LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. French
: 97,000
Mother Tongue : French
Literacy Rate (%) : 84.70
Country Capital | : | Libreville |
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GDP Per capita | : | 24,682 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 79th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 69 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 0 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 1,851,242 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 136th/195 |
Area | : | 257,669 |
Area Rank | : | 75th/195 |
Total Population | : | 2,593 |
Total Population Rank | : | 142nd/195 |
Gabon Highlights
Gabon is the 142nd ranked country in population and 75th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Gabon is the 37th worst ranked in Rural Pop. out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
- 2. The average Total Military Force of the countries in the world is 358,465. Gabon is the 49th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate that the country is facing lesser threats compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Gabon is the 51st worst ranked in Employment in Services . This may indicate lesser diposable income among the population of the country, or simply imply lesser urbanisation compared to other countries.
Gabon Metrics
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1125 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1126 | ||
3 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 24 | 1125 | ||
4 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 24 | 1128 | |||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 161 | 1230 | ||
2 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 159 | 1230 | ||
3 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 159 | 1235 | ||
4 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 151 | 1233 | ||
5 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 148 | 1232 | ||
6 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 114 | 1234 | ||
7 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 105 | 1230 | ||
8 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 81 | 1231 | ||
9 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 69 | 1231 | ||
10 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 68 | 1232 | ||
11 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 71 | 1230 | ||
12 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 71 | 1230 | ||
13 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 69 | 1233 | ||
14 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 34 | 1232 | ||
15 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 33 | 1230 | ||
16 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 33 | 1231 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 17 | 1129 | ||
2 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 132 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 179 | 1234 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 159 | 1235 | ||
3 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 94 | 1231 | ||
4 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1232 | ||
5 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 73 | 1230 | ||
6 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 127 | 1235 | ||
7 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1231 | ||
8 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 116 | 1233 | ||
9 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 108 | 1232 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 18 | 1130 | ||
2 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 33 | 1129 | |||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 123 | 1231 | |||
2 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 132 | 1235 | ||
3 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 112 | 1234 | ||
4 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 132 | 1234 | |||
5 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 613 | 126 | 1235 | ||
6 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 92 | 1235 | |||
7 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 95 | 1233 | ||
8 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 82 | 1234 | |||
9 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 82 | 1233 | ||
10 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 79 | 1230 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 18 | 1130 | ||
2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 39 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 158 | 1233 | ||
2 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 142 | 1230 | ||
3 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 142 | 1233 | ||
4 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 142 | 1232 | ||
5 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 119 | 1230 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 45 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 123 | 1234 | ||
2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 111 | 1232 | ||
3 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 101 | 1233 | ||
4 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 105 | 1232 | ||
5 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 94 | 1235 | ||
6 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 95 | 1232 | ||
7 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 80 | 1233 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 49 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 137 | 1233 | ||
2 | Theaters/Total Theaters %. | Percent | 0 | 55 | 1230 | ||
3 | # Theaters | Count | 310 | 55 | 1230 | ||
4 | Theaters per 100000 | Ratio | 1 | 51 | 1230 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 61 | 1130 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 62 | 1127 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 69 | 1127 | ||
4 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 85 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 153 | 1230 | ||
2 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 145 | 1235 | ||
3 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 145 | 1235 | ||
4 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 144 | 1232 | ||
5 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 140 | 1231 | ||
6 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 126 | 1233 | ||
7 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 116 | 1232 | ||
8 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 111 | 1231 | ||
9 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 98 | 1233 | ||
10 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 98 | 1232 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 112 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 150 | 1232 | ||
2 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 150 | 1234 | ||
3 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 129 | 1231 | ||
4 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 146 | 1232 | ||
5 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 141 | 1231 | ||
6 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 134 | 1235 | ||
7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 139 | 1231 | ||
8 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 123 | 1233 | ||
9 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 137 | 1234 | ||
10 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 136 | 1231 | ||
11 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 134 | 1231 | ||
12 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 132 | 1230 | ||
13 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 124 | 1232 | ||
14 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 113 | 1233 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 144 | 1233 | ||
2 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 147 | 1230 | ||
3 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1232 | ||
4 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 113 | 1234 | ||
5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 110 | 1233 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 134 | 1231 | ||
2 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 142 | 1233 | ||
3 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 141 | 1230 | ||
4 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 120 | 1232 | ||
5 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 109 | 1230 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 142 | 1235 | ||
2 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 139 | 1233 | ||
3 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 31 | 1 | 1234 | ||
4 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 136 | 1235 | ||
5 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 125 | 1231 | ||
6 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 83 | 1233 | ||
7 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 62 | 1234 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 61 | 1232 | ||
9 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 60 | 1233 | ||
10 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 48 | 1234 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | French | # People | 596,219 | 26 | 1231 | ||
2 | French as a % of total French speakers | % People | 0 | 22 | 1231 |
Gabon Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | French | 3.74 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Gabon
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Franceville | 136,417 |
2 | Libreville | 868,211 |
3 | Port-Gentil | 168,363 |
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