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Gabon

Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle incomeCapital: Libreville203,904 observations
Population
2.59M
world rank #142 / 217
GDP
21.43B
world rank #129 / 186
GDP / capita
18,986.5
world rank #88 / 185
Life expectancy
68.5
world rank #165 / 217

Governance

565 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile28.9#157Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile40.3#141Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile61.2#128Rule of Law0-100 percentile37.1#175
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,373 indicators
GDPcurrent US$21.43B#129GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $18,986.5#88GDP growth%2.5%#121Inflation%1.8%#51
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

127 indicators

127 indicators

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Health

3,712 indicators
Life expectancyyears68.5#165Infant mortalityper 1k births25.9#99Maternal mortalityper 100k233#86Health spending% GDP3.1%#174
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,637 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross70.3%#118Education spending% GDP2.3%#100Adult literacy%88.9%#24Primary enrollment% gross100.2%#83
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

1,313 indicators
Populationpeople2.59M#142Population growth%2.1%#42Urban population%92.1%#17Fertility ratebirths/woman3.6#40
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

260 indicators
Electricity access% pop95.1%#23Renewable energy share%91.3%#4Forest area% land91.2%#3Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,023.4#106
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

224 indicators

224 indicators

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Environment

352 indicators

352 indicators

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Agriculture

264 indicators

264 indicators

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Technology

590 indicators

590 indicators

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Society

2,841 indicators
Gini indexindex38#49Extreme poverty% pop3.8%#24Internet users% pop68.7%#119Female labor participation%41.6%#144
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Risk

353 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-103.7#26Hazard & exposure0-102.8#23Vulnerability0-103.1#20
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

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