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Gabon vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 75th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Tuvalu
Population
2636721
9493
Population rank 142/197 196/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 126/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 96/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 73/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
22.6 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Gabon and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Gabon and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Gabon

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Gabon Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $381,687,073 $2,716,990
1972 $430,508,359 $2,968,458
1973 $722,780,701 $3,411,915
1974 $1,544,216,002 $4,122,329
1975 $2,157,592,940 $4,014,748
1976 $3,009,409,974 $3,919,072
1977 $2,809,349,069 $3,669,420
1978 $2,389,479,272 $3,798,782
1979 $3,030,251,120 $4,065,659
1980 $4,279,637,942 $4,206,128
1981 $3,862,269,121 $4,773,018
1982 $3,618,007,841 $4,118,945
1983 $3,391,275,732 $4,152,550
1984 $3,561,451,561 $4,481,978
1985 $3,339,914,757 $3,862,852
1986 $3,403,638,189 $4,574,706
1987 $3,281,797,043 $5,020,513
1988 $3,834,503,376 $7,011,059
1989 $4,186,411,464 $8,454,523
1990 $5,952,293,765 $9,542,901
1991 $5,402,919,785 $10,127,314
1992 $5,592,390,827 $10,535,028
1993 $4,378,645,081 $10,414,400
1994 $4,190,819,344 $11,772,611
1995 $4,958,845,648 $11,922,614
1996 $5,694,040,003 $13,338,597
1997 $5,326,817,115 $13,734,210
1998 $4,483,417,310 $13,795,146
1999 $4,662,992,036 $14,800,503
2000 $5,080,483,629 $15,073,976
2001 $5,023,265,413 $13,964,732
2002 $5,335,451,100 $16,842,673
2003 $6,511,903,365 $19,456,338
2004 $7,770,219,008 $22,798,275
2005 $9,582,783,991 $22,909,980
2006 $10,327,598,306 $24,096,875
2007 $12,455,409,587 $28,450,169
2008 $15,571,348,344 $31,874,435
2009 $12,113,699,068 $28,076,984
2010 $14,372,593,020 $32,105,408
2011 $18,210,307,744 $39,196,957
2012 $17,170,464,016 $39,345,579
2013 $17,595,744,798 $38,615,891
2014 $18,203,966,896 $38,760,983
2015 $14,383,107,763 $36,811,936
2016 $14,023,890,265 $41,629,064
2017 $14,929,487,485 $45,276,595
2018 $16,867,326,402 $48,015,260
2019 $16,874,405,465 $54,123,199
2020 $15,342,236,164 $51,746,594
2021 $19,444,935,097 $60,196,406
2022 $20,440,655,695 $59,065,982
2023 $20,055,720,403 $62,280,312
2024 $20,867,044,936 -

Gabon and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Gabon

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Gabon Tuvalu
1960 $276.1 -
1961 $323 -
1962 $348 -
1963 $290.7 -
1964 $400 -
1965 $415 -
1966 $443 -
1967 $482 -
1968 $515 -
1969 $545 -
1970 $543 $457
1971 $627 $478
1972 $693 $522
1973 $1,140 $601
1974 $2,384 $708
1975 $3,258 $656
1976 $4,441 $612
1977 $4,048 $549
1978 $3,360 $546
1979 $4,155 $566
1980 $5,718 $571
1981 $5,026 $634
1982 $4,584 $537
1983 $4,182 $533
1984 $4,273 $567
1985 $3,898 $480
1986 $3,865 $557
1987 $3,624 $600
1988 $4,119 $823
1989 $4,374 $976
1990 $6,051 $1,085
1991 $5,345 $1,134
1992 $5,386 $1,166
1993 $4,106 $1,141
1994 $3,828 $1,279
1995 $4,415 $1,285
1996 $4,943 $1,428
1997 $4,509 $1,461
1998 $3,700 $1,460
1999 $3,751 $1,559
2000 $3,983 $1,579
2001 $3,836 $1,457
2002 $3,966 $1,750
2003 $4,711 $2,007
2004 $5,466 $2,323
2005 $6,548 $2,305
2006 $6,847 $2,396
2007 $8,004 $2,794
2008 $9,689 $3,088
2009 $7,291 $2,684
2010 $8,357 $3,025
2011 $10,219 $3,636
2012 $9,297 $3,598
2013 $9,198 $3,510
2014 $9,201 $3,529
2015 $7,047 $3,358
2016 $6,677 $3,809
2017 $6,922 $4,166
2018 $7,624 $4,466
2019 $7,441 $5,115
2020 $6,606 $4,976
2021 $8,181 $5,905
2022 $8,409 $5,911
2023 $8,071 $6,345
2024 $8,219 -

