Gabon vs Libya

Gabon (Africa) and Libya (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Gabon Libya World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Gabon: 276.14 Libya: 269.04 World: 452.65 1961 Gabon: 323.46 Libya: 285.34 World: 471.93 1962 Gabon: 348.42 Libya: 382.08 World: 496.11 1963 Gabon: 290.68 Libya: 527.86 World: 525.19 1964 Gabon: 400.4 Libya: 764.9 World: 563.85 1965 Gabon: 414.55 Libya: 1,000.53 World: 601.89 1966 Gabon: 443.4 Libya: 1,250.6 World: 638.97 1967 Gabon: 482.22 Libya: 1,436.62 World: 664.4 1968 Gabon: 514.57 Libya: 1,971.87 World: 703.46 1969 Gabon: 545.41 Libya: 2,174.95 World: 761.11 1970 Gabon: 543.43 Libya: 2,209.58 World: 817.68 1971 Gabon: 627.42 Libya: 2,442.58 World: 884.88 1972 Gabon: 693.29 Libya: 2,829.8 World: 1,002 1973 Gabon: 1,140.04 Libya: 3,727.39 World: 1,201.53 1974 Gabon: 2,384.19 Libya: 6,213.5 World: 1,362.19 1975 Gabon: 3,258.23 Libya: 5,720.63 World: 1,488.94 1976 Gabon: 4,441.09 Libya: 7,017.74 World: 1,589.73 1977 Gabon: 4,048.15 Libya: 7,783.46 World: 1,766.28 1978 Gabon: 3,359.57 Libya: 7,251.84 World: 2,055.49 1979 Gabon: 4,154.59 Libya: 9,442.76 World: 2,335.19 1980 Gabon: 5,718.47 Libya: 11,959.52 World: 2,587.01 1981 Gabon: 5,026.48 Libya: 10,044.04 World: 2,628.62 1982 Gabon: 4,583.9 Libya: 9,063.7 World: 2,554.08 1983 Gabon: 4,181.57 Libya: 8,927.36 World: 2,561.17 1984 Gabon: 4,272.88 Libya: 7,811.07 World: 2,614.33 1985 Gabon: 3,898.46 Libya: 8,087.36 World: 2,690.59 1986 Gabon: 3,864.67 Libya: 6,018.91 World: 3,118.57 1987 Gabon: 3,624.38 Libya: 6,464.73 World: 3,487.88 1988 Gabon: 4,118.6 Libya: 5,736.28 World: 3,829.99 1989 Gabon: 4,373.88 Libya: 5,792.58 World: 3,930.51 1990 Gabon: 6,050.71 Libya: 6,502.28 World: 4,338.94 1991 Gabon: 5,345.1 Libya: 7,039.83 World: 4,453.9 1992 Gabon: 5,385.69 Libya: 7,302.69 World: 4,679.98 1993 Gabon: 4,105.99 Libya: 6,477.87 World: 4,685.3 1994 Gabon: 3,828.21 Libya: 5,933.29 World: 4,967.01 1995 Gabon: 4,414.88 Libya: 5,205.26 World: 5,463.2 1996 Gabon: 4,942.68 Libya: 5,591.02 World: 5,507.22 1997 Gabon: 4,508.75 Libya: 6,061.81 World: 5,408.57 1998 Gabon: 3,700 Libya: 5,301.08 World: 5,302.34 1999 Gabon: 3,751.35 Libya: 6,894.52 World: 5,401.23 2000 Gabon: 3,982.91 Libya: 7,214.1 World: 5,512.56 2001 Gabon: 3,835.76 Libya: 6,312.8 World: 5,404.2 2002 Gabon: 3,966.48 Libya: 3,718.29 World: 5,539.32 2003 Gabon: 4,710.75 Libya: 4,674.1 World: 6,129.87 2004 Gabon: 5,465.79 Libya: 5,773.76 World: 6,818 2005 Gabon: 6,547.88 Libya: 8,079.25 World: 7,290.57 2006 Gabon: 6,847.01 Libya: 10,048.85 World: 7,803.19 2007 Gabon: 8,003.54 