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Gabon vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 75th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Sudan
Population
2636721
52963918
Population rank 142/197 29/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Gabon and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Sudan
Year GDP
Gabon Sudan
1960 $141,468,978 $1,126,364,162
1961 $167,637,907 $1,222,860,429
1962 $182,796,536 $1,328,259,625
1963 $154,480,244 $1,351,234,926
1964 $215,679,855 $1,388,282,600
1965 $226,474,286 $1,446,869,619
1966 $245,849,781 $1,484,491,676
1967 $271,543,680 $1,607,409,539
1968 $294,468,564 $1,677,771,401
1969 $318,124,701 $1,847,501,441
1970 $323,802,476 $2,100,229,759
1971 $381,687,073 $2,288,340,041
1972 $430,508,359 $2,483,055,722
1973 $722,780,701 $3,077,254,460
1974 $1,544,216,002 $3,958,931,660
1975 $2,157,592,940 $4,823,090,192
1976 $3,009,409,974 $6,013,210,816
1977 $2,809,349,069 $7,499,005,639
1978 $2,389,479,272 $8,128,719,315
1979 $3,030,251,120 $8,418,407,787
1980 $4,279,637,942 $8,951,800,000
1981 $3,862,269,121 $10,753,888,154
1982 $3,618,007,841 $8,732,542,274
1983 $3,391,275,732 $8,230,153,846
1984 $3,561,451,561 $10,447,615,385
1985 $3,339,914,757 $8,075,259,600
1986 $3,403,638,189 $10,092,200,000
1987 $3,281,797,043 $12,093,333,333
1988 $3,834,503,376 $14,372,555,556
1989 $4,186,411,464 $21,408,111,111
1990 $5,952,293,765 $33,641,222,222
1991 $5,402,919,785 $44,171,194,366
1992 $5,592,390,827 $7,031,933,492
1993 $4,378,645,081 $8,881,005,436
1994 $4,190,819,344 $12,793,794,737
1995 $4,958,845,648 $13,830,363,900
1996 $5,694,040,003 $9,018,300,725
1997 $5,326,817,115 $11,681,175,864
1998 $4,483,417,310 $11,250,221,537
1999 $4,662,992,036 $10,682,028,340
2000 $5,080,483,629 $12,257,299,147
2001 $5,023,265,413 $15,716,361,792
2002 $5,335,451,100 $18,137,128,388
2003 $6,511,903,365 $21,355,298,460
2004 $7,770,219,008 $26,646,007,251
2005 $9,582,783,991 $35,182,711,988
2006 $10,327,598,306 $45,263,831,634
2007 $12,455,409,587 $59,440,139,775
2008 $15,571,348,344 $64,833,083,257
2009 $12,113,699,068 $51,621,044,077
2010 $14,372,593,020 $58,962,978,034
2011 $18,210,307,744 $55,018,567,211
2012 $17,170,464,016 $37,632,919,967
2013 $17,595,744,798 $43,024,018,082
2014 $18,203,966,896 $49,516,748,618
2015 $14,383,107,763 $51,726,758,677
2016 $14,023,890,265 $42,630,376,000
2017 $14,929,487,485 $41,283,617,976
2018 $16,867,326,402 $32,333,780,383
2019 $16,874,405,465 $32,338,079,165
2020 $15,342,236,164 $27,034,593,750
2021 $19,444,935,097 $34,229,513,775
2022 $20,440,655,695 $51,666,875,363
2023 $20,055,720,403 $39,898,289,821
2024 $20,867,044,936 $49,909,807,030

Gabon and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Sudan
1960 $276.1 $134.7
1961 $323 $141.6
1962 $348 $148.9
1963 $290.7 $146.6
1964 $400 $145.7
1965 $415 $146.8
1966 $443 $145.6
1967 $482 $152.4
1968 $515 $153.7
1969 $545 $163.5
1970 $543 $179.6
1971 $627 $189
1972 $693 $198.2
1973 $1,140 $235.8
1974 $2,384 $291.5
1975 $3,258 $343
1976 $4,441 $413
1977 $4,048 $497
1978 $3,360 $518
1979 $4,155 $515
1980 $5,718 $525
1981 $5,026 $605
1982 $4,584 $472
1983 $4,182 $431
1984 $4,273 $534
1985 $3,898 $406
1986 $3,865 $497
1987 $3,624 $584
1988 $4,119 $680
1989 $4,374 $992
1990 $6,051 $1,528
1991 $5,345 $1,966
1992 $5,386 $307
1993 $4,106 $379
1994 $3,828 $532
1995 $4,415 $561
1996 $4,943 $357
1997 $4,509 $453
1998 $3,700 $425
1999 $3,751 $394
2000 $3,983 $441
2001 $3,836 $551
2002 $3,966 $621
2003 $4,711 $714
2004 $5,466 $872
2005 $6,548 $1,125
2006 $6,847 $1,415
2007 $8,004 $1,814
2008 $9,689 $1,928
2009 $7,291 $1,493
2010 $8,357 $1,665
2011 $10,219 $1,522
2012 $9,297 $1,019
2013 $9,198 $1,139
2014 $9,201 $1,275
2015 $7,047 $1,292
2016 $6,677 $1,033
2017 $6,922 $967
2018 $7,624 $731
2019 $7,441 $710
2020 $6,606 $578
2021 $8,181 $712
2022 $8,409 $1,046
2023 $8,071 $797
2024 $8,219 $989