Gabon vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Tuvalu
1950 39.3 40
1951 40 40.8
1952 40.7 41.7
1953 41.5 42.5
1954 42.2 43.4
1955 42.9 44.2
1956 43.7 45
1957 44.4 45.8
1958 45.1 46.7
1959 45.8 47.5
1960 46.4 48.3
1961 47.1 49
1962 47.8 49.8
1963 48.4 50.6
1964 49 51.3
1965 49.7 52.1
1966 50.3 52.8
1967 50.9 53.5
1968 51.5 54.1
1969 52.1 54.7
1970 52.7 55.3
1971 53.3 56
1972 53.8 54.7
1973 54.4 57.2
1974 54.9 57.7
1975 55.5 58.3
1976 56 58.8
1977 56.5 59.2
1978 57 59.6
1979 57.4 59.9
1980 57.9 60.2
1981 58.3 60.5
1982 58.6 60.7
1983 59 60.9
1984 59.3 61.1
1985 59.7 61.1
1986 60 61.2
1987 60.2 61.3
1988 60.4 61.4
1989 60.6 61.5
1990 60.7 61.6
1991 60.9 61.8
1992 61 60.3
1993 61.1 62.1
1994 61.2 62.3
1995 61.3 62.5
1996 61.3 62.7
1997 61.4 62.9
1998 61.5 63.2
1999 61.7 63.3
2000 61.8 63.5
2001 62 63.7
2002 62.2 63.8
2003 62.5 63.9
2004 62.7 64
2005 63 64.1
2006 63.3 64.2
2007 63.6 64.4
2008 64 64.5
2009 64.4 64.7
2010 64.7 64.8
2011 65.1 65
2012 65.4 65.1
2013 65.8 65.2
2014 66.1 65.3
2015 66.3 65.4
2016 66.6 65.5
2017 66.8 65.7
2018 67 65.9
2019 67.3 66.1
2020 67.1 66.4
2021 67.1 65.8
2022 67.7 66.9
2023 68.3 67.1
2024 68.5 67.3
2025 68.7 67.4

Gabon and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Tuvalu
Year Population
Gabon Tuvalu
1960 512,316 5,598
1961 518,266 5,648
1962 524,649 5,699
1963 531,452 5,751
1964 538,657 5,752
1965 546,308 5,715
1966 554,463 5,686
1967 563,108 5,652
1968 572,257 5,624
1969 583,276 5,631
1970 595,846 5,663
1971 608,348 5,685
1972 620,960 5,692
1973 633,995 5,681
1974 647,691 5,822
1975 662,197 6,117
1976 677,628 6,404
1977 693,984 6,686
1978 711,245 6,957
1979 729,375 7,184
1980 748,389 7,366
1981 768,385 7,526
1982 789,286 7,664
1983 811,005 7,789
1984 833,501 7,902
1985 856,726 8,046
1986 880,705 8,217
1987 905,479 8,371
1988 931,020 8,518
1989 957,138 8,662
1990 983,734 8,798
1991 1,010,818 8,928
1992 1,038,380 9,038
1993 1,066,405 9,126
1994 1,094,720 9,207
1995 1,123,213 9,280
1996 1,152,015 9,342
1997 1,181,439 9,400
1998 1,211,736 9,451
1999 1,243,016 9,496
2000 1,275,572 9,544
2001 1,309,589 9,586
2002 1,345,135 9,623
2003 1,382,350 9,695
2004 1,421,609 9,816
2005 1,463,495 9,940
2006 1,508,337 10,056
2007 1,556,237 10,182
2008 1,607,175 10,321
2009 1,661,556 10,461
2010 1,719,879 10,614
2011 1,781,985 10,780
2012 1,846,889 10,934
2013 1,913,059 11,001
2014 1,978,399 10,984
2015 2,040,989 10,963
2016 2,100,306 10,930
2017 2,156,900 10,869
2018 2,212,318 10,751
2019 2,267,706 10,581
2020 2,322,539 10,399
2021 2,376,722 10,194
2022 2,430,747 9,992
2023 2,484,789 9,816
2024 2,538,952 9,646

