Gabon vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 75th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Gabon and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP

Gabon

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	GDP
	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
1960	$141,468,978	$230,496,037
1961	$167,637,907	$244,832,039
1962	$182,796,536	$261,184,042
1963	$154,480,244	$275,968,044
1964	$215,679,855	$305,312,049
1965	$226,474,286	$344,176,055
1966	$245,849,781	$390,992,063
1967	$271,543,680	$441,728,183
1968	$294,468,564	$485,184,190
1969	$318,124,701	$551,263,864
1970	$323,802,476	$645,568,215
1971	$381,687,073	$717,750,278
1972	$430,508,359	$858,761,926
1973	$722,780,701	$1,299,079,410
1974	$1,544,216,002	$1,467,417,672
1975	$2,157,592,940	$1,356,603,608
1976	$3,009,409,974	$1,511,843,235
1977	$2,809,349,069	$1,640,746,619
1978	$2,389,479,272	$1,947,878,831
1979	$3,030,251,120	$2,293,760,511
1980	$4,279,637,942	$2,545,808,456
1981	$3,862,269,121	$2,498,190,847
1982	$3,618,007,841	$2,368,719,683
1983	$3,391,275,732	$2,562,351,551
1984	$3,561,451,561	$2,552,662,617
1985	$3,339,914,757	$2,423,339,172
1986	$3,403,638,189	$2,647,995,602
1987	$3,281,797,043	$3,143,851,794
1988	$3,834,503,376	$3,656,177,881
1989	$4,186,411,464	$3,546,472,566
1990	$5,952,293,765	$3,219,729,083
1991	$5,402,919,785	$3,787,394,958
1992	$5,592,390,827	$4,377,980,510
1993	$4,378,645,081	$4,974,550,286
1994	$4,190,819,344	$5,502,786,070
1995	$4,958,845,648	$4,636,057,476
1996	$5,694,040,003	$5,155,311,077
1997	$5,326,817,115	$4,936,615,299
1998	$4,483,417,310	$3,789,443,015
1999	$4,662,992,036	$3,477,038,204
2000	$5,080,483,629	$3,521,339,699
2001	$5,023,265,413	$3,081,024,212
2002	$5,335,451,100	$2,999,511,040
2003	$6,511,903,365	$3,536,411,824
2004	$7,770,219,008	$3,927,157,867
2005	$9,582,783,991	$4,865,892,972
2006	$10,327,598,306	$8,354,911,041
2007	$12,455,409,587	$9,545,028,944
2008	$15,571,348,344	$11,670,892,801
2009	$12,113,699,068	$11,619,456,449
2010	$14,372,593,020	$14,250,786,675
2011	$18,210,307,744	$17,985,138,066
2012	$17,170,464,016	$21,295,168,666
2013	$17,595,744,798	$21,261,338,065
2014	$18,203,966,896	$23,210,823,987
2015	$14,383,107,763	$21,723,437,010
2016	$14,023,890,265	$20,758,876,953
2017	$14,929,487,485	$22,742,699,138
2018	$16,867,326,402	$24,109,780,708
2019	$16,874,405,465	$24,750,626,030
2020	$15,342,236,164	$23,848,447,850
2021	$19,444,935,097	$26,109,413,521
2022	$20,440,655,695	$31,653,185,953
2023	$20,055,720,403	$30,816,367,067
2024	$20,867,044,936	$32,538,480,024

Gabon and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita

Gabon

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
1960	$276.1	$115.5
1961	$323	$119.7
1962	$348	$124.7
1963	$290.7	$128.9
1964	$400	$139.5
1965	$415	$153.9
1966	$443	$171.1
1967	$482	$189
1968	$515	$202.9
1969	$545	$225.3
1970	$543	$257.6
1971	$627	$279.7
1972	$693	$327
1973	$1,140	$483
1974	$2,384	$533
1975	$3,258	$482
1976	$4,441	$525
1977	$4,048	$558
1978	$3,360	$648
1979	$4,155	$748
1980	$5,718	$813
1981	$5,026	$781
1982	$4,584	$726
1983	$4,182	$769
1984	$4,273	$750
1985	$3,898	$697
1986	$3,865	$745
1987	$3,624	$865
1988	$4,119	$985
1989	$4,374	$934
1990	$6,051	$826
1991	$5,345	$942
1992	$5,386	$1,051
1993	$4,106	$1,151
1994	$3,828	$1,228
1995	$4,415	$998
1996	$4,943	$1,071
1997	$4,509	$990
1998	$3,700	$733
1999	$3,751	$650
2000	$3,983	$636
2001	$3,836	$538
2002	$3,966	$506
2003	$4,711	$577
2004	$5,466	$621
2005	$6,548	$744
2006	$6,847	$1,238
2007	$8,004	$1,371
2008	$9,689	$1,625
2009	$7,291	$1,569
2010	$8,357	$1,867
2011	$10,219	$2,288
2012	$9,297	$2,635
2013	$9,198	$2,561
2014	$9,201	$2,723
2015	$7,047	$2,485
2016	$6,677	$2,316
2017	$6,922	$2,478
2018	$7,624	$2,566
2019	$7,441	$2,576
2020	$6,606	$2,430
2021	$8,181	$2,608
2022	$8,409	$3,102
2023	$8,071	$2,966
2024	$8,219	$3,076

