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Gabon vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 75th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Poland
Population
2636721
36176920
Population rank 142/197 46/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
79 years
2025

Gabon and Poland: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Poland economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Poland
Year GDP
Gabon Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $5,402,919,785 $85,500,935,935
1992 $5,592,390,827 $94,337,050,693
1993 $4,378,645,081 $96,043,157,273
1994 $4,190,819,344 $110,803,635,288
1995 $4,958,845,648 $142,838,527,115
1996 $5,694,040,003 $160,813,026,223
1997 $5,326,817,115 $159,893,964,917
1998 $4,483,417,310 $175,282,269,667
1999 $4,662,992,036 $170,704,452,715
2000 $5,080,483,629 $172,953,527,033
2001 $5,023,265,413 $191,823,200,371
2002 $5,335,451,100 $199,694,463,256
2003 $6,511,903,365 $218,561,225,998
2004 $7,770,219,008 $256,268,656,145
2005 $9,582,783,991 $306,999,913,151
2006 $10,327,598,306 $345,897,630,736
2007 $12,455,409,587 $429,715,132,138
2008 $15,571,348,344 $535,612,030,672
2009 $12,113,699,068 $440,891,472,247
2010 $14,372,593,020 $478,111,630,684
2011 $18,210,307,744 $527,848,543,023
2012 $17,170,464,016 $498,148,649,703
2013 $17,595,744,798 $518,179,836,405
2014 $18,203,966,896 $542,134,167,179
2015 $14,383,107,763 $480,054,118,583
2016 $14,023,890,265 $473,259,623,976
2017 $14,929,487,485 $528,356,723,263
2018 $16,867,326,402 $594,616,632,477
2019 $16,874,405,465 $602,683,770,145
2020 $15,342,236,164 $605,914,186,118
2021 $19,444,935,097 $689,170,171,187
2022 $20,440,655,695 $695,607,522,885
2023 $20,055,720,403 $812,451,128,979
2024 $20,867,044,936 $914,696,430,325

Gabon and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $5,345 $2,236
1992 $5,386 $2,459
1993 $4,106 $2,497
1994 $3,828 $2,875
1995 $4,415 $3,701
1996 $4,943 $4,164
1997 $4,509 $4,137
1998 $3,700 $4,534
1999 $3,751 $4,416
2000 $3,983 $4,521
2001 $3,836 $5,015
2002 $3,966 $5,223
2003 $4,711 $5,721
2004 $5,466 $6,712
2005 $6,548 $8,044
2006 $6,847 $9,069
2007 $8,004 $11,273
2008 $9,689 $14,049
2009 $7,291 $11,556
2010 $8,357 $12,568
2011 $10,219 $13,868
2012 $9,297 $13,087
2013 $9,198 $13,622
2014 $9,201 $14,262
2015 $7,047 $12,638
2016 $6,677 $12,464
2017 $6,922 $13,913
2018 $7,624 $15,658
2019 $7,441 $15,875
2020 $6,606 $16,151
2021 $8,181 $18,636
2022 $8,409 $18,891
2023 $8,071 $22,145
2024 $8,219 $25,023

Gabon vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Poland
1950 39.3 58.3
1951 40 58.9
1952 40.7 59.7
1953 41.5 61.3
1954 42.2 62.3
1955 42.9 63.1
1956 43.7 63.4
1957 44.4 64.4
1958 45.1 64.9
1959 45.8 66.4
1960 46.4 67.1
1961 47.1 67.8
1962 47.8 68
1963 48.4 68.3
1964 49 68.9
1965 49.7 69.4
1966 50.3 69.7
1967 50.9 69.9
1968 51.5 69.8
1969 52.1 69.8
1970 52.7 69.6
1971 53.3 69.8
1972 53.8 70.1
1973 54.4 70.7
1974 54.9 70.7
1975 55.5 70.6
1976 56 70.4
1977 56.5 70.3
1978 57 70.4
1979 57.4 70.2
1980 57.9 70.5
1981 58.3 70.6
1982 58.6 70.9
1983 59 70.8
1984 59.3 70.6
1985 59.7 70.5
1986 60 70.6
1987 60.2 70.8
1988 60.4 70.8
1989 60.6 70.8
1990 60.7 70.6
1991 60.9 70.7
1992 61 70.9
1993 61.1 71.3
1994 61.2 71.7
1995 61.3 72
1996 61.3 72.3
1997 61.4 72.6
1998 61.5 72.8
1999 61.7 73.2
2000 61.8 73.6
2001 62 74.2
2002 62.2 74.5
2003 62.5 74.8
2004 62.7 74.9
2005 63 75.1
2006 63.3 75.3
2007 63.6 75.4
2008 64 75.6
2009 64.4 75.9
2010 64.7 76.3
2011 65.1 76.6
2012 65.4 76.8
2013 65.8 77.1
2014 66.1 77.3
2015 66.3 77.6
2016 66.6 77.6
2017 66.8 77.7
2018 67 77.6
2019 67.3 77.9
2020 67.1 76.6
2021 67.1 75.6
2022 67.7 77.9
2023 68.3 78.6
2024 68.5 78.8
2025 68.7 79

