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Gabon
Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income · capital Libreville
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old68.5years
Ranks 165 of 217 in 2024
8% below world median · 7% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old32.6per 1,000 live births
Ranks 141 of 196 in 2024
1.2× above world median · 33% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old233per 100,000 live births
Ranks 162 of 194 in 2023
4.0× above world median · 9% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2020 · 6 years old14.4% of under-5s
Ranks 11 of 26 in 2020
22% below world median · 53% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 26 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old3.13% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
51% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.59births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
90% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2021 · 5 years old88.9% of adults 15+
Ranks 24 of 44 in 2021
about the same world median · 18% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 44 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2019 · 7 years old100.2% gross
Ranks 83 of 163 in 2019
about the same world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 163 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old2.32% of GDP
Ranks 100 of 121 in 2023
37% below world median · 31% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old8,263current US$
Ranks 90 of 186 in 2025
5% above world median · 5.1× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old22,218international $
Ranks 89 of 185 in 2025
10% above world median · 4.0× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2017 · 9 years old3.8% of population
Ranks 57 of 78 in 2017
3.0× above world median · 71% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2017 · 9 years old38.0index, 0–100
Ranks 54 of 78 in 2017
9% above world median · 7% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old20.2% of labour force
Ranks 178 of 182 in 2025
3.0× above world median · 2.9× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old1.8% per year
Not ranked — no better end
42% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.54% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
3% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old95.1% of population
Ranks 154 of 215 in 2024
5% below world median · 65% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old68.7% of population
Ranks 121 of 182 in 2024
16% below world median · 87% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old2.05t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
20% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old2.6mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
60% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Gabon has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.