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Gabon vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 75th vs. 85th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Senegal
Population
2636721
19281054
Population rank 142/197 68/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Gabon and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Senegal
Year GDP
Gabon Senegal
1960 $141,468,978 $1,003,692,370
1961 $167,637,907 $1,058,975,257
1962 $182,796,536 $1,085,475,791
1963 $154,480,244 $1,122,139,862
1964 $215,679,855 $1,188,930,645
1965 $226,474,286 $1,210,058,228
1966 $245,849,781 $1,246,908,186
1967 $271,543,680 $1,246,480,766
1968 $294,468,564 $1,309,384,862
1969 $318,124,701 $1,245,234,931
1970 $323,802,476 $1,297,407,655
1971 $381,687,073 $1,339,549,033
1972 $430,508,359 $1,620,857,104
1973 $722,780,701 $1,863,398,590
1974 $1,544,216,002 $2,099,325,229
1975 $2,157,592,940 $2,830,388,405
1976 $3,009,409,974 $2,869,777,884
1977 $2,809,349,069 $2,938,046,463
1978 $2,389,479,272 $3,280,354,921
1979 $3,030,251,120 $4,084,877,823
1980 $4,279,637,942 $4,510,108,291
1981 $3,862,269,121 $4,095,892,781
1982 $3,618,007,841 $4,013,951,443
1983 $3,391,275,732 $3,569,356,125
1984 $3,561,451,561 $3,485,165,432
1985 $3,339,914,757 $3,818,944,918
1986 $3,403,638,189 $5,392,093,446
1987 $3,281,797,043 $6,487,353,103
1988 $3,834,503,376 $6,418,419,389
1989 $4,186,411,464 $6,366,039,373
1990 $5,952,293,765 $7,390,967,360
1991 $5,402,919,785 $7,255,210,470
1992 $5,592,390,827 $7,769,817,840
1993 $4,378,645,081 $7,367,986,241
1994 $4,190,819,344 $5,034,588,196
1995 $4,958,845,648 $6,326,342,633
1996 $5,694,040,003 $6,559,712,166
1997 $5,326,817,115 $6,041,478,726
1998 $4,483,417,310 $6,505,607,909
1999 $4,662,992,036 $6,592,834,933
2000 $5,080,483,629 $6,013,185,004
2001 $5,023,265,413 $6,507,824,829
2002 $5,335,451,100 $7,006,402,320
2003 $6,511,903,365 $8,768,721,563
2004 $7,770,219,008 $10,076,816,667
2005 $9,582,783,991 $11,009,033,438
2006 $10,327,598,306 $11,697,918,243
2007 $12,455,409,587 $13,994,218,413
2008 $15,571,348,344 $16,853,989,628
2009 $12,113,699,068 $16,145,867,495
2010 $14,372,593,020 $16,121,315,909
2011 $18,210,307,744 $17,814,283,639
2012 $17,170,464,016 $17,660,870,412
2013 $17,595,744,798 $18,918,667,725
2014 $18,203,966,896 $19,797,253,440
2015 $14,383,107,763 $17,774,766,696
2016 $14,023,890,265 $19,040,312,333
2017 $14,929,487,485 $20,996,562,944
2018 $16,867,326,402 $23,116,701,556
2019 $16,874,405,465 $23,403,995,992
2020 $15,342,236,164 $24,530,513,038
2021 $19,444,935,097 $27,520,784,130
2022 $20,440,655,695 $27,783,332,223
2023 $20,055,720,403 $30,696,331,296
2024 $20,867,044,936 $32,267,254,425

Gabon and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Senegal
1960 $276.1 $300
1961 $323 $308
1962 $348 $307
1963 $290.7 $309
1964 $400 $318
1965 $415 $314
1966 $443 $315
1967 $482 $305
1968 $515 $311
1969 $545 $287.3
1970 $543 $290.5
1971 $627 $291.1
1972 $693 $342
1973 $1,140 $381
1974 $2,384 $417
1975 $3,258 $547
1976 $4,441 $541
1977 $4,048 $540
1978 $3,360 $589
1979 $4,155 $716
1980 $5,718 $772
1981 $5,026 $683
1982 $4,584 $652
1983 $4,182 $564
1984 $4,273 $536
1985 $3,898 $571
1986 $3,865 $784
1987 $3,624 $916
1988 $4,119 $880
1989 $4,374 $849
1990 $6,051 $957
1991 $5,345 $913
1992 $5,386 $951
1993 $4,106 $878
1994 $3,828 $584
1995 $4,415 $715
1996 $4,943 $723
1997 $4,509 $651
1998 $3,700 $685
1999 $3,751 $678
2000 $3,983 $603
2001 $3,836 $637
2002 $3,966 $669
2003 $4,711 $818
2004 $5,466 $918
2005 $6,548 $980
2006 $6,847 $1,017
2007 $8,004 $1,189
2008 $9,689 $1,399
2009 $7,291 $1,309
2010 $8,357 $1,276
2011 $10,219 $1,375
2012 $9,297 $1,327
2013 $9,198 $1,380
2014 $9,201 $1,399
2015 $7,047 $1,218
2016 $6,677 $1,266
2017 $6,922 $1,357
2018 $7,624 $1,453
2019 $7,441 $1,431
2020 $6,606 $1,461
2021 $8,181 $1,598
2022 $8,409 $1,574
2023 $8,071 $1,698
2024 $8,219 $1,744

