1.93
2023 3.65 1.91

Gabon and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Palau
Year Median age, years
Gabon Palau
1960 27.2 16.7
1961 27 16.1
1962 26.8 15.5
1963 26.5 15.1
1964 26.2 15
1965 25.9 14.9
1966 25.6 14.9
1967 25.2 15.2
1968 24.8 15.7
1969 24.5 16.1
1970 24.2 16.5
1971 23.9 16.6
1972 23.5 16.6
1973 23.2 16.8
1974 22.9 17.1
1975 22.5 17.4
1976 22.2 17.8
1977 21.9 18.1
1978 21.6 18.3
1979 21.3 18.6
1980 21 18.9
1981 20.7 19.3
1982 20.4 19.9
1983 20.1 20.5
1984 19.9 21.1
1985 19.7 21.6
1986 19.5 22.2
1987 19.3 23.1
1988 19.2 24
1989 19 24.9
1990 18.9 25.6
1991 18.9 26
1992 18.8 26.4
1993 18.8 26.9
1994 18.8 27.4
1995 18.8 27.8
1996 18.9 28.3
1997 18.9 28.8
1998 19 29.4
1999 19.1 30.2
2000 19.3 30.8
2001 19.4 31.2
2002 19.6 31.5
2003 19.7 31.8
2004 19.9 32
2005 20.1 32.3
2006 20.3 32.7
2007 20.6 33.1
2008 20.8 33.5
2009 21 33.9
2010 21.2 34.2
2011 21.4 34.6
2012 21.7 35
2013 21.9 35.3
2014 22.1 35.6
2015 22.2 36
2016 22.3 36.3
2017 22.4 36.7
2018 22.4 37
2019 22.5 37.4
2020 22.5 37.8
2021 22.5 38.1
2022 22.5 38.5
2023 22.6 38.8
2024 22.6 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
62
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
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gabon Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Palau
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
68
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
100%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Gabon Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Gabon Palau
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
n/a

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