Fertility rates in Gabon and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Gabon

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Gabon Tuvalu
1960 4.42 5.15
1961 4.5 5.09
1962 4.59 5
1963 4.65 4.91
1964 4.71 4.83
1965 4.79 4.73
1966 4.86 4.64
1967 4.92 4.49
1968 4.98 4.36
1969 5.05 4.23
1970 5.1 4.08
1971 5.16 3.94
1972 5.24 3.81
1973 5.29 3.71
1974 5.33 3.63
1975 5.39 3.58
1976 5.46 3.55
1977 5.52 3.56
1978 5.57 3.59
1979 5.61 3.65
1980 5.66 3.73
1981 5.73 3.8
1982 5.74 3.88
1983 5.76 3.91
1984 5.73 3.95
1985 5.71 3.97
1986 5.69 3.97
1987 5.67 3.94
1988 5.62 3.88
1989 5.55 3.8
1990 5.46 3.75
1991 5.37 3.79
1992 5.29 3.86
1993 5.19 3.92
1994 5.04 3.92
1995 4.88 3.96
1996 4.74 3.95
1997 4.66 3.95
1998 4.58 3.95
1999 4.5 3.92
2000 4.47 3.84
2001 4.42 3.75
2002 4.36 3.64
2003 4.3 3.58
2004 4.25 3.55
2005 4.21 3.55
2006 4.17 3.53
2007 4.14 3.45
2008 4.12 3.42
2009 4.14 3.43
2010 4.15 3.44
2011 4.15 3.46
2012 4.09 3.47
2013 4.02 3.39
2014 3.95 3.33
2015 3.92 3.31
2016 3.92 3.3
2017 3.91 3.3
2018 3.91 3.33
2019 3.88 3.33
2020 3.83 3.31
2021 3.78 3.28
2022 3.71 3.24
2023 3.65 3.21

Gabon and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Gabon

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Gabon Tuvalu
1960 27.2 23.1
1961 27 23.1
1962 26.8 23
1963 26.5 22.6
1964 26.2 21
1965 25.9 19.3
1966 25.6 18.5
1967 25.2 18.1
1968 24.8 17.9
1969 24.5 18
1970 24.2 18.2
1971 23.9 18.6
1972 23.5 19
1973 23.2 19.4
1974 22.9 19.7
1975 22.5 19.8
1976 22.2 19.9
1977 21.9 20.2
1978 21.6 20.5
1979 21.3 20.9
1980 21 21
1981 20.7 21.4
1982 20.4 21.9
1983 20.1 22.5
1984 19.9 23.2
1985 19.7 23.6
1986 19.5 23.8
1987 19.3 24
1988 19.2 24.2
1989 19 24.5
1990 18.9 24.7
1991 18.9 24.9
1992 18.8 25
1993 18.8 25
1994 18.8 25.1
1995 18.8 25
1996 18.9 24.9
1997 18.9 24.6
1998 19 24.4
1999 19.1 24.1
2000 19.3 23.9
2001 19.4 23.7
2002 19.6 23.5
2003 19.7 23.5
2004 19.9 23.5
2005 20.1 23.6
2006 20.3 23.6
2007 20.6 23.7
2008 20.8 23.8
2009 21 23.9
2010 21.2 24
2011 21.4 24.1
2012 21.7 24.2
2013 21.9 24.3
2014 22.1 24.5
2015 22.2 24.7
2016 22.3 24.9
2017 22.4 25.2
2018 22.4 25.3
2019 22.5 25.3
2020 22.5 25.3
2021 22.5 25.3
2022 22.5 25.3
2023 22.6 25.3
2024 22.6 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.32%
2023
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.85%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
2.7%
2010
Total reserves including gold
$1.45B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$18.5M
2023
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
526,000
2005
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.53%
2015
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
68.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gabon Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,096 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.54
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.93 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
91.3%
2021
5.2%
2022
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
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Gabon Tuvalu
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
91.3%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
3
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
68
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
100%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Gabon Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$247.1
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$46
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.55%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.48
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
233
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Gabon Tuvalu
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
4.97 mi
2011

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