Gabon vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Sudan
1950 39.3 45.8
1951 40 46.2
1952 40.7 46.5
1953 41.5 46.9
1954 42.2 47.3
1955 42.9 47.7
1956 43.7 48.1
1957 44.4 48.5
1958 45.1 48.9
1959 45.8 49.2
1960 46.4 49.6
1961 47.1 50
1962 47.8 50.4
1963 48.4 50.8
1964 49 50.9
1965 49.7 51
1966 50.3 51.3
1967 50.9 51.5
1968 51.5 51.8
1969 52.1 52
1970 52.7 52.3
1971 53.3 52.5
1972 53.8 52.8
1973 54.4 53
1974 54.9 53.2
1975 55.5 53.3
1976 56 53.3
1977 56.5 53.5
1978 57 53.3
1979 57.4 53.4
1980 57.9 54.1
1981 58.3 54.4
1982 58.6 54.4
1983 59 49.6
1984 59.3 49.8
1985 59.7 50
1986 60 54.6
1987 60.2 54.7
1988 60.4 55
1989 60.6 54.9
1990 60.7 55.5
1991 60.9 55.6
1992 61 56
1993 61.1 56.1
1994 61.2 57
1995 61.3 57.4
1996 61.3 57.6
1997 61.4 58.1
1998 61.5 58.3
1999 61.7 58.6
2000 61.8 58.9
2001 62 59.3
2002 62.2 59.3
2003 62.5 58.3
2004 62.7 56.8
2005 63 57.2
2006 63.3 60.4
2007 63.6 61.4
2008 64 61.3
2009 64.4 62.7
2010 64.7 63
2011 65.1 63.2
2012 65.4 63.4
2013 65.8 63.4
2014 66.1 64
2015 66.3 64.4
2016 66.6 64.7
2017 66.8 65.1
2018 67 65.5
2019 67.3 65.8
2020 67.1 65.1
2021 67.1 64.5
2022 67.7 65.7
2023 68.3 66.3
2024 68.5 66.5
2025 68.7 66.7

Gabon and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Sudan
Year Population
Gabon Sudan
1960 512,316 8,364,489
1961 518,266 8,634,941
1962 524,649 8,919,028
1963 531,452 9,218,077
1964 538,657 9,531,109
1965 546,308 9,858,030
1966 554,463 10,197,578
1967 563,108 10,550,597
1968 572,257 10,917,999
1969 583,276 11,298,936
1970 595,846 11,695,771
1971 608,348 12,105,539
1972 620,960 12,527,856
1973 633,995 13,049,315
1974 647,691 13,580,723
1975 662,197 14,064,798
1976 677,628 14,569,716
1977 693,984 15,086,614
1978 711,245 15,695,003
1979 729,375 16,355,352
1980 748,389 17,058,905
1981 768,385 17,780,572
1982 789,286 18,486,645
1983 811,005 19,109,770
1984 833,501 19,546,528
1985 856,726 19,905,872
1986 880,705 20,288,238
1987 905,479 20,704,904
1988 931,020 21,138,431
1989 957,138 21,578,022
1990 983,734 22,021,481
1991 1,010,818 22,470,676
1992 1,038,380 22,927,355
1993 1,066,405 23,445,592
1994 1,094,720 24,043,948
1995 1,123,213 24,672,143
1996 1,152,015 25,231,528
1997 1,181,439 25,799,821
1998 1,211,736 26,458,999
1999 1,243,016 27,130,613
2000 1,275,572 27,816,745
2001 1,309,589 28,516,770
2002 1,345,135 29,228,727
2003 1,382,350 29,896,035
2004 1,421,609 30,556,637
2005 1,463,495 31,262,444
2006 1,508,337 31,992,435
2007 1,556,237 32,764,135
2008 1,607,175 33,623,980
2009 1,661,556 34,569,113
2010 1,719,879 35,414,399
2011 1,781,985 36,140,806
2012 1,846,889 36,923,178
2013 1,913,059 37,785,849
2014 1,978,399 38,823,318
2015 2,040,989 40,024,431
2016 2,100,306 41,259,892
2017 2,156,900 42,714,306
2018 2,212,318 44,230,596
2019 2,267,706 45,548,175
2020 2,322,539 46,789,231
2021 2,376,722 48,066,924
2022 2,430,747 49,383,346
2023 2,484,789 50,042,791
2024 2,538,952 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Gabon and Sudan

