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Gabon vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 75th vs. 128th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Slovakia
Population
2636721
5390674
Population rank 142/197 125/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

Gabon and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Slovakia
Year GDP
Gabon Slovakia
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 $12,915,046,978
1991 $5,402,919,785 $14,459,924,589
1992 $5,592,390,827 $15,699,327,209
1993 $4,378,645,081 $16,737,973,764
1994 $4,190,819,344 $20,428,139,756
1995 $4,958,845,648 $26,180,022,222
1996 $5,694,040,003 $28,197,790,875
1997 $5,326,817,115 $27,844,628,979
1998 $4,483,417,310 $29,976,207,629
1999 $4,662,992,036 $30,496,272,225
2000 $5,080,483,629 $29,215,726,005
2001 $5,023,265,413 $30,726,659,551
2002 $5,335,451,100 $35,243,658,399
2003 $6,511,903,365 $46,616,149,117
2004 $7,770,219,008 $57,215,475,076
2005 $9,582,783,991 $62,547,753,148
2006 $10,327,598,306 $70,751,813,443
2007 $12,455,409,587 $86,587,749,518
2008 $15,571,348,344 $100,830,060,553
2009 $12,113,699,068 $89,342,984,698
2010 $14,372,593,020 $91,112,160,801
2011 $18,210,307,744 $99,705,104,723
2012 $17,170,464,016 $94,724,394,278
2013 $17,595,744,798 $99,134,277,850
2014 $18,203,966,896 $101,713,075,599
2015 $14,383,107,763 $89,178,548,717
2016 $14,023,890,265 $90,347,173,229
2017 $14,929,487,485 $95,978,130,735
2018 $16,867,326,402 $106,611,673,365
2019 $16,874,405,465 $105,843,498,304
2020 $15,342,236,164 $107,732,602,896
2021 $19,444,935,097 $120,560,912,621
2022 $20,440,655,695 $115,884,262,198
2023 $20,055,720,403 $133,896,931,490
2024 $20,867,044,936 $141,775,733,420

Gabon and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Slovakia
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 $2,437
1991 $5,345 $2,727
1992 $5,386 $2,959
1993 $4,106 $3,143
1994 $3,828 $3,821
1995 $4,415 $4,883
1996 $4,943 $5,248
1997 $4,509 $5,172
1998 $3,700 $5,561
1999 $3,751 $5,652
2000 $3,983 $5,422
2001 $3,836 $5,712
2002 $3,966 $6,555
2003 $4,711 $8,675
2004 $5,466 $10,650
2005 $6,548 $11,642
2006 $6,847 $13,168
2007 $8,004 $16,110
2008 $9,689 $18,744
2009 $7,291 $16,587
2010 $8,357 $16,899
2011 $10,219 $18,469
2012 $9,297 $17,517
2013 $9,198 $18,313
2014 $9,201 $18,771
2015 $7,047 $16,442
2016 $6,677 $16,636
2017 $6,922 $17,646
2018 $7,624 $19,573
2019 $7,441 $19,406
2020 $6,606 $19,735
2021 $8,181 $22,132
2022 $8,409 $21,335
2023 $8,071 $24,674
2024 $8,219 $26,148

Gabon vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Slovakia
1950 39.3 60.8
1951 40 61.1
1952 40.7 64.3
1953 41.5 65.7
1954 42.2 66.7
1955 42.9 67.8
1956 43.7 68.4
1957 44.4 67.5
1958 45.1 69.4
1959 45.8 69
1960 46.4 70.3
1961 47.1 70.8
1962 47.8 70.3
1963 48.4 70.7
1964 49 71.1
1965 49.7 70.3
1966 50.3 70.4
1967 50.9 71
1968 51.5 70.5
1969 52.1 69.8
1970 52.7 69.7
1971 53.3 69.9
1972 53.8 70.3
1973 54.4 70
1974 54.9 70.2
1975 55.5 70.3
1976 56 70.5
1977 56.5 70.4
1978 57 70.4
1979 57.4 70.7
1980 57.9 70.4
1981 58.3 70.6
1982 58.6 70.8
1983 59 70.5
1984 59.3 70.7
1985 59.7 70.7
1986 60 70.9
1987 60.2 71.1
1988 60.4 71.1
1989 60.6 70.9
1990 60.7 70.8
1991 60.9 70.9
1992 61 71.4
1993 61.1 71.9
1994 61.2 72.3
1995 61.3 72.3
1996 61.3 72.7
1997 61.4 72.7
1998 61.5 72.6
1999 61.7 73
2000 61.8 73.1
2001 62 73.6
2002 62.2 73.8
2003 62.5 73.8
2004 62.7 74.2
2005 63 74.2
2006 63.3 74.4
2007 63.6 74.5
2008 64 74.9
2009 64.4 75.2
2010 64.7 75.5
2011 65.1 76
2012 65.4 76.2
2013 65.8 76.5
2014 66.1 76.8
2015 66.3 76.7
2016 66.6 77.2
2017 66.8 77.2
2018 67 77.3
2019 67.3 77.7
2020 67.1 76.9
2021 67.1 74.6
2022 67.7 77
2023 68.3 78.3
2024 68.5 78.5
2025 68.7 78.7