Gabon vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gabon

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
1950	39.3	39.4
1951	40	35.5
1952	40.7	40.7
1953	41.5	41.3
1954	42.2	42
1955	42.9	42.6
1956	43.7	43.3
1957	44.4	43.9
1958	45.1	44.6
1959	45.8	45.1
1960	46.4	45.8
1961	47.1	46.4
1962	47.8	46.7
1963	48.4	47.7
1964	49	48.3
1965	49.7	48.9
1966	50.3	49.6
1967	50.9	50.2
1968	51.5	50.9
1969	52.1	51.5
1970	52.7	52.1
1971	53.3	52.6
1972	53.8	53.3
1973	54.4	53.9
1974	54.9	54.4
1975	55.5	55
1976	56	55.5
1977	56.5	56
1978	57	56.5
1979	57.4	57
1980	57.9	57.4
1981	58.3	57.8
1982	58.6	58.1
1983	59	58.3
1984	59.3	58.6
1985	59.7	58.8
1986	60	59
1987	60.2	59.2
1988	60.4	59.4
1989	60.6	59.6
1990	60.7	59.8
1991	60.9	59.9
1992	61	60.3
1993	61.1	60.5
1994	61.2	60.7
1995	61.3	60.9
1996	61.3	61.1
1997	61.4	61.3
1998	61.5	60.4
1999	61.7	61.5
2000	61.8	61.6
2001	62	61.6
2002	62.2	61.6
2003	62.5	61.7
2004	62.7	61.8
2005	63	61.9
2006	63.3	62
2007	63.6	62.2
2008	64	62.5
2009	64.4	62.8
2010	64.7	63.1
2011	65.1	63.4
2012	65.4	63.6
2013	65.8	63.9
2014	66.1	64.2
2015	66.3	64.5
2016	66.6	64.7
2017	66.8	64.9
2018	67	65.1
2019	67.3	65.3
2020	67.1	65.1
2021	67.1	64.4
2022	67.7	65.3
2023	68.3	66.1
2024	68.5	66.3
2025	68.7	66.4

Gabon and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population

Gabon

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Population
	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
1960	512,316	1,995,110
1961	518,266	2,046,127
1962	524,649	2,093,919
1963	531,452	2,141,376
1964	538,657	2,188,325
1965	546,308	2,235,820
1966	554,463	2,285,774
1967	563,108	2,337,532
1968	572,257	2,390,803
1969	583,276	2,446,927
1970	595,846	2,505,628
1971	608,348	2,566,421
1972	620,960	2,628,432
1973	633,995	2,690,629
1974	647,691	2,752,671
1975	662,197	2,814,820
1976	677,628	2,877,327
1977	693,984	2,940,327
1978	711,245	3,003,714
1979	729,375	3,067,341
1980	748,389	3,131,512
1981	768,385	3,197,019
1982	789,286	3,264,291
1983	811,005	3,333,633
1984	833,501	3,405,198
1985	856,726	3,478,936
1986	880,705	3,554,793
1987	905,479	3,632,543
1988	931,020	3,711,880
1989	957,138	3,796,078
1990	983,734	3,896,481
1991	1,010,818	4,021,837
1992	1,038,380	4,166,699
1993	1,066,405	4,320,872
1994	1,094,720	4,480,208
1995	1,123,213	4,644,278
1996	1,152,015	4,813,361
1997	1,181,439	4,987,883
1998	1,211,736	5,166,390
1999	1,243,016	5,349,333
2000	1,275,572	5,537,064
2001	1,309,589	5,728,435
2002	1,345,135	5,924,003
2003	1,382,350	6,123,997
2004	1,421,609	6,328,041
2005	1,463,495	6,535,905
2006	1,508,337	6,747,720
2007	1,556,237	6,963,345
2008	1,607,175	7,183,002
2009	1,661,556	7,406,438
2010	1,719,879	7,633,523
2011	1,781,985	7,859,346
2012	1,846,889	8,081,390
2013	1,913,059	8,302,698
2014	1,978,399	8,523,441
2015	2,040,989	8,743,246
2016	2,100,306	8,961,718
2017	2,156,900	9,178,714
2018	2,212,318	9,394,513
2019	2,267,706	9,609,010
2020	2,322,539	9,815,746
2021	2,376,722	10,012,896
2022	2,430,747	10,203,169
2023	2,484,789	10,389,635
2024	2,538,952	10,576,502

