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Gabon vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 75th vs. 1st).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Russia
Population
2636721
142718132
Population rank 142/197 9/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 126/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Gabon and Russia: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Russia economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Russia
Year GDP
Gabon Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $4,186,411,464 $506,631,299,735
1990 $5,952,293,765 $517,014,446,228
1991 $5,402,919,785 $517,962,962,963
1992 $5,592,390,827 $460,290,556,901
1993 $4,378,645,081 $435,083,713,851
1994 $4,190,819,344 $395,077,301,248
1995 $4,958,845,648 $395,537,185,735
1996 $5,694,040,003 $391,724,890,744
1997 $5,326,817,115 $404,928,954,192
1998 $4,483,417,310 $270,955,486,862
1999 $4,662,992,036 $195,907,128,351
2000 $5,080,483,629 $259,710,142,197
2001 $5,023,265,413 $306,602,070,621
2002 $5,335,451,100 $345,470,494,418
2003 $6,511,903,365 $430,347,420,185
2004 $7,770,219,008 $591,016,690,732
2005 $9,582,783,991 $764,015,973,481
2006 $10,327,598,306 $989,932,071,353
2007 $12,455,409,587 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $15,571,348,344 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $12,113,699,068 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $14,372,593,020 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $18,210,307,744 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $17,170,464,016 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $17,595,744,798 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $18,203,966,896 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $14,383,107,763 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $14,023,890,265 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $14,929,487,485 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $16,867,326,402 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $16,874,405,465 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $15,342,236,164 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $19,444,935,097 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $20,440,655,695 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $20,055,720,403 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $20,867,044,936 $2,173,835,806,672

Gabon and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Russia
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 $3,778
1989 $4,374 $3,430
1990 $6,051 $3,494
1991 $5,345 $3,490
1992 $5,386 $3,099
1993 $4,106 $2,931
1994 $3,828 $2,662
1995 $4,415 $2,666
1996 $4,943 $2,644
1997 $4,509 $2,738
1998 $3,700 $1,835
1999 $3,751 $1,331
2000 $3,983 $1,772
2001 $3,836 $2,100
2002 $3,966 $2,378
2003 $4,711 $2,975
2004 $5,466 $4,102
2005 $6,548 $5,323
2006 $6,847 $6,920
2007 $8,004 $9,101
2008 $9,689 $11,635
2009 $7,291 $8,563
2010 $8,357 $10,675
2011 $10,219 $14,305
2012 $9,297 $15,402
2013 $9,198 $15,941
2014 $9,201 $14,277
2015 $7,047 $9,427
2016 $6,677 $8,804
2017 $6,922 $10,835
2018 $7,624 $11,399
2019 $7,441 $11,640
2020 $6,606 $10,280
2021 $8,181 $12,637
2022 $8,409 $15,888
2023 $8,071 $14,403
2024 $8,219 $15,145

Gabon vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Russia
1950 39.3 55.5
1951 40 55.3
1952 40.7 57.6
1953 41.5 58.8
1954 42.2 59.9
1955 42.9 62.1
1956 43.7 66.5
1957 44.4 66
1958 45.1 67.7
1959 45.8 67.4
1960 46.4 68.3
1961 47.1 68.6
1962 47.8 68.5
1963 48.4 69.1
1964 49 69.5
1965 49.7 69.3
1966 50.3 69.4
1967 50.9 69.2
1968 51.5 69.1
1969 52.1 68.6
1970 52.7 68.7
1971 53.3 68.9
1972 53.8 68.8
1973 54.4 68.9
1974 54.9 68.7
1975 55.5 68.3
1976 56 68.1
1977 56.5 67.9
1978 57 67.8
1979 57.4 67.6
1980 57.9 67.5
1981 58.3 67.6
1982 58.6 68.1
1983 59 68
1984 59.3 67.6
1985 59.7 68.3
1986 60 70
1987 60.2 70.1
1988 60.4 69.9
1989 60.6 69.7
1990 60.7 69.3
1991 60.9 69
1992 61 67.8
1993 61.1 65
1994 61.2 63.8
1995 61.3 64
1996 61.3 65.4
1997 61.4 66.6
1998 61.5 66.9
1999 61.7 65.6
2000 61.8 65
2001 62 65
2002 62.2 64.7
2003 62.5 64.7
2004 62.7 65.1
2005 63 65.2
2006 63.3 66.5
2007 63.6 67.5
2008 64 67.9
2009 64.4 68.7
2010 64.7 68.2
2011 65.1 69.7
2012 65.4 70.1
2013 65.8 70.6
2014 66.1 70.8
2015 66.3 71.3
2016 66.6 71.9
2017 66.8 72.8
2018 67 72.9
2019 67.3 73.1
2020 67.1 71.2
2021 67.1 69.8
2022 67.7 72.5
2023 68.3 73.2
2024 68.5 73.3
2025 68.7 73.5