Gabon and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Slovakia
Year Population
Gabon Slovakia
1960 512,316 4,068,095
1961 518,266 4,191,667
1962 524,649 4,238,188
1963 531,452 4,282,017
1964 538,657 4,327,341
1965 546,308 4,370,983
1966 554,463 4,411,666
1967 563,108 4,449,367
1968 572,257 4,483,915
1969 583,276 4,518,607
1970 595,846 4,538,223
1971 608,348 4,557,449
1972 620,960 4,596,622
1973 633,995 4,641,445
1974 647,691 4,689,623
1975 662,197 4,739,105
1976 677,628 4,789,507
1977 693,984 4,840,501
1978 711,245 4,890,125
1979 729,375 4,938,973
1980 748,389 4,979,815
1981 768,385 5,016,105
1982 789,286 5,055,099
1983 811,005 5,091,971
1984 833,501 5,127,097
1985 856,726 5,161,768
1986 880,705 5,193,838
1987 905,479 5,222,840
1988 931,020 5,250,596
1989 957,138 5,275,942
1990 983,734 5,299,187
1991 1,010,818 5,303,294
1992 1,038,380 5,305,016
1993 1,066,405 5,325,305
1994 1,094,720 5,346,331
1995 1,123,213 5,361,999
1996 1,152,015 5,373,361
1997 1,181,439 5,383,291
1998 1,211,736 5,390,516
1999 1,243,016 5,396,020
2000 1,275,572 5,388,720
2001 1,309,589 5,378,867
2002 1,345,135 5,376,912
2003 1,382,350 5,373,374
2004 1,421,609 5,372,280
2005 1,463,495 5,372,807
2006 1,508,337 5,373,054
2007 1,556,237 5,374,622
2008 1,607,175 5,379,233
2009 1,661,556 5,386,406
2010 1,719,879 5,391,428
2011 1,781,985 5,398,384
2012 1,846,889 5,407,579
2013 1,913,059 5,413,393
2014 1,978,399 5,418,649
2015 2,040,989 5,423,801
2016 2,100,306 5,430,798
2017 2,156,900 5,439,232
2018 2,212,318 5,446,771
2019 2,267,706 5,454,147
2020 2,322,539 5,458,827
2021 2,376,722 5,447,247
2022 2,430,747 5,431,752
2023 2,484,789 5,426,740
2024 2,538,952 5,422,069

Fertility rates in Gabon and Slovakia

Fertility rate
Gabon

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Slovakia
1960 4.42 3.04
1961 4.5 2.96
1962 4.59 2.83
1963 4.65 2.92
1964 4.71 2.89
1965 4.79 2.78
1966 4.86 2.66
1967 4.92 2.48
1968 4.98 2.39
1969 5.05 2.43
1970 5.1 2.41
1971 5.16 2.43
1972 5.24 2.49
1973 5.29 2.56
1974 5.33 2.61
1975 5.39 2.55
1976 5.46 2.55
1977 5.52 2.49
1978 5.57 2.47
1979 5.61 2.45
1980 5.66 2.32
1981 5.73 2.29
1982 5.74 2.28
1983 5.76 2.28
1984 5.73 2.26
1985 5.71 2.26
1986 5.69 2.2
1987 5.67 2.14
1988 5.62 2.13
1989 5.55 2.07
1990 5.46 2.09
1991 5.37 2.05
1992 5.29 1.93
1993 5.19 1.87
1994 5.04 1.67
1995 4.88 1.52
1996 4.74 1.47
1997 4.66 1.43
1998 4.58 1.37
1999 4.5 1.33
2000 4.47 1.3
2001 4.42 1.2
2002 4.36 1.19
2003 4.3 1.2
2004 4.25 1.25
2005 4.21 1.27
2006 4.17 1.25
2007 4.14 1.27
2008 4.12 1.34
2009 4.14 1.44
2010 4.15 1.43
2011 4.15 1.45
2012 4.09 1.34
2013 4.02 1.34
2014 3.95 1.37
2015 3.92 1.4
2016 3.92 1.48
2017 3.91 1.52
2018 3.91 1.54
2019 3.88 1.57
2020 3.83 1.59
2021 3.78 1.63
2022 3.71 1.57
2023 3.65 1.49

Gabon and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
Gabon Slovakia
1960 27.2 27.6
1961 27 27.7
1962 26.8 27.8
1963 26.5 27.9
1964 26.2 27.9
1965 25.9 28
1966 25.6 28
1967 25.2 28.1
1968 24.8 28.2
1969 24.5 28.3
1970 24.2 28.3
1971 23.9 28.3
1972 23.5 28.3
1973 23.2 28.4
1974 22.9 28.4
1975 22.5 28.4
1976 22.2 28.4
1977 21.9 28.5
1978 21.6 28.6
1979 21.3 28.8
1980 21 28.9
1981 20.7 29.1
1982 20.4 29.4
1983 20.1 29.6
1984 19.9 29.8
1985 19.7 30.1
1986 19.5 30.3
1987 19.3 30.6
1988 19.2 30.8
1989 19 31.1
1990 18.9 31.3
1991 18.9 31.5
1992 18.8 31.7
1993 18.8 31.9
1994 18.8 32.2
1995 18.8 32.5
1996 18.9 32.7
1997 18.9 33
1998 19 33.3
1999 19.1 33.6
2000 19.3 33.9
2001 19.4 34.3
2002 19.6 34.6
2003 19.7 34.9
2004 19.9 35.2
2005 20.1 35.5
2006 20.3 35.8
2007 20.6 36.2
2008 20.8 36.6
2009 21 36.9
2010 21.2 37.3
2011 21.4 37.6
2012 21.7 38
2013 21.9 38.4
2014 22.1 38.8
2015 22.2 39.2
2016 22.3 39.6
2017 22.4 40
2018 22.4 40.4
2019 22.5 40.8
2020 22.5 41.2
2021 22.5 41.5
2022 22.5 41.9
2023 22.6 42.3
2024 22.6 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

Gabon Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Slovakia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
99.6%
2004
English speaking
1%
2025
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
89.8%
2024

Health

Gabon Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Slovakia
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
24,224 mi
2018

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