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Gabon vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 75th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Taiwan
Population
2636721
23308308
Population rank 142/197 60/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 126/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 73/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
22.6 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Gabon and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Taiwan
Year GDP
Gabon Taiwan
1960 $141,468,978 -
1961 $167,637,907 $1,778,000,000
1962 $182,796,536 $1,960,000,000
1963 $154,480,244 $2,218,000,000
1964 $215,679,855 $2,592,000,000
1965 $226,474,286 $2,869,000,000
1966 $245,849,781 $3,207,000,000
1967 $271,543,680 $3,709,000,000
1968 $294,468,564 $4,325,000,000
1969 $318,124,701 $5,017,000,000
1970 $323,802,476 $5,785,000,000
1971 $381,687,073 $6,727,000,000
1972 $430,508,359 $8,063,000,000
1973 $722,780,701 $10,940,000,000
1974 $1,544,216,002 $14,739,000,000
1975 $2,157,592,940 $15,836,000,000
1976 $3,009,409,974 $18,988,000,000
1977 $2,809,349,069 $22,252,000,000
1978 $2,389,479,272 $27,373,000,000
1979 $3,030,251,120 $33,875,000,000
1980 $4,279,637,942 $42,292,000,000
1981 $3,862,269,121 $49,047,000,000
1982 $3,618,007,841 $49,540,000,000
1983 $3,391,275,732 $54,155,000,000
1984 $3,561,451,561 $61,036,000,000
1985 $3,339,914,757 $63,599,000,000
1986 $3,403,638,189 $78,347,000,000
1987 $3,281,797,043 $104,956,000,000
1988 $3,834,503,376 $126,378,000,000
1989 $4,186,411,464 $152,687,000,000
1990 $5,952,293,765 $166,392,000,000
1991 $5,402,919,785 $187,100,000,000
1992 $5,592,390,827 $222,947,000,000
1993 $4,378,645,081 $234,943,000,000
1994 $4,190,819,344 $256,213,000,000
1995 $4,958,845,648 $279,013,000,000
1996 $5,694,040,003 $292,473,000,000
1997 $5,326,817,115 $303,315,000,000
1998 $4,483,417,310 $279,926,000,000
1999 $4,662,992,036 $303,827,000,000
2000 $5,080,483,629 $330,725,000,000
2001 $5,023,265,413 $299,303,000,000
2002 $5,335,451,100 $307,429,000,000
2003 $6,511,903,365 $317,374,000,000
2004 $7,770,219,008 $346,881,000,000
2005 $9,582,783,991 $374,042,000,000
2006 $10,327,598,306 $386,492,000,000
2007 $12,455,409,587 $406,940,000,000
2008 $15,571,348,344 $415,824,000,000
2009 $12,113,699,068 $390,788,000,000
2010 $14,372,593,020 $444,245,000,000
2011 $18,210,307,744 $483,957,000,000
2012 $17,170,464,016 $495,536,000,000
2013 $17,595,744,798 $512,957,000,000
2014 $18,203,966,896 $535,332,000,000
2015 $14,383,107,763 $534,474,000,000
2016 $14,023,890,265 $543,002,000,000
2017 $14,929,487,485 $591,734,000,000
2018 $16,867,326,402 $610,744,000,000
2019 $16,874,405,465 $613,453,000,000
2020 $15,342,236,164 $676,935,000,000
2021 $19,444,935,097 $777,062,000,000
2022 $20,440,655,695 $765,529,000,000
2023 $20,055,720,403 $757,276,000,000
2024 $20,867,044,936 $796,904,000,000

