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Gabon vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 75th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Syria
Population
2636721
26304877
Population rank 142/197 57/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 126/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 96/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 73/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$731
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
73 years
2025

Gabon and Syria: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Syria economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Syria
Year GDP
Gabon Syria
1960 $141,468,978 $857,704,413
1961 $167,637,907 $945,244,972
1962 $182,796,536 $1,110,565,881
1963 $154,480,244 $1,200,447,408
1964 $215,679,855 $1,339,494,267
1965 $226,474,286 $1,472,036,540
1966 $245,849,781 $1,342,287,553
1967 $271,543,680 $1,580,229,799
1968 $294,468,564 $1,753,746,430
1969 $318,124,701 $2,245,011,515
1970 $323,802,476 $2,140,384,010
1971 $381,687,073 $2,589,851,325
1972 $430,508,359 $3,059,681,698
1973 $722,780,701 $3,239,487,516
1974 $1,544,216,002 $5,159,557,148
1975 $2,157,592,940 $6,826,980,444
1976 $3,009,409,974 $7,633,528,867
1977 $2,809,349,069 $7,696,011,396
1978 $2,389,479,272 $9,275,200,458
1979 $3,030,251,120 $9,929,681,529
1980 $4,279,637,942 $13,062,420,382
1981 $3,862,269,121 $15,518,201,335
1982 $3,618,007,841 $16,298,929,011
1983 $3,391,275,732 $17,589,277,143
1984 $3,561,451,561 $17,503,078,174
1985 $3,339,914,757 $16,403,539,893
1986 $3,403,638,189 $13,293,205,278
1987 $3,281,797,043 $11,356,215,543
1988 $3,834,503,376 $10,577,041,645
1989 $4,186,411,464 $9,853,395,762
1990 $5,952,293,765 $12,308,624,418
1991 $5,402,919,785 $12,981,833,333
1992 $5,592,390,827 $13,253,565,861
1993 $4,378,645,081 $13,695,962,055
1994 $4,190,819,344 $10,122,020,000
1995 $4,958,845,648 $11,396,706,587
1996 $5,694,040,003 $13,789,560,878
1997 $5,326,817,115 $14,505,233,463
1998 $4,483,417,310 $15,200,846,154
1999 $4,662,992,036 $15,873,875,969
2000 $5,080,483,629 $18,937,052,543
2001 $5,023,265,413 $20,237,024,725
2002 $5,335,451,100 $20,669,357,462
2003 $6,511,903,365 $21,828,144,686
2004 $7,770,219,008 $25,086,950,495
2005 $9,582,783,991 $28,858,965,517
2006 $10,327,598,306 $33,751,788,856
2007 $12,455,409,587 $40,465,318,382
2008 $15,571,348,344 $52,557,913,569
2009 $12,113,699,068 $54,111,735,629
2010 $14,372,593,020 $61,390,830,875
2011 $18,210,307,744 $67,539,428,159
2012 $17,170,464,016 $43,190,318,033
2013 $17,595,744,798 $21,361,254,635
2014 $18,203,966,896 $21,502,061,466
2015 $14,383,107,763 $16,466,863,117
2016 $14,023,890,265 $12,597,854,877
2017 $14,929,487,485 $16,369,843,352
2018 $16,867,326,402 $21,497,782,868
2019 $16,874,405,465 $22,583,045,060
2020 $15,342,236,164 $12,047,752,036
2021 $19,444,935,097 $14,353,205,678
2022 $20,440,655,695 $23,622,827,080
2023 $20,055,720,403 $19,993,439,950
2024 $20,867,044,936 -

