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Gabon vs Palestine statistics compared

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Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 75th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Palestine
Population
2636721
5459557
Population rank 142/197 122/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$4,371
2024
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
$7,705
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Gabon and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Palestine
Year GDP
Gabon Palestine
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 $2,843,300,000
1995 $4,958,845,648 $3,282,800,000
1996 $5,694,040,003 $3,409,600,000
1997 $5,326,817,115 $3,759,800,000
1998 $4,483,417,310 $4,067,800,000
1999 $4,662,992,036 $4,271,200,000
2000 $5,080,483,629 $4,313,600,000
2001 $5,023,265,413 $4,003,700,000
2002 $5,335,451,100 $3,555,800,000
2003 $6,511,903,365 $3,968,000,000
2004 $7,770,219,008 $4,603,100,000
2005 $9,582,783,991 $5,125,700,000
2006 $10,327,598,306 $5,348,300,000
2007 $12,455,409,587 $5,815,700,000
2008 $15,571,348,344 $7,310,400,000
2009 $12,113,699,068 $8,085,700,000
2010 $14,372,593,020 $9,681,500,000
2011 $18,210,307,744 $11,186,100,000
2012 $17,170,464,016 $12,208,400,000
2013 $17,595,744,798 $13,515,500,000
2014 $18,203,966,896 $13,989,700,000
2015 $14,383,107,763 $13,972,400,000
2016 $14,023,890,265 $15,405,400,000
2017 $14,929,487,485 $16,128,000,000
2018 $16,867,326,402 $16,276,600,000
2019 $16,874,405,465 $17,133,500,000
2020 $15,342,236,164 $15,531,700,000
2021 $19,444,935,097 $18,109,000,000
2022 $20,440,655,695 $19,165,500,000
2023 $20,055,720,403 $17,847,900,000
2024 $20,867,044,936 $13,711,100,000

Gabon and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Palestine
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 $1,202
1995 $4,415 $1,327
1996 $4,943 $1,317
1997 $4,509 $1,389
1998 $3,700 $1,465
1999 $3,751 $1,499
2000 $3,983 $1,476
2001 $3,836 $1,336
2002 $3,966 $1,156
2003 $4,711 $1,258
2004 $5,466 $1,422
2005 $6,548 $1,544
2006 $6,847 $1,570
2007 $8,004 $1,664
2008 $9,689 $2,035
2009 $7,291 $2,192
2010 $8,357 $2,557
2011 $10,219 $2,881
2012 $9,297 $3,067
2013 $9,198 $3,315
2014 $9,201 $3,352
2015 $7,047 $3,272
2016 $6,677 $3,528
2017 $6,922 $3,620
2018 $7,624 $3,562
2019 $7,441 $3,657
2020 $6,606 $3,234
2021 $8,181 $3,679
2022 $8,409 $3,800
2023 $8,071 $3,455
2024 $8,219 $2,592

Gabon vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Palestine
1950 39.3 45.7
1951 40 46
1952 40.7 46.3
1953 41.5 46.6
1954 42.2 46.9
1955 42.9 47.2
1956 43.7 47.6
1957 44.4 48
1958 45.1 48.4
1959 45.8 48.8
1960 46.4 49.3
1961 47.1 49.8
1962 47.8 50.4
1963 48.4 51
1964 49 51.6
1965 49.7 52.2
1966 50.3 52.8
1967 50.9 50.9
1968 51.5 54.1
1969 52.1 54.7
1970 52.7 55.4
1971 53.3 56
1972 53.8 56.7
1973 54.4 57.6
1974 54.9 58
1975 55.5 58.7
1976 56 59.4
1977 56.5 60.1
1978 57 60.8
1979 57.4 61.5
1980 57.9 62.2
1981 58.3 62.8
1982 58.6 63.5
1983 59 64.1
1984 59.3 64.7
1985 59.7 65.3
1986 60 65.7
1987 60.2 66.3
1988 60.4 66.7
1989 60.6 67.1
1990 60.7 67.8
1991 60.9 68.2
1992 61 68.5
1993 61.1 68.8
1994 61.2 69.3
1995 61.3 69.6
1996 61.3 70
1997 61.4 70.3
1998 61.5 70.6
1999 61.7 70.8
2000 61.8 70.3
2001 62 69.8
2002 62.2 70.9
2003 62.5 71
2004 62.7 71.1
2005 63 72
2006 63.3 71.8
2007 63.6 72.1
2008 64 72.2
2009 64.4 72.3
2010 64.7 73.3
2011 65.1 73.6
2012 65.4 73.7
2013 65.8 74.1
2014 66.1 72.8
2015 66.3 74.6
2016 66.6 74.9
2017 66.8 75.2
2018 67 75.4
2019 67.3 75.8
2020 67.1 75
2021 67.1 73.9
2022 67.7 76.7
2023 68.3 65.2
2024 68.5 69.2
2025 68.7 73.1

