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Gabon vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Gabon has a population of 2.54M (ranked 142/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Gabon's land area is 99,487 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 75th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Gabon Vatican
Population
2636721
949
Population rank 142/197 197/197
GDP
$20.9B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 126/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$8,219
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 96/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,510
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$15.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
79.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$6,033
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 73/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,135
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
99,487 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
n/a
Median age
22.6 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Gabon and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Gabon vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gabon

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Gabon Vatican
1950 39.3 65.9
1951 40 65.3
1952 40.7 65.7
1953 41.5 66.3
1954 42.2 67.5
1955 42.9 67.8
1956 43.7 67.3
1957 44.4 67.5
1958 45.1 68.7
1959 45.8 69.2
1960 46.4 69.2
1961 47.1 69.8
1962 47.8 69.2
1963 48.4 69.3
1964 49 70.3
1965 49.7 70.1
1966 50.3 70.9
1967 50.9 70.9
1968 51.5 70.7
1969 52.1 70.7
1970 52.7 71.5
1971 53.3 71.7
1972 53.8 72
1973 54.4 71.9
1974 54.9 72.7
1975 55.5 72.6
1976 56 72.9
1977 56.5 73.3
1978 57 73.7
1979 57.4 74
1980 57.9 74.1
1981 58.3 74.3
1982 58.6 74.8
1983 59 74.7
1984 59.3 75.1
1985 59.7 75.5
1986 60 75.7
1987 60.2 76.2
1988 60.4 76.4
1989 60.6 76.8
1990 60.7 76.9
1991 60.9 76.9
1992 61 77.3
1993 61.1 77
1994 61.2 77.7
1995 61.3 77.8
1996 61.3 78.5
1997 61.4 78.2
1998 61.5 78.3
1999 61.7 78.7
2000 61.8 79.3
2001 62 79.9
2002 62.2 80
2003 62.5 79.8
2004 62.7 80.2
2005 63 80.6
2006 63.3 81.2
2007 63.6 81.3
2008 64 81.4
2009 64.4 81.3
2010 64.7 81.5
2011 65.1 81.7
2012 65.4 82
2013 65.8 82.5
2014 66.1 82.6
2015 66.3 82.5
2016 66.6 82.9
2017 66.8 82.7
2018 67 83.3
2019 67.3 83.6
2020 67.1 83
2021 67.1 82.9
2022 67.7 83.3
2023 68.3 83
2024 68.5 83.1
2025 68.7 83.3

Gabon and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Gabon

Vatican
Year Population
Gabon Vatican
1960 512,316 -
1961 518,266 -
1962 524,649 -
1963 531,452 -
1964 538,657 -
1965 546,308 -
1966 554,463 -
1967 563,108 -
1968 572,257 -
1969 583,276 -
1970 595,846 -
1971 608,348 -
1972 620,960 -
1973 633,995 -
1974 647,691 -
1975 662,197 -
1976 677,628 -
1977 693,984 -
1978 711,245 -
1979 729,375 -
1980 748,389 -
1981 768,385 -
1982 789,286 -
1983 811,005 -
1984 833,501 -
1985 856,726 -
1986 880,705 -
1987 905,479 -
1988 931,020 -
1989 957,138 -
1990 983,734 -
1991 1,010,818 -
1992 1,038,380 -
1993 1,066,405 -
1994 1,094,720 -
1995 1,123,213 -
1996 1,152,015 -
1997 1,181,439 -
1998 1,211,736 -
1999 1,243,016 -
2000 1,275,572 880
2001 1,309,589 890
2002 1,345,135 900
2003 1,382,350 911
2004 1,421,609 921
2005 1,463,495 921
2006 1,508,337 932
2007 1,556,237 821
2008 1,607,175 824
2009 1,661,556 826
2010 1,719,879 829
2011 1,781,985 832
2012 1,846,889 836
2013 1,913,059 839
2014 1,978,399 842
2015 2,040,989 1,000
2016 2,100,306 -
2017 2,156,900 1,000
2018 2,212,318 -
2019 2,267,706 1,000
2020 2,322,539 -
2021 2,376,722 -
2022 2,430,747 -
2023 2,484,789 -
2024 2,538,952 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gabon Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$19.2B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.3%
2025
n/a
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
n/a
Unemployment rate
20.4%
2010
n/a
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
50.9%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2017
n/a
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 Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.98 tons
2023
n/a
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 Vatican
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,105
2024
n/a
Urban population
91.3%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
32.6
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
3
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.04
2015
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
68
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
85.7%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
71.9%
2023
n/a

Health

Gabon Vatican
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
83.3 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
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
33.2
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
22%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
49
2025
72
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.14 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Gabon Vatican
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
39,184 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
8,314 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
90,715 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
8,886 mi
2001
5.59 mi
2003

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