Libya: 11,144.94 World: 8,685.33 2008 Gabon: 9,688.65 Libya: 13,906.14 World: 9,425.74 2009 Gabon: 7,290.58 Libya: 9,551.05 World: 8,827.04 2010 Gabon: 8,356.75 Libya: 11,600.91 World: 9,555.07 2011 Gabon: 10,219.11 Libya: 7,593.84 World: 10,496.93 2012 Gabon: 9,296.97 Libya: 14,975.89 World: 10,597.85 2013 Gabon: 9,197.7 Libya: 11,951.71 World: 10,759.35 2014 Gabon: 9,201.36 Libya: 8,926.42 World: 10,912.24 2015 Gabon: 7,047.13 Libya: 7,458.49 World: 10,191.98 2016 Gabon: 6,677.07 Libya: 7,525.8 World: 10,239.47 2017 Gabon: 6,921.73 Libya: 9,965.83 World: 10,784.4 2018 Gabon: 7,624.28 Libya: 11,196.59 World: 11,344.73 2019 Gabon: 7,441.18 Libya: 9,963.19 World: 11,417.6 2020 Gabon: 6,605.8 Libya: 6,650.34 World: 10,999.49 2021 Gabon: 8,181.41 Libya: 4,935.83 World: 12,472.91 2022 Gabon: 8,409.21 Libya: 5,986.64 World: 12,876.24 2023 Gabon: 7,802.82 Libya: 6,026.52 World: 13,313.86 2024 Gabon: 8,230.04 Libya: 6,569.16 World: 13,717.09 2025 Gabon: 8,263.03 Libya: 6,448.82 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Gabon Libya World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Gabon: 46.44 Libya: 40.75 World: 50.94 1961 Gabon: 47.12 Libya: 42.36 World: 52.8 1962 Gabon: 47.78 Libya: 44.08 World: 55.29 1963 Gabon: 48.43 Libya: 45.58 World: 55.65 1964 Gabon: 48.99 Libya: 47.65 World: 56.1 1965 Gabon: 49.71 Libya: 49.28 World: 55.93 1966 Gabon: 50.32 Libya: 50.95 World: 56.45 1967 Gabon: 50.93 Libya: 52.46 World: 56.9 1968 Gabon: 51.55 Libya: 53.85 World: 57.34 1969 Gabon: 52.13 Libya: 55.17 World: 57.68 1970 Gabon: 52.7 Libya: 56.38 World: 57.94 1971 Gabon: 53.26 Libya: 57.58 World: 58.02 1972 Gabon: 53.81 Libya: 58.69 World: 58.84 1973 Gabon: 54.35 Libya: 59.71 World: 59.3 1974 Gabon: 54.91 Libya: 60.71 World: 59.7 1975 Gabon: 55.46 Libya: 61.62 World: 60.13 1976 Gabon: 55.97 Libya: 62.45 World: 60.45 1977 Gabon: 56.47 Libya: 63.13 World: 61.04 1978 Gabon: 56.95 Libya: 63.8 World: 61.39 1979 Gabon: 57.44 Libya: 64.33 World: 61.84 1980 Gabon: 57.89 Libya: 64.8 World: 62.15 1981 Gabon: 58.33 Libya: 65.26 World: 62.52 1982 Gabon: 58.64 Libya: 65.77 World: 62.87 1983 Gabon: 58.99 Libya: 66.26 World: 63.13 1984 Gabon: 59.34 Libya: 66.75 World: 63.44 1985 Gabon: 59.67 Libya: 67.29 World: 63.73 1986 Gabon: 59.96 Libya: 67.81 World: 64.12 1987 Gabon: 60.2 Libya: 68.26 World: 64.46 1988 Gabon: 60.4 Libya: 68.61 World: 64.67 1989 Gabon: 60.58 Libya: 68.98 World: 64.96 1990 Gabon: 60.74 Libya: 69.31 World: 65.11 1991 Gabon: 60.89 Libya: 69.64 World: 65.3 1992 Gabon: 61.01 Libya: 69.97 World: 65.55 1993 Gabon: 61.13 Libya: 70.25 World: 