Gabon and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Russia
Year Population
Gabon Russia
1960 512,316 119,897,000
1961 518,266 121,236,000
1962 524,649 122,591,000
1963 531,452 123,960,000
1964 538,657 125,345,000
1965 546,308 126,745,000
1966 554,463 127,468,000
1967 563,108 128,196,000
1968 572,257 128,928,000
1969 583,276 129,664,000
1970 595,846 130,404,000
1971 608,348 131,155,000
1972 620,960 131,909,000
1973 633,995 132,669,000
1974 647,691 133,432,000
1975 662,197 134,200,000
1976 677,628 135,147,000
1977 693,984 136,100,000
1978 711,245 137,060,000
1979 729,375 138,027,000
1980 748,389 139,010,000
1981 768,385 139,941,000
1982 789,286 140,823,000
1983 811,005 141,668,000
1984 833,501 142,745,000
1985 856,726 143,858,000
1986 880,705 144,894,000
1987 905,479 145,908,000
1988 931,020 146,857,000
1989 957,138 147,721,000
1990 983,734 147,969,406
1991 1,010,818 148,394,216
1992 1,038,380 148,538,197
1993 1,066,405 148,458,777
1994 1,094,720 148,407,912
1995 1,123,213 148,375,787
1996 1,152,015 148,160,129
1997 1,181,439 147,915,361
1998 1,211,736 147,670,784
1999 1,243,016 147,214,776
2000 1,275,572 146,596,869
2001 1,309,589 145,976,482
2002 1,345,135 145,306,497
2003 1,382,350 144,648,618
2004 1,421,609 144,067,316
2005 1,463,495 143,518,814
2006 1,508,337 143,049,637
2007 1,556,237 142,805,114
2008 1,607,175 142,742,366
2009 1,661,556 142,785,348
2010 1,719,879 142,849,468
2011 1,781,985 143,018,195
2012 1,846,889 143,378,447
2013 1,913,059 143,805,638
2014 1,978,399 144,237,223
2015 2,040,989 144,640,716
2016 2,100,306 145,015,460
2017 2,156,900 145,293,260
2018 2,212,318 145,398,106
2019 2,267,706 145,453,291
2020 2,322,539 145,245,148
2021 2,376,722 144,746,762
2022 2,430,747 144,236,933
2023 2,484,789 143,826,130
2024 2,538,952 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Gabon and Russia

Fertility rate
Gabon

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Russia
1960 4.42 2.52
1961 4.5 2.45
1962 4.59 2.36
1963 4.65 2.27
1964 4.71 2.18
1965 4.79 2.13
1966 4.86 2.1
1967 4.92 2.04
1968 4.98 1.99
1969 5.05 1.97
1970 5.1 1.99
1971 5.16 2.03
1972 5.24 2.04
1973 5.29 2.01
1974 5.33 2
1975 5.39 1.98
1976 5.46 1.97
1977 5.52 1.95
1978 5.57 1.92
1979 5.61 1.9
1980 5.66 1.89
1981 5.73 1.91
1982 5.74 2.04
1983 5.76 2.11
1984 5.73 2.06
1985 5.71 2.05
1986 5.69 2.15
1987 5.67 2.22
1988 5.62 2.12
1989 5.55 2.01
1990 5.46 1.89
1991 5.37 1.73
1992 5.29 1.55
1993 5.19 1.39
1994 5.04 1.4
1995 4.88 1.34
1996 4.74 1.27
1997 4.66 1.22
1998 4.58 1.23
1999 4.5 1.16
2000 4.47 1.2
2001 4.42 1.22
2002 4.36 1.29
2003 4.3 1.32
2004 4.25 1.34
2005 4.21 1.29
2006 4.17 1.31
2007 4.14 1.42
2008 4.12 1.5
2009 4.14 1.54
2010 4.15 1.57
2011 4.15 1.58
2012 4.09 1.69
2013 4.02 1.71
2014 3.95 1.75
2015 3.92 1.78
2016 3.92 1.76
2017 3.91 1.62
2018 3.91 1.58
2019 3.88 1.5
2020 3.83 1.51
2021 3.78 1.51
2022 3.71 1.42
2023 3.65 1.41

Gabon and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Russia
Year Median age, years
Gabon Russia
1960 27.2 27.1
1961 27 27.4
1962 26.8 27.7
1963 26.5 28.1
1964 26.2 28.3
1965 25.9 28.6
1966 25.6 28.9
1967 25.2 29.2
1968 24.8 29.8
1969 24.5 30.3
1970 24.2 30.7
1971 23.9 31
1972 23.5 31.1
1973 23.2 31.1
1974 22.9 30.9
1975 22.5 30.7
1976 22.2 30.6
1977 21.9 30.9
1978 21.6 31
1979 21.3 31.1
1980 21 31.3
1981 20.7 31.4
1982 20.4 31.6
1983 20.1 31.7
1984 19.9 31.8
1985 19.7 32
1986 19.5 32.2
1987 19.3 32.4
1988 19.2 32.6
1989 19 32.9
1990 18.9 33.2
1991 18.9 33.6
1992 18.8 33.9
1993 18.8 34.4
1994 18.8 34.7
1995 18.8 35
1996 18.9 35.3
1997 18.9 35.7
1998 19 36
1999 19.1 36.3
2000 19.3 36.6
2001 19.4 36.8
2002 19.6 36.9
2003 19.7 37
2004 19.9 37.2
2005 20.1 37.4
2006 20.3 37.6
2007 20.6 37.7
2008 20.8 37.8
2009 21 37.9
2010 21.2 38
2011 21.4 38.1
2012 21.7 38.3
2013 21.9 38.4
2014 22.1 38.6
2015 22.2 38.7
2016 22.3 38.8
2017 22.4 39
2018 22.4 39.2
2019 22.5 39.4
2020 22.5 39.7
2021 22.5 39.9
2022 22.5 40.1
2023 22.6 40.5
2024 22.6 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Gabon Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Russia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
99.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Gabon Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Russia
% of world land
0.17%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
981,326 mi
2023

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