Fertility rates in Gabon and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate

Gabon

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
1960	4.42	6.02
1961	4.5	6.07
1962	4.59	6.14
1963	4.65	6.15
1964	4.71	6.19
1965	4.79	6.2
1966	4.86	6.23
1967	4.92	6.24
1968	4.98	6.25
1969	5.05	6.26
1970	5.1	6.25
1971	5.16	6.23
1972	5.24	6.2
1973	5.29	6.16
1974	5.33	6.11
1975	5.39	6.07
1976	5.46	6.02
1977	5.52	5.96
1978	5.57	5.88
1979	5.61	5.79
1980	5.66	5.71
1981	5.73	5.65
1982	5.74	5.59
1983	5.76	5.56
1984	5.73	5.51
1985	5.71	5.47
1986	5.69	5.42
1987	5.67	5.36
1988	5.62	5.3
1989	5.55	5.24
1990	5.46	5.18
1991	5.37	5.11
1992	5.29	5.03
1993	5.19	4.96
1994	5.04	4.87
1995	4.88	4.78
1996	4.74	4.73
1997	4.66	4.68
1998	4.58	4.63
1999	4.5	4.59
2000	4.47	4.53
2001	4.42	4.47
2002	4.36	4.42
2003	4.3	4.36
2004	4.25	4.28
2005	4.21	4.22
2006	4.17	4.15
2007	4.14	4.08
2008	4.12	4.01
2009	4.14	3.94
2010	4.15	3.88
2011	4.15	3.82
2012	4.09	3.75
2013	4.02	3.68
2014	3.95	3.63
2015	3.92	3.56
2016	3.92	3.5
2017	3.91	3.43
2018	3.91	3.38
2019	3.88	3.32
2020	3.83	3.27
2021	3.78	3.22
2022	3.71	3.17
2023	3.65	3.1

Gabon and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age

Gabon

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
1960	27.2	18.5
1961	27	18.4
1962	26.8	18.3
1963	26.5	18.1
1964	26.2	18
1965	25.9	17.9
1966	25.6	17.8
1967	25.2	17.6
1968	24.8	17.5
1969	24.5	17.4
1970	24.2	17.3
1971	23.9	17.2
1972	23.5	17.1
1973	23.2	17.2
1974	22.9	17.2
1975	22.5	17.3
1976	22.2	17.4
1977	21.9	17.5
1978	21.6	17.7
1979	21.3	17.8
1980	21	18
1981	20.7	18.1
1982	20.4	18.2
1983	20.1	18.3
1984	19.9	18.3
1985	19.7	18.4
1986	19.5	18.5
1987	19.3	18.5
1988	19.2	18.6
1989	19	18.6
1990	18.9	18.7
1991	18.9	18.8
1992	18.8	18.9
1993	18.8	19
1994	18.8	19.1
1995	18.8	19.2
1996	18.9	19.4
1997	18.9	19.5
1998	19	19.6
1999	19.1	19.7
2000	19.3	19.8
2001	19.4	19.9
2002	19.6	19.9
2003	19.7	20
2004	19.9	20.2
2005	20.1	20.3
2006	20.3	20.4
2007	20.6	20.6
2008	20.8	20.7
2009	21	20.9
2010	21.2	21
2011	21.4	21.2
2012	21.7	21.3
2013	21.9	21.5
2014	22.1	21.7
2015	22.2	21.9
2016	22.3	22
2017	22.4	22.2
2018	22.4	22.4
2019	22.5	22.6
2020	22.5	22.8
2021	22.5	23
2022	22.5	23.2
2023	22.6	23.4
2024	22.6	23.6

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