Gabon and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Poland
Year Population
Gabon Poland
1960 512,316 29,637,450
1961 518,266 29,964,000
1962 524,649 30,308,500
1963 531,452 30,712,000
1964 538,657 31,139,450
1965 546,308 31,444,950
1966 554,463 31,681,000
1967 563,108 31,987,155
1968 572,257 32,294,655
1969 583,276 32,548,300
1970 595,846 32,664,300
1971 608,348 32,783,500
1972 620,960 33,055,650
1973 633,995 33,357,200
1974 647,691 33,678,899
1975 662,197 34,015,199
1976 677,628 34,356,300
1977 693,984 34,689,050
1978 711,245 34,965,600
1979 729,375 35,247,217
1980 748,389 35,574,150
1981 768,385 35,898,587
1982 789,286 36,230,481
1983 811,005 36,571,808
1984 833,501 36,904,134
1985 856,726 37,201,885
1986 880,705 37,456,119
1987 905,479 37,668,045
1988 931,020 37,824,487
1989 957,138 37,961,529
1990 983,734 38,110,782
1991 1,010,818 38,246,193
1992 1,038,380 38,363,667
1993 1,066,405 38,461,408
1994 1,094,720 38,542,652
1995 1,123,213 38,594,998
1996 1,152,015 38,624,370
1997 1,181,439 38,649,660
1998 1,211,736 38,663,481
1999 1,243,016 38,660,271
2000 1,275,572 38,258,629
2001 1,309,589 38,248,076
2002 1,345,135 38,230,364
2003 1,382,350 38,204,570
2004 1,421,609 38,182,222
2005 1,463,495 38,165,445
2006 1,508,337 38,141,267
2007 1,556,237 38,120,560
2008 1,607,175 38,125,759
2009 1,661,556 38,151,603
2010 1,719,879 38,042,794
2011 1,781,985 38,063,255
2012 1,846,889 38,063,164
2013 1,913,059 38,040,196
2014 1,978,399 38,011,735
2015 2,040,989 37,986,412
2016 2,100,306 37,970,087
2017 2,156,900 37,974,826
2018 2,212,318 37,974,750
2019 2,267,706 37,965,475
2020 2,322,539 37,515,748
2021 2,376,722 36,981,559
2022 2,430,747 36,821,749
2023 2,484,789 36,687,353
2024 2,538,952 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Gabon and Poland

Fertility rate
Gabon

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Poland
1960 4.42 2.98
1961 4.5 2.83
1962 4.59 2.72
1963 4.65 2.7
1964 4.71 2.57
1965 4.79 2.52
1966 4.86 2.34
1967 4.92 2.33
1968 4.98 2.24
1969 5.05 2.2
1970 5.1 2.2
1971 5.16 2.25
1972 5.24 2.24
1973 5.29 2.26
1974 5.33 2.26
1975 5.39 2.27
1976 5.46 2.3
1977 5.52 2.23
1978 5.57 2.21
1979 5.61 2.28
1980 5.66 2.28
1981 5.73 2.24
1982 5.74 2.34
1983 5.76 2.42
1984 5.73 2.37
1985 5.71 2.33
1986 5.69 2.22
1987 5.67 2.15
1988 5.62 2.13
1989 5.55 2.08
1990 5.46 2.06
1991 5.37 2.07
1992 5.29 1.95
1993 5.19 1.87
1994 5.04 1.81
1995 4.88 1.62
1996 4.74 1.59
1997 4.66 1.51
1998 4.58 1.44
1999 4.5 1.37
2000 4.47 1.37
2001 4.42 1.31
2002 4.36 1.25
2003 4.3 1.22
2004 4.25 1.23
2005 4.21 1.24
2006 4.17 1.27
2007 4.14 1.31
2008 4.12 1.39
2009 4.14 1.4
2010 4.15 1.41
2011 4.15 1.33
2012 4.09 1.33
2013 4.02 1.29
2014 3.95 1.32
2015 3.92 1.32
2016 3.92 1.39
2017 3.91 1.48
2018 3.91 1.46
2019 3.88 1.44
2020 3.83 1.39
2021 3.78 1.33
2022 3.71 1.29
2023 3.65 1.16

Gabon and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Poland
Year Median age, years
Gabon Poland
1960 27.2 26.6
1961 27 26.8
1962 26.8 26.9
1963 26.5 27.1
1964 26.2 27.3
1965 25.9 27.5
1966 25.6 27.7
1967 25.2 27.8
1968 24.8 28
1969 24.5 28.1
1970 24.2 28.2
1971 23.9 28.4
1972 23.5 28.5
1973 23.2 28.5
1974 22.9 28.6
1975 22.5 28.6
1976 22.2 28.7
1977 21.9 28.9
1978 21.6 29.1
1979 21.3 29.3
1980 21 29.5
1981 20.7 29.8
1982 20.4 30.1
1983 20.1 30.3
1984 19.9 30.6
1985 19.7 30.8
1986 19.5 31.1
1987 19.3 31.4
1988 19.2 31.7
1989 19 32.1
1990 18.9 32.4
1991 18.9 32.6
1992 18.8 32.9
1993 18.8 33.2
1994 18.8 33.5
1995 18.8 33.9
1996 18.9 34.2
1997 18.9 34.4
1998 19 34.7
1999 19.1 35
2000 19.3 35.2
2001 19.4 35.5
2002 19.6 35.8
2003 19.7 36
2004 19.9 36.3
2005 20.1 36.6
2006 20.3 36.9
2007 20.6 37.2
2008 20.8 37.5
2009 21 37.8
2010 21.2 38.1
2011 21.4 38.2
2012 21.7 38.4
2013 21.9 38.7
2014 22.1 39
2015 22.2 39.3
2016 22.3 39.7
2017 22.4 40
2018 22.4 40.4
2019 22.5 40.8
2020 22.5 41.1
2021 22.5 41.5
2022 22.5 41.9
2023 22.6 42.4
2024 22.6 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Gabon Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Poland
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
99.8%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Gabon Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Poland
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
267,065 mi
2024

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