Gabon and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Syria
1960 $276.1 $183.5
1961 $323 $196.3
1962 $348 $223.9
1963 $290.7 $234.9
1964 $400 $254.2
1965 $415 $270.8
1966 $443 $239.3
1967 $482 $272.9
1968 $515 $293.3
1969 $545 $364
1970 $543 $335
1971 $627 $393
1972 $693 $448
1973 $1,140 $459
1974 $2,384 $707
1975 $3,258 $904
1976 $4,441 $976
1977 $4,048 $951
1978 $3,360 $1,108
1979 $4,155 $1,146
1980 $5,718 $1,458
1981 $5,026 $1,676
1982 $4,584 $1,703
1983 $4,182 $1,776
1984 $4,273 $1,706
1985 $3,898 $1,544
1986 $3,865 $1,208
1987 $3,624 $997
1988 $4,119 $898
1989 $4,374 $809
1990 $6,051 $978
1991 $5,345 $1,000
1992 $5,386 $990
1993 $4,106 $993
1994 $3,828 $712
1995 $4,415 $780
1996 $4,943 $918
1997 $4,509 $941
1998 $3,700 $961
1999 $3,751 $978
2000 $3,983 $1,138
2001 $3,836 $1,187
2002 $3,966 $1,183
2003 $4,711 $1,220
2004 $5,466 $1,368
2005 $6,548 $1,534
2006 $6,847 $1,719
2007 $8,004 $1,938
2008 $9,689 $2,429
2009 $7,291 $2,462
2010 $8,357 $2,731
2011 $10,219 $2,952
2012 $9,297 $1,898
2013 $9,198 $986
2014 $9,201 $1,061
2015 $7,047 $848
2016 $6,677 $656
2017 $6,922 $852
2018 $7,624 $1,098
2019 $7,441 $1,110
2020 $6,606 $572
2021 $8,181 $664
2022 $8,409 $1,052
2023 $8,071 $847
2024 $8,219 -

Gabon vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Syria
1950 39.3 42.5
1951 40 43.4
1952 40.7 44.3
1953 41.5 45.3
1954 42.2 46.4
1955 42.9 47.4
1956 43.7 48.5
1957 44.4 49.6
1958 45.1 50.7
1959 45.8 51.7
1960 46.4 52.7
1961 47.1 53.7
1962 47.8 54.6
1963 48.4 55.4
1964 49 56.2
1965 49.7 56.9
1966 50.3 57.6
1967 50.9 58
1968 51.5 59.1
1969 52.1 59.8
1970 52.7 60.6
1971 53.3 61.3
1972 53.8 62
1973 54.4 60.8
1974 54.9 63.4
1975 55.5 64.2
1976 56 64.8
1977 56.5 65.4
1978 57 65.9
1979 57.4 66.2
1980 57.9 66.5
1981 58.3 64.6
1982 58.6 60.8
1983 59 67.4
1984 59.3 67.7
1985 59.7 68
1986 60 68.4
1987 60.2 68.8
1988 60.4 69.2
1989 60.6 69.5
1990 60.7 69.8
1991 60.9 70.1
1992 61 70.2
1993 61.1 70.3
1994 61.2 70.3
1995 61.3 70.2
1996 61.3 70.2
1997 61.4 70.2
1998 61.5 70.2
1999 61.7 70.5
2000 61.8 70.9
2001 62 71.3
2002 62.2 71.7
2003 62.5 72.2
2004 62.7 72.5
2005 63 72.8
2006 63.3 73
2007 63.6 73.3
2008 64 73.4
2009 64.4 73.5
2010 64.7 73.5
2011 65.1 72.3
2012 65.4 66.2
2013 65.8 65.1
2014 66.1 65.5
2015 66.3 63.3
2016 66.6 65.2
2017 66.8 65.7
2018 67 67.4
2019 67.3 71
2020 67.1 71.9
2021 67.1 72.4
2022 67.7 72.8
2023 68.3 72.1
2024 68.5 72.6
2025 68.7 73

Gabon and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Syria
Year Population
Gabon Syria
1960 512,316 4,673,500
1961 518,266 4,815,466
1962 524,649 4,959,340
1963 531,452 5,110,467
1964 538,657 5,269,087
1965 546,308 5,435,267
1966 554,463 5,609,047
1967 563,108 5,790,198
1968 572,257 5,978,742
1969 583,276 6,175,166
1970 595,846 6,380,609
1971 608,348 6,598,094
1972 620,960 6,826,024
1973 633,995 7,060,321
1974 647,691 7,302,160
1975 662,197 7,554,364
1976 677,628 7,817,320
1977 693,984 8,090,501
1978 711,245 8,372,759
1979 729,375 8,661,909
1980 748,389 8,957,663
1981 768,385 9,260,189
1982 789,286 9,572,511
1983 811,005 9,904,809
1984 833,501 10,258,398
1985 856,726 10,625,672
1986 880,705 11,002,844
1987 905,479 11,388,923
1988 931,020 11,782,264
1989 957,138 12,179,060
1990 983,734 12,579,208
1991 1,010,818 12,980,821
1992 1,038,380 13,385,571
1993 1,066,405 13,795,686
1994 1,094,720 14,208,583
1995 1,123,213 14,616,801
1996 1,152,015 15,018,104
1997 1,181,439 15,417,542
1998 1,211,736 15,820,413
1999 1,243,016 16,228,061
2000 1,275,572 16,637,888
2001 1,309,589 17,051,338
2002 1,345,135 17,468,332
2003 1,382,350 17,889,296
2004 1,421,609 18,336,875
2005 1,463,495 18,814,091
2006 1,508,337 19,637,022
2007 1,556,237 20,884,125
2008 1,607,175 21,636,564
2009 1,661,556 21,976,969
2010 1,719,879 22,482,421
2011 1,781,985 22,878,098
2012 1,846,889 22,759,763
2013 1,913,059 21,666,917
2014 1,978,399 20,273,659
2015 2,040,989 19,424,618
2016 2,100,306 19,193,834
2017 2,156,900 19,224,668
2018 2,212,318 19,577,845
2019 2,267,706 20,353,534
2020 2,322,539 21,049,429
2021 2,376,722 21,628,839
2022 2,430,747 22,462,173
2023 2,484,789 23,594,623
2024 2,538,952 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Gabon and Syria