Gabon and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Taiwan
1960 $276.1 -
1961 $323 $161.2
1962 $348 $172
1963 $290.7 $188.6
1964 $400 $213.6
1965 $415 $229.3
1966 $443 $249.1
1967 $482 $280.8
1968 $515 $319
1969 $545 $357
1970 $543 $397
1971 $627 $451
1972 $693 $530
1973 $1,140 $706
1974 $2,384 $934
1975 $3,258 $985
1976 $4,441 $1,158
1977 $4,048 $1,330
1978 $3,360 $1,606
1979 $4,155 $1,950
1980 $5,718 $2,389
1981 $5,026 $2,720
1982 $4,584 $2,699
1983 $4,182 $2,903
1984 $4,273 $3,224
1985 $3,898 $3,314
1986 $3,865 $4,036
1987 $3,624 $5,350
1988 $4,119 $6,370
1989 $4,374 $7,613
1990 $6,051 $8,205
1991 $5,345 $9,125
1992 $5,386 $10,768
1993 $4,106 $11,242
1994 $3,828 $12,150
1995 $4,415 $13,119
1996 $4,943 $13,641
1997 $4,509 $14,020
1998 $3,700 $12,820
1999 $3,751 $13,804
2000 $3,983 $14,908
2001 $3,836 $13,397
2002 $3,966 $13,686
2003 $4,711 $14,066
2004 $5,466 $15,317
2005 $6,548 $16,456
2006 $6,847 $16,934
2007 $8,004 $17,757
2008 $9,689 $18,081
2009 $7,291 $16,933
2010 $8,357 $19,197
2011 $10,219 $20,866
2012 $9,297 $21,295
2013 $9,198 $21,973
2014 $9,201 $22,874
2015 $7,047 $22,780
2016 $6,677 $23,091
2017 $6,922 $25,121
2018 $7,624 $25,901
2019 $7,441 $25,998
2020 $6,606 $28,705
2021 $8,181 $33,111
2022 $8,409 $32,827
2023 $8,071 $32,442
2024 $8,219 $34,041

Gabon vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Taiwan
1950 39.3 56.6
1951 40 57.2
1952 40.7 57.9
1953 41.5 58.6
1954 42.2 58.9
1955 42.9 59.8
1956 43.7 60.3
1957 44.4 61
1958 45.1 61
1959 45.8 61.6
1960 46.4 62.5
1961 47.1 63
1962 47.8 63.8
1963 48.4 64.5
1964 49 64.9
1965 49.7 65.7
1966 50.3 66.1
1967 50.9 66.7
1968 51.5 66.8
1969 52.1 67.7
1970 52.7 69
1971 53.3 69.4
1972 53.8 69.6
1973 54.4 69.8
1974 54.9 70.3
1975 55.5 70.9
1976 56 71.2
1977 56.5 71.3
1978 57 71.7
1979 57.4 71.7
1980 57.9 72
1981 58.3 72
1982 58.6 72.4
1983 59 72.4
1984 59.3 73
1985 59.7 73.3
1986 60 73.3
1987 60.2 73.6
1988 60.4 73.4
1989 60.6 73.7
1990 60.7 73.9
1991 60.9 74.3
1992 61 74.3
1993 61.1 74.6
1994 61.2 74.7
1995 61.3 74.6
1996 61.3 74.9
1997 61.4 75.3
1998 61.5 75.5
1999 61.7 75.6
2000 61.8 76.1
2001 62 76.5
2002 62.2 76.9
2003 62.5 77
2004 62.7 77.2
2005 63 77.1
2006 63.3 77.8
2007 63.6 78
2008 64 78.3
2009 64.4 78.7
2010 64.7 79
2011 65.1 78.9
2012 65.4 79.2
2013 65.8 79.6
2014 66.1 79.5
2015 66.3 79.9
2016 66.6 79.7
2017 66.8 80.1
2018 67 80.4
2019 67.3 80.6
2020 67.1 81.1
2021 67.1 80.8
2022 67.7 80.2
2023 68.3 80.6
2024 68.5 80.7
2025 68.7 80.9

Gabon and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Taiwan
Year Population
Gabon Taiwan
1960 512,316 -
1961 518,266 11,030,385
1962 524,649 11,392,513
1963 531,452 11,762,101
1964 538,657 12,137,143
1965 546,308 12,511,863
1966 554,463 12,874,153
1967 563,108 13,210,344
1968 572,257 13,548,537
1969 583,276 14,068,984
1970 595,846 14,582,944
1971 608,348 14,913,564
1972 620,960 15,220,495
1973 633,995 15,505,121
1974 647,691 15,784,817
1975 662,197 16,075,128
1976 677,628 16,401,413
1977 693,984 16,730,895
1978 711,245 17,042,272
1979 729,375 17,372,779
1980 748,389 17,704,538
1981 768,385 18,029,982
1982 789,286 18,354,855
1983 811,005 18,653,146
1984 833,501 18,929,866
1985 856,726 19,191,510
1986 880,705 19,411,454
1987 905,479 19,617,046
1988 931,020 19,839,704
1989 957,138 20,055,492
1990 983,734 20,278,946
1991 1,010,818 20,503,568
1992 1,038,380 20,704,227
1993 1,066,405 20,899,019
1994 1,094,720 21,086,645
1995 1,123,213 21,267,653
1996 1,152,015 21,441,432
1997 1,181,439 21,634,124
1998 1,211,736 21,835,703
1999 1,243,016 22,010,489
2000 1,275,572 22,184,530
2001 1,309,589 22,341,120
2002 1,345,135 22,463,172
2003 1,382,350 22,562,663
2004 1,421,609 22,646,836
2005 1,463,495 22,729,753
2006 1,508,337 22,823,455
2007 1,556,237 22,917,444
2008 1,607,175 22,997,696
2009 1,661,556 23,078,402
2010 1,719,879 23,140,948
2011 1,781,985 23,193,518
2012 1,846,889 23,270,367
2013 1,913,059 23,344,670
2014 1,978,399 23,403,635
2015 2,040,989 23,462,914
2016 2,100,306 23,515,945
2017 2,156,900 23,555,522
2018 2,212,318 23,580,080
2019 2,267,706 23,596,027
2020 2,322,539 23,582,179
2021 2,376,722 23,468,275
2022 2,430,747 23,319,977
2023 2,484,789 23,342,541
2024 2,538,952 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Gabon and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Gabon