Gabon and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Palestine
Year Population
Gabon Palestine
1960 512,316 -
1961 518,266 -
1962 524,649 -
1963 531,452 -
1964 538,657 -
1965 546,308 -
1966 554,463 -
1967 563,108 -
1968 572,257 -
1969 583,276 -
1970 595,846 -
1971 608,348 -
1972 620,960 -
1973 633,995 -
1974 647,691 -
1975 662,197 -
1976 677,628 -
1977 693,984 -
1978 711,245 -
1979 729,375 -
1980 748,389 -
1981 768,385 -
1982 789,286 -
1983 811,005 -
1984 833,501 -
1985 856,726 -
1986 880,705 -
1987 905,479 -
1988 931,020 -
1989 957,138 -
1990 983,734 1,978,248
1991 1,010,818 2,068,845
1992 1,038,380 2,163,591
1993 1,066,405 2,262,676
1994 1,094,720 2,366,298
1995 1,123,213 2,474,666
1996 1,152,015 2,587,997
1997 1,181,439 2,706,518
1998 1,211,736 2,776,568
1999 1,243,016 2,848,431
2000 1,275,572 2,922,153
2001 1,309,589 2,997,784
2002 1,345,135 3,075,373
2003 1,382,350 3,154,969
2004 1,421,609 3,236,626
2005 1,463,495 3,320,396
2006 1,508,337 3,406,334
2007 1,556,237 3,494,496
2008 1,607,175 3,591,977
2009 1,661,556 3,689,099
2010 1,719,879 3,786,161
2011 1,781,985 3,882,986
2012 1,846,889 3,979,998
2013 1,913,059 4,076,708
2014 1,978,399 4,173,398
2015 2,040,989 4,270,092
2016 2,100,306 4,367,088
2017 2,156,900 4,454,805
2018 2,212,318 4,569,087
2019 2,267,706 4,685,306
2020 2,322,539 4,803,269
2021 2,376,722 4,922,749
2022 2,430,747 5,043,612
2023 2,484,789 5,165,775
2024 2,538,952 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Gabon and Palestine

Fertility rate
Gabon

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Palestine
1960 4.42 -
1961 4.5 -
1962 4.59 -
1963 4.65 -
1964 4.71 -
1965 4.79 -
1966 4.86 -
1967 4.92 -
1968 4.98 -
1969 5.05 -
1970 5.1 -
1971 5.16 -
1972 5.24 -
1973 5.29 -
1974 5.33 -
1975 5.39 -
1976 5.46 -
1977 5.52 -
1978 5.57 -
1979 5.61 -
1980 5.66 -
1981 5.73 -
1982 5.74 -
1983 5.76 -
1984 5.73 -
1985 5.71 -
1986 5.69 -
1987 5.67 -
1988 5.62 -
1989 5.55 -
1990 5.46 6.81
1991 5.37 6.75
1992 5.29 6.65
1993 5.19 6.5
1994 5.04 6.33
1995 4.88 6.16
1996 4.74 5.99
1997 4.66 5.82
1998 4.58 5.69
1999 4.5 5.58
2000 4.47 5.46
2001 4.42 5.34
2002 4.36 5.22
2003 4.3 5.06
2004 4.25 4.97
2005 4.21 4.87
2006 4.17 4.74
2007 4.14 4.63
2008 4.12 4.51
2009 4.14 4.44
2010 4.15 4.43
2011 4.15 4.31
2012 4.09 4.15
2013 4.02 4.05
2014 3.95 4
2015 3.92 3.98
2016 3.92 3.89
2017 3.91 3.77
2018 3.91 3.67
2019 3.88 3.59
2020 3.83 3.51
2021 3.78 3.44
2022 3.71 3.38
2023 3.65 3.31

Gabon and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Gabon Palestine
1960 27.2 -
1961 27 -
1962 26.8 -
1963 26.5 -
1964 26.2 -
1965 25.9 -
1966 25.6 -
1967 25.2 -
1968 24.8 -
1969 24.5 -
1970 24.2 -
1971 23.9 -
1972 23.5 -
1973 23.2 -
1974 22.9 -
1975 22.5 -
1976 22.2 -
1977 21.9 -
1978 21.6 -
1979 21.3 -
1980 21 -
1981 20.7 -
1982 20.4 -
1983 20.1 -
1984 19.9 -
1985 19.7 -
1986 19.5 -
1987 19.3 -
1988 19.2 -
1989 19 -
1990 18.9 15.4
1991 18.9 15.4
1992 18.8 15.4
1993 18.8 15.5
1994 18.8 15.5
1995 18.8 15.6
1996 18.9 15.7
1997 18.9 15.8
1998 19 15.9
1999 19.1 16
2000 19.3 16.2
2001 19.4 16.3
2002 19.6 16.5
2003 19.7 16.7
2004 19.9 16.9
2005 20.1 17.1
2006 20.3 17.4
2007 20.6 17.6
2008 20.8 17.9
2009 21 18.1
2010 21.2 18.4
2011 21.4 18.6
2012 21.7 18.9
2013 21.9 19.1
2014 22.1 19.4
2015 22.2 19.6
2016 22.3 19.8
2017 22.4 19.9
2018 22.4 20
2019 22.5 20.2
2020 22.5 20.3
2021 22.5 20.4
2022 22.5 20.6
2023 22.6 20.8
2024 22.6 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Gabon Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
15.4%
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
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Palestine
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
3
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
68
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
97.9%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Gabon Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
45
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Gabon Palestine
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
n/a

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