Gabon vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Senegal
1950 39.3 36.5
1951 40 36.9
1952 40.7 37.4
1953 41.5 37.8
1954 42.2 38.2
1955 42.9 38.5
1956 43.7 38.9
1957 44.4 39.1
1958 45.1 39.4
1959 45.8 39.5
1960 46.4 39.7
1961 47.1 39.7
1962 47.8 39.7
1963 48.4 39.7
1964 49 39.8
1965 49.7 39.8
1966 50.3 39.8
1967 50.9 40
1968 51.5 40.1
1969 52.1 40.4
1970 52.7 40.8
1971 53.3 41.2
1972 53.8 41.8
1973 54.4 42.4
1974 54.9 43.1
1975 55.5 43.9
1976 56 44.8
1977 56.5 45.7
1978 57 46.6
1979 57.4 47.5
1980 57.9 48.3
1981 58.3 49.1
1982 58.6 49.9
1983 59 50.8
1984 59.3 51.7
1985 59.7 52.6
1986 60 53.7
1987 60.2 54.6
1988 60.4 55.5
1989 60.6 56.2
1990 60.7 56.7
1991 60.9 57
1992 61 57.3
1993 61.1 57.3
1994 61.2 57.5
1995 61.3 57.3
1996 61.3 57.1
1997 61.4 57.1
1998 61.5 57.1
1999 61.7 57.3
2000 61.8 57.6
2001 62 58.2
2002 62.2 58.9
2003 62.5 59.5
2004 62.7 60.3
2005 63 61
2006 63.3 61.8
2007 63.6 62.7
2008 64 63.2
2009 64.4 63.8
2010 64.7 64.2
2011 65.1 64.8
2012 65.4 65.2
2013 65.8 65.6
2014 66.1 66
2015 66.3 66.5
2016 66.6 66.7
2017 66.8 67.1
2018 67 67.4
2019 67.3 67.7
2020 67.1 67.5
2021 67.1 66.9
2022 67.7 67.8
2023 68.3 68.7
2024 68.5 68.9
2025 68.7 69.2

Gabon and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Senegal
Year Population
Gabon Senegal
1960 512,316 3,340,907
1961 518,266 3,436,375
1962 524,649 3,534,686
1963 531,452 3,635,876
1964 538,657 3,740,535
1965 546,308 3,849,788
1966 554,463 3,964,299
1967 563,108 4,083,870
1968 572,257 4,207,587
1969 583,276 4,334,974
1970 595,846 4,466,328
1971 608,348 4,601,864
1972 620,960 4,741,631
1973 633,995 4,885,181
1974 647,691 5,029,437
1975 662,197 5,170,810
1976 677,628 5,308,564
1977 693,984 5,439,549
1978 711,245 5,568,096
1979 729,375 5,702,895
1980 748,389 5,845,638
1981 768,385 5,997,160
1982 789,286 6,156,961
1983 811,005 6,324,504
1984 833,501 6,499,364
1985 856,726 6,683,287
1986 880,705 6,878,192
1987 905,479 7,081,530
1988 931,020 7,289,618
1989 957,138 7,502,207
1990 983,734 7,720,523
1991 1,010,818 7,943,085
1992 1,038,380 8,168,395
1993 1,066,405 8,396,288
1994 1,094,720 8,624,078
1995 1,123,213 8,848,101
1996 1,152,015 9,067,014
1997 1,181,439 9,283,495
1998 1,211,736 9,502,952
1999 1,243,016 9,730,887
2000 1,275,572 9,968,260
2001 1,309,589 10,212,942
2002 1,345,135 10,466,214
2003 1,382,350 10,721,176
2004 1,421,609 10,975,704
2005 1,463,495 11,235,472
2006 1,508,337 11,500,094
2007 1,556,237 11,770,344
2008 1,607,175 12,048,959
2009 1,661,556 12,337,389
2010 1,719,879 12,635,413
2011 1,781,985 12,958,897
2012 1,846,889 13,310,495
2013 1,913,059 13,710,849
2014 1,978,399 14,152,102
2015 2,040,989 14,593,331
2016 2,100,306 15,034,521
2017 2,156,900 15,475,002
2018 2,212,318 15,914,498
2019 2,267,706 16,352,922
2020 2,322,539 16,789,219
2021 2,376,722 17,220,867
2022 2,430,747 17,651,103
2023 2,484,789 18,077,573
2024 2,538,952 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Gabon and Senegal

