IndicatorGABGabonSub-Saharan Africa
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.79rank #62Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)32.4rank #149Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.23rank #103Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.25rank #96Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.75rank #65Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)41.1rank #146Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.79rank #62Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.7%rank #75Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.24rank #94Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)67.7rank #106Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)42.9rank #152Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)41.8rank #165Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.42rank #91Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.3rank #101Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.18rank #106Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)42.6rank #141Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)21.6%rank #107Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.8rank #62Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)28.9%rank #61Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)6.8%rank #78Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Annual working hours per workerhoursOur World in Data2,174.2rank #35Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table184,498.4rank #74Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.98%rank #51Data 2015 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT40.5%rank #161Data 2026 · Status unspecified
External debt stocks% GNIWorld Bank (WDI)36%rank #39Data 2024 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.8%rank #106Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)21.43Brank #129Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)2.5%rank #121Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)8,263rank #90Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)18,986.5rank #88Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)18,854.1rank #83Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Government expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)14.1%rank #110Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Gross capital formation% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)24.8%rank #49Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Gross savings% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)38.4%rank #13Data 2015 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)1.8%rank #127Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table2.9rank #65Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)47.2%rank #7Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)1.8%rank #52Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT50.8%rank #157Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.13%rank #167Data 2015 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.58%rank #46Data 2009 · Status unspecified
Tax revenue% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)9.5%rank #113Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)index (USA=1)Penn World Table0.59rank #73Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)84.9%rank #64Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)20.2%rank #177Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT20.2%rank #176Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)29.8%rank #93Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)36.3%rank #169Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT36.1%rank #170Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)55.5%rank #31Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)29.4%rank #100Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)11.6Brank #98Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)4Brank #146Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)88.6%rank #120Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)57.4%rank #139Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data3.3rank #104Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data2,686.5rank #128Data 2023 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF61%rank #38Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)3.1%rank #174Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)25.9rank #99Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)68.5rank #165Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)233rank #86Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)57%rank #38Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF57%rank #38Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF5%rank #16Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)0.52rank #81Data 2022 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)31.3rank #157Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)23.9rank #98Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)13.3%rank #41Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF14.4%rank #11Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)7.3rank #87Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)371rank #135Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF32.6rank #141Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)23.3%rank #71Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF3.4%rank #10Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)88.9%rank #24Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)2.3%rank #100Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)12.5rank #128Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)9.7rank #98Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)67.7%rank #96Data 2003 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)100.2%rank #83Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)70.3%rank #118Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)7.7%rank #96Data 2003 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)27.1rank #42Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)3.6rank #40Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP21.5rank #164Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP0.4rank #85Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)2.59Mrank #142Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)2.1%rank #42Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP72.5rank #167Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP4,084.5rank #135Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP68.6rank #50Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)92.1%rank #17Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data5.4Mrank #134Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data2.1rank #123Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)95.1%rank #23Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber0%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber35%rank #54Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber0%rank #162Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0%rank #104Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)1,015.8rank #108Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)91.4%rank #3Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch8.3rank #143Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber523.1rank #112Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data35.4%rank #78Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)91.3%rank #4Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch20.5rank #71Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)51.3%rank #48Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)99%rank #10Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)0%rank #1Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)1,931.6rank #60Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)30,140rank #121Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)0.08%rank #7Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)22.6%rank #60Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)6.9%rank #188Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)103rank #155Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)1,587.3rank #136Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)104.8rank #113Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)2.6rank #105Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)125.3rank #64Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)87rank #171Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR402rank #50Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)3.8%rank #24Data 2017 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)41.6%rank #144Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)4.7rank #112Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)0.99rank #30Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.51rank #119Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)38rank #49Data 2017 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.73rank #86Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.56rank #85Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)68.7%rank #119Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data5.2rank #93Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.7rank #47Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0rank #110Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.02rank #86Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.07rank #112Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.28rank #127Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR166rank #142Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR984rank #73Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT29.6%rank #150Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data0rank #1Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2.5rank #19Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.9rank #20Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.5rank #25Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5.9rank #48Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.9rank #45Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.7rank #48Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.1rank #18Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.7rank #36Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3rank #20Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2.3rank #17Data 2026 · Status unspecified