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 4.42 -
1961 4.5 -
1962 4.59 -
1963 4.65 -
1964 4.71 -
1965 4.79 -
1966 4.86 -
1967 4.92 -
1968 4.98 -
1969 5.05 -
1970 5.1 -
1971 5.16 -
1972 5.24 -
1973 5.29 -
1974 5.33 -
1975 5.39 -
1976 5.46 -
1977 5.52 -
1978 5.57 -
1979 5.61 -
1980 5.66 -
1981 5.73 2.46
1982 5.74 -
1983 5.76 -
1984 5.73 -
1985 5.71 -
1986 5.69 -
1987 5.67 -
1988 5.62 -
1989 5.55 -
1990 5.46 -
1991 5.37 1.72
1992 5.29 -
1993 5.19 -
1994 5.04 -
1995 4.88 -
1996 4.74 -
1997 4.66 -
1998 4.58 -
1999 4.5 -
2000 4.47 -
2001 4.42 1.4
2002 4.36 -
2003 4.3 -
2004 4.25 -
2005 4.21 -
2006 4.17 -
2007 4.14 -
2008 4.12 -
2009 4.14 -
2010 4.15 -
2011 4.15 1.07
2012 4.09 -
2013 4.02 -
2014 3.95 -
2015 3.92 1.18
2016 3.92 1.17
2017 3.91 1.13
2018 3.91 1.06
2019 3.88 1.05
2020 3.83 0.99
2021 3.78 0.98
2022 3.71 0.87
2023 3.65 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Gabon and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Gabon Taiwan
1960 27.2 -
1961 27 -
1962 26.8 -
1963 26.5 -
1964 26.2 -
1965 25.9 -
1966 25.6 -
1967 25.2 -
1968 24.8 -
1969 24.5 -
1970 24.2 -
1971 23.9 -
1972 23.5 -
1973 23.2 -
1974 22.9 20.8
1975 22.5 21.2
1976 22.2 21.5
1977 21.9 21.9
1978 21.6 22.3
1979 21.3 22.6
1980 21 23
1981 20.7 23.4
1982 20.4 23.8
1983 20.1 24.1
1984 19.9 24.6
1985 19.7 25.1
1986 19.5 25.6
1987 19.3 26.1
1988 19.2 26.5
1989 19 27
1990 18.9 27.5
1991 18.9 28
1992 18.8 28.4
1993 18.8 28.9
1994 18.8 29.4
1995 18.8 29.8
1996 18.9 30.3
1997 18.9 30.7
1998 19 31.2
1999 19.1 31.6
2000 19.3 32.1
2001 19.4 32.6
2002 19.6 33.1
2003 19.7 33.6
2004 19.9 34.1
2005 20.1 34.7
2006 20.3 35.2
2007 20.6 35.8
2008 20.8 36.3
2009 21 36.8
2010 21.2 37.4
2011 21.4 37.9
2012 21.7 38.3
2013 21.9 38.9
2014 22.1 39.3
2015 22.2 39.9
2016 22.3 40.4
2017 22.4 41
2018 22.4 41.5
2019 22.5 42.1
2020 22.5 42.7
2021 22.5 43.3
2022 22.5 43.9
2023 22.6 44.5
2024 22.6 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
n/a
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gabon Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.57%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-187.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,065 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
33.2%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
n/a

Society

Gabon Taiwan
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
68
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
n/a

Health

Gabon Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
22%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
49
2025
55
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Gabon Taiwan
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
25,771 mi
2019

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