Fertility rate
Gabon

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Senegal
1960 4.42 7
1961 4.5 7.04
1962 4.59 7.08
1963 4.65 7.12
1964 4.71 7.16
1965 4.79 7.19
1966 4.86 7.22
1967 4.92 7.24
1968 4.98 7.25
1969 5.05 7.26
1970 5.1 7.26
1971 5.16 7.26
1972 5.24 7.26
1973 5.29 7.26
1974 5.33 7.25
1975 5.39 7.25
1976 5.46 7.26
1977 5.52 7.27
1978 5.57 7.28
1979 5.61 7.29
1980 5.66 7.29
1981 5.73 7.28
1982 5.74 7.25
1983 5.76 7.19
1984 5.73 7.11
1985 5.71 7.01
1986 5.69 6.9
1987 5.67 6.79
1988 5.62 6.58
1989 5.55 6.48
1990 5.46 6.4
1991 5.37 6.27
1992 5.29 6.15
1993 5.19 6.05
1994 5.04 5.92
1995 4.88 5.82
1996 4.74 5.72
1997 4.66 5.64
1998 4.58 5.58
1999 4.5 5.57
2000 4.47 5.5
2001 4.42 5.4
2002 4.36 5.3
2003 4.3 5.25
2004 4.25 5.19
2005 4.21 5.13
2006 4.17 5.06
2007 4.14 5.02
2008 4.12 5.02
2009 4.14 5.03
2010 4.15 5.06
2011 4.15 5.1
2012 4.09 5.13
2013 4.02 5.05
2014 3.95 4.88
2015 3.92 4.75
2016 3.92 4.65
2017 3.91 4.49
2018 3.91 4.29
2019 3.88 4.1
2020 3.83 4
2021 3.78 3.94
2022 3.71 3.86
2023 3.65 3.82

Gabon and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Senegal
Year Median age, years
Gabon Senegal
1960 27.2 18.1
1961 27 18
1962 26.8 18
1963 26.5 17.9
1964 26.2 17.9
1965 25.9 17.9
1966 25.6 17.8
1967 25.2 17.9
1968 24.8 17.9
1969 24.5 17.9
1970 24.2 17.9
1971 23.9 17.9
1972 23.5 17.9
1973 23.2 17.9
1974 22.9 17.8
1975 22.5 17.7
1976 22.2 17.6
1977 21.9 17.4
1978 21.6 17.2
1979 21.3 17
1980 21 16.8
1981 20.7 16.7
1982 20.4 16.5
1983 20.1 16.4
1984 19.9 16.3
1985 19.7 16.3
1986 19.5 16.3
1987 19.3 16.3
1988 19.2 16.4
1989 19 16.5
1990 18.9 16.6
1991 18.9 16.7
1992 18.8 16.8
1993 18.8 16.9
1994 18.8 17
1995 18.8 17.1
1996 18.9 17.2
1997 18.9 17.3
1998 19 17.4
1999 19.1 17.5
2000 19.3 17.6
2001 19.4 17.7
2002 19.6 17.8
2003 19.7 18
2004 19.9 18.1
2005 20.1 18.2
2006 20.3 18.2
2007 20.6 18.3
2008 20.8 18.4
2009 21 18.4
2010 21.2 18.5
2011 21.4 18.5
2012 21.7 18.5
2013 21.9 18.5
2014 22.1 18.6
2015 22.2 18.6
2016 22.3 18.7
2017 22.4 18.9
2018 22.4 19
2019 22.5 19.2
2020 22.5 19.4
2021 22.5 19.7
2022 22.5 19.9
2023 22.6 20.1
2024 22.6 20.4

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GDP

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
3%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
10.5%
2018
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
76.5%
2024

Energy

Gabon Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

Gabon Senegal
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
50.4%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
60.6%
2023

Health

Gabon Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Senegal
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
10,355 mi
2017

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