Fertility rate
Gabon

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Sudan
1960 4.42 6.66
1961 4.5 6.66
1962 4.59 6.7
1963 4.65 6.76
1964 4.71 6.8
1965 4.79 6.84
1966 4.86 6.88
1967 4.92 6.91
1968 4.98 6.95
1969 5.05 6.97
1970 5.1 6.99
1971 5.16 7.02
1972 5.24 6.98
1973 5.29 6.94
1974 5.33 6.91
1975 5.39 6.87
1976 5.46 6.82
1977 5.52 6.78
1978 5.57 6.72
1979 5.61 6.65
1980 5.66 6.59
1981 5.73 6.53
1982 5.74 6.47
1983 5.76 6.41
1984 5.73 6.34
1985 5.71 6.28
1986 5.69 6.23
1987 5.67 6.18
1988 5.62 6.13
1989 5.55 6.11
1990 5.46 6.07
1991 5.37 6.05
1992 5.29 6.02
1993 5.19 5.97
1994 5.04 5.91
1995 4.88 5.86
1996 4.74 5.79
1997 4.66 5.72
1998 4.58 5.65
1999 4.5 5.62
2000 4.47 5.6
2001 4.42 5.56
2002 4.36 5.53
2003 4.3 5.49
2004 4.25 5.46
2005 4.21 5.4
2006 4.17 5.33
2007 4.14 5.27
2008 4.12 5.21
2009 4.14 5.17
2010 4.15 5.14
2011 4.15 5.09
2012 4.09 5.03
2013 4.02 4.97
2014 3.95 4.91
2015 3.92 4.9
2016 3.92 4.83
2017 3.91 4.76
2018 3.91 4.68
2019 3.88 4.62
2020 3.83 4.54
2021 3.78 4.46
2022 3.71 4.38
2023 3.65 4.32

Gabon and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Gabon Sudan
1960 27.2 16.7
1961 27 16.7
1962 26.8 16.7
1963 26.5 16.6
1964 26.2 16.5
1965 25.9 16.5
1966 25.6 16.4
1967 25.2 16.4
1968 24.8 16.3
1969 24.5 16.3
1970 24.2 16.2
1971 23.9 16.2
1972 23.5 16.1
1973 23.2 16
1974 22.9 15.9
1975 22.5 16
1976 22.2 16
1977 21.9 16.1
1978 21.6 16.2
1979 21.3 16.4
1980 21 16.5
1981 20.7 16.6
1982 20.4 16.7
1983 20.1 16.7
1984 19.9 16.8
1985 19.7 16.8
1986 19.5 16.8
1987 19.3 16.9
1988 19.2 16.9
1989 19 16.8
1990 18.9 16.8
1991 18.9 16.8
1992 18.8 16.8
1993 18.8 16.8
1994 18.8 16.8
1995 18.8 16.8
1996 18.9 16.8
1997 18.9 16.8
1998 19 16.8
1999 19.1 16.9
2000 19.3 16.9
2001 19.4 17
2002 19.6 17
2003 19.7 17.1
2004 19.9 17.1
2005 20.1 17.1
2006 20.3 17.2
2007 20.6 17.3
2008 20.8 17.3
2009 21 17.4
2010 21.2 17.5
2011 21.4 17.4
2012 21.7 17.5
2013 21.9 17.5
2014 22.1 17.7
2015 22.2 17.9
2016 22.3 18.1
2017 22.4 18.3
2018 22.4 18.6
2019 22.5 18.7
2020 22.5 18.9
2021 22.5 19
2022 22.5 19.2
2023 22.6 19.3
2024 22.6 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Gabon Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Gabon Sudan
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
60.7%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Gabon Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
33
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Sudan
% of world land
0.17%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
19,263 mi
2019

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