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Gabon vs Nigeria

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GDP$23.36B vs $377.37BGabon vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$9,918 vs $1,556Gabon vs Nigeria
Population2.59M vs 237.53MGabon vs Nigeria

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Indicator Gabon NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$23.36B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$9,918$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy2.5%15.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy4.5%26.5%2025/2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy565.82 LCU/USD1,325.8 LCU/USD2026-08
Budget BalanceEconomy-10%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy20.2%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy86.1%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$5.59B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.7%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$8,090$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$21,660$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$57.62B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy6.8%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy47.2%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy19.1%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.3%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy24.8%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$22.79B2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy7.8%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy36%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$638.79M$46.02B2024/2025
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy51.1%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy41.6%80.7%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy68.2%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy20.2%11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.5%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy84.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-4%13.9%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.3%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$378.81M$4.01B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.8%1.4%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy20.9%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy24.8%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy34.5%5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy3530.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.3%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$21$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%2023
Employment in AgricultureEconomy28.9%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.9%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy52.3%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy29.8%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy37.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.3%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.6%5.5%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$11.89B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.3B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8770.812025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.5480.6192025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade54%88.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade17.8%3.5%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.9%6%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.8%2.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade55.5%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade29.4%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7330.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5050.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.5580.3792023
PopulationDemographics2.59M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.5 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics21.6 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.594.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics7.9%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics36.2%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics92.1%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics10.3/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics26.231.82026
Death RateDemographics6.1511.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.44-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71.2 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.1 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.4%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth25.969.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2.8%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.1%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48472023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth17.3%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth232.7992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth32.6115.62024
Neonatal MortalityHealth16.3392024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth3712192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth56%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth62%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth8.5%3%2024
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth89.5842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$253$672023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth13.3%3.1%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare13.7%33.8%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.3%0.3%2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security25.3%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security21.5M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture8.4%76.2%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture306.21K t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture103.97 t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture100 t350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture45.98K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.76K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,561 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,800 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture39.7K head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance27262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3020.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1780.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.720.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.94-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.57-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.16-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.28-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.72-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.02-0.732024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths4.16K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance032025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance0282025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance0102025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian166123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian8618.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology68.7%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology125.370.82024
4G CoverageTechnology98%80%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology4.70.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology2.7%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%84.4%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology6.6%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.1%2.7%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure95.1%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy332.3 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy11.5 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy319.6 MW2.9K MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy91.4%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,023 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy18.9%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy2.3 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy51.3%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy35%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy64.6%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy3.2 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy523 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy6,477 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.05 t0.57 t2024
Forest AreaClimate91.2%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate24.4%11.6%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate31.3 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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