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Gabon vs Chad

Gabon and Chad side by side across 200 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$23.36B vs $25.63BGabon vs Chad
GDP per Capita$9,918 vs $1,315Gabon vs Chad
Population2.59M vs 21MGabon vs Chad

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Indicator Gabon ChadPeriod
GDPEconomy$23.36B$25.63B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$9,918$1,3152026
Inflation RateEconomy2.5%0.5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy4.5%4.5%2025-12-15
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD569.51 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-10%-1.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy20.2%1.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy86.1%29.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$5.59B$2.73B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.7%5.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$8,090$9702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$21,660$2,7702025
GDP (PPP)Economy$57.62B$60.97B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy6.8%36.3%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy47.2%26.7%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy19.1%6.3%2025/2024
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.3%33.9%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy24.8%20.4%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$18.46M$724.06K2015/1994 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.1%0.1%2015/1994 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy36%16.4%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$638.79M$1.55B2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy13.4%8.3%2019/2021
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy9.5%—2021
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy51.1%59.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy41.6%47.3%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy3837.42017/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy3.8%39.5%2017/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy68.2%20.9%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy20.2%42.3%2024/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.5%3%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy84.9%46.1%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-4%-2%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$28.7M$25M2015/2002 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy526K10.4K2005/2020 ⚠
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.3%0.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.14B$1.02B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.5%5.1%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy20.9%16.7%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy24.8%18.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy34.5%8.9%2024/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy3521.32024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy18.5%21.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy15.6%16.8%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.3%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.3%6.6%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$21$592023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy38.4%13.4%2015/1994 ⚠
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$4,438$4692021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy28.9%71.7%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.9%8.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy52.3%19.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy29.8%90.2%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy37.9%57%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6%6.9%2017/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy8.80.82013/2021 ⚠
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.21.72013/2022 ⚠
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.3%2%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.6%1.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy8%61.4%2017/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy32.9%89.5%2017/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$11.89B$6.32B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.3B$3.59B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8770.8662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6240.6762024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade12.9—2021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade54%7.9%2023/1975 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade17.8%7.7%2023/1975 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.9%16.2%2023/1975 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.8%—2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade55.5%29.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade29.4%16.7%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7330.4162023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5050.672023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.5580.2522023
PopulationDemographics2.59M21M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%3.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.5 years55.2 years2024
Median AgeDemographics21.6 years15.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.596.032024
Rural PopulationDemographics7.9%72.4%2025
Population Under 15Demographics36.2%46%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics92.1%27.6%2025
Population DensityDemographics10.3/km²17.1/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics26.242.22026
Death RateDemographics6.1510.92026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.44-5.212026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71.2 years57.2 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.1 years53.4 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.4%5.7%2025
Infant MortalityHealth25.956.32024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2.8%0.9%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.1%5%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.520.092022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48262023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth12.526.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth18.1%23.4%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth17.3%51.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—11.1%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth232.7747.52023
Under-Five MortalityHealth33.2101.12023
Neonatal MortalityHealth16.831.42023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth3711182024
Measles ImmunizationHealth56%68%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth62%71%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—45.9%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—2.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth8.5%7.3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.950.152011/2020 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth24.8%8.1%2021/2019
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth89.3%47.2%2012/2019 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.370.172022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth89.5132.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$253$472023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth37.6%23.5%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth13.3%7.4%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth94.7%54.7%2012/2015
Child StuntingChild Welfare13.7%31.5%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.4%7.8%2020/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare95.6%25.7%2021/2019
Child MarriageChild Welfare13.3%60.6%2021/2019
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare5%2.2%2020/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.3%3.2%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation7.7%4.4%2003/2020 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation88.9%30.6%2021/2019
Youth Literacy RateEducation94%45.1%2021/2019
Primary Completion RateEducation76.1%26.9%2017/2019
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation44.2%13.1%2017/2019
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation71.2%75.2%2019/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation64.2%41.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation54.3%20%2019/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation22.2%4.5%2017/2019
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation92%29.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation70.3%23.5%2019/2024 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security25.3%32%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—2.25M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture8.4%40%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture105.8130.32022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture306.21K t297.84K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture103.97 t—2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture100 t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—720.09K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—618.93K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture45.98K t394.05K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.76K t347.19K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—1.35K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,561 kg/ha1,273 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,800 kg/ha1,351 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—1,628 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture39.7K head39.6M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance27212024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3020.2422025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1780.0622025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.720.9522025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.94-1.392024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.57-1.12024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.16-1.442024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.28-1.782024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.72-1.092024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.02-1.522024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1661.5M2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian0219.6K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian869.37K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology68.7%12.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology125.372.92024
4G CoverageTechnology98%60%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology4.702024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology2.7%11.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%84.5%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology6.6%577.2%2025/2016 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.1%9.8%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.6%0.2%2009/2016 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure95.1%13.4%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure77.32K28.33K2016/2014
Slum PopulationInfrastructure38.8%82%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy332.3 MW114.1 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy11.5 MW111 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—1.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy319.6 MW—2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy91.3%70%2021/2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy91.4%9.7%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,023 kWh14 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy18.9%23.6%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy2.3 MW2.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy51.3%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%2.7%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy35%0%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy64.6%94.6%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy3.2 TWh0.4 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy523 gCO₂/kWh622 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy6,477 kWh440 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.05 t0.14 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate31.6%4.6%2021
Forest AreaClimate91.2%3.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate24.4%21%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%5.9%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate31.3 µg/m³43 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Gabon or Chad have the larger economy?

Chad has the larger economy: $23.36B for Gabon versus $25.63B for Chad (GDP, current US$).

How do Gabon and Chad compare across indicators?

This page compares Gabon and Chad on 200 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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