Fertility rate
Gabon

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Syria
1960 4.42 7.51
1961 4.5 7.5
1962 4.59 7.51
1963 4.65 7.51
1964 4.71 7.53
1965 4.79 7.53
1966 4.86 7.55
1967 4.92 7.56
1968 4.98 7.57
1969 5.05 7.59
1970 5.1 7.62
1971 5.16 7.6
1972 5.24 7.57
1973 5.29 7.55
1974 5.33 7.52
1975 5.39 7.49
1976 5.46 7.45
1977 5.52 7.42
1978 5.57 7.35
1979 5.61 7.25
1980 5.66 7.12
1981 5.73 6.97
1982 5.74 6.81
1983 5.76 6.69
1984 5.73 6.59
1985 5.71 6.48
1986 5.69 6.37
1987 5.67 6.2
1988 5.62 6
1989 5.55 5.78
1990 5.46 5.56
1991 5.37 5.34
1992 5.29 5.14
1993 5.19 4.99
1994 5.04 4.86
1995 4.88 4.7
1996 4.74 4.54
1997 4.66 4.37
1998 4.58 4.25
1999 4.5 4.14
2000 4.47 4.07
2001 4.42 3.98
2002 4.36 3.87
2003 4.3 3.76
2004 4.25 3.68
2005 4.21 3.61
2006 4.17 3.56
2007 4.14 3.54
2008 4.12 3.48
2009 4.14 3.42
2010 4.15 3.36
2011 4.15 3.29
2012 4.09 3.22
2013 4.02 3.17
2014 3.95 3.12
2015 3.92 3.07
2016 3.92 3.01
2017 3.91 2.97
2018 3.91 2.93
2019 3.88 2.88
2020 3.83 2.84
2021 3.78 2.8
2022 3.71 2.75
2023 3.65 2.71

Gabon and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Syria
Year Median age, years
Gabon Syria
1960 27.2 17.6
1961 27 17.3
1962 26.8 17.1
1963 26.5 16.9
1964 26.2 16.7
1965 25.9 16.5
1966 25.6 16.4
1967 25.2 16.2
1968 24.8 16.1
1969 24.5 16
1970 24.2 15.9
1971 23.9 15.8
1972 23.5 15.8
1973 23.2 15.7
1974 22.9 15.7
1975 22.5 15.7
1976 22.2 15.6
1977 21.9 15.6
1978 21.6 15.6
1979 21.3 15.6
1980 21 15.6
1981 20.7 15.6
1982 20.4 15.7
1983 20.1 15.8
1984 19.9 15.8
1985 19.7 15.9
1986 19.5 16
1987 19.3 16.1
1988 19.2 16.2
1989 19 16.4
1990 18.9 16.5
1991 18.9 16.7
1992 18.8 16.9
1993 18.8 17.1
1994 18.8 17.3
1995 18.8 17.5
1996 18.9 17.7
1997 18.9 17.9
1998 19 18.1
1999 19.1 18.3
2000 19.3 18.5
2001 19.4 18.8
2002 19.6 19
2003 19.7 19.2
2004 19.9 19.5
2005 20.1 19.7
2006 20.3 20.3
2007 20.6 21
2008 20.8 21.3
2009 21 21.5
2010 21.2 21.7
2011 21.4 21.9
2012 21.7 21.8
2013 21.9 21.2
2014 22.1 20.1
2015 22.2 19.5
2016 22.3 19.5
2017 22.4 19.6
2018 22.4 20.1
2019 22.5 20.9
2020 22.5 21.6
2021 22.5 22.2
2022 22.5 22.7
2023 22.6 23.3
2024 22.6 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Gabon Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Gabon Syria
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
94.4%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Gabon Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
42
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Syria
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
n/a

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