65.74 1994 Gabon: 61.18 Libya: 70.47 World: 65.96 1995 Gabon: 61.27 Libya: 70.64 World: 66.2 1996 Gabon: 61.27 Libya: 70.74 World: 66.52 1997 Gabon: 61.4 Libya: 70.72 World: 66.83 1998 Gabon: 61.51 Libya: 70.66 World: 67.07 1999 Gabon: 61.66 Libya: 70.6 World: 67.31 2000 Gabon: 61.81 Libya: 70.54 World: 67.65 2001 Gabon: 61.98 Libya: 70.65 World: 67.95 2002 Gabon: 62.18 Libya: 70.79 World: 68.23 2003 Gabon: 62.46 Libya: 71 World: 68.52 2004 Gabon: 62.69 Libya: 71.21 World: 68.77 2005 Gabon: 62.98 Libya: 71.44 World: 69.11 2006 Gabon: 63.26 Libya: 71.63 World: 69.47 2007 Gabon: 63.62 Libya: 71.79 World: 69.81 2008 Gabon: 64.01 Libya: 71.94 World: 70 2009 Gabon: 64.36 Libya: 72.07 World: 70.38 2010 Gabon: 64.72 Libya: 72.2 World: 70.68 2011 Gabon: 65.1 Libya: 69.95 World: 70.97 2012 Gabon: 65.44 Libya: 72.19 World: 71.26 2013 Gabon: 65.75 Libya: 72.34 World: 71.53 2014 Gabon: 66.07 Libya: 71.3 World: 71.78 2015 Gabon: 66.34 Libya: 71.64 World: 71.97 2016 Gabon: 66.58 Libya: 71.8 World: 72.19 2017 Gabon: 66.82 Libya: 72.72 World: 72.37 2018 Gabon: 67.04 Libya: 73.15 World: 72.64 2019 Gabon: 67.34 Libya: 72.94 World: 72.87 2020 Gabon: 67.07 Libya: 72.39 World: 72.18 2021 Gabon: 67.07 Libya: 72.06 World: 71.22 2022 Gabon: 67.71 Libya: 74.46 World: 72.97 2023 Gabon: 68.34 Libya: 69.34 World: 73.33 2024 Gabon: 68.51 Libya: 71.12 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Gabon Libya World

2 4 6 8 10 1960 Gabon: 4.42 Libya: 7.51 World: 4.69 1961 Gabon: 4.5 Libya: 7.56 World: 4.56 1962 Gabon: 4.59 Libya: 7.61 World: 5.02 1963 Gabon: 4.65 Libya: 7.69 World: 5.31 1964 Gabon: 4.71 Libya: 7.75 World: 5.13 1965 Gabon: 4.79 Libya: 7.82 World: 5.08 1966 Gabon: 4.86 Libya: 7.89 World: 4.97 1967 Gabon: 4.92 Libya: 7.93 World: 4.87 1968 Gabon: 4.98 Libya: 7.97 World: 4.98 1969 Gabon: 5.05 Libya: 8.01 World: 4.88 1970 Gabon: 5.1 Libya: 8.05 World: 4.84 1971 Gabon: 5.16 Libya: 8.1 World: 4.69 1972 Gabon: 5.24 Libya: 8.07 World: 4.55 1973 Gabon: 5.29 Libya: 8.05 World: 4.42 1974 Gabon: 5.33 Libya: 8.02 World: 4.26 1975 Gabon: 5.39 Libya: 7.98 World: 4.07 1976 Gabon: 5.46 Libya: 7.93 World: 3.97 1977 Gabon: 5.52 Libya: 7.87 World: 3.84 1978 Gabon: 5.57 Libya: 7.79 World: 3.77 1979 Gabon: 5.61 Libya: 7.68 World: 3.76 1980 Gabon: 5.66 Libya: 7.54 World: 3.73 1981 Gabon: 5.73 Libya: 7.37 World: 3.71 1982 Gabon: 5.74 Libya: 7.16 World: 3.72 1983 Gabon: 5.76 Libya: 6.91 World: 3.59 1984 Gabon: 5.73 Libya: 6.62 World: 3.57 1985 Gabon: 5.71 Libya: 6.33 World: 3.53 1986 Gabon: 5.69 Libya: 6.02 World: 3.51 1987 Gabon: 5.67 Libya: 5.72 World: 3.48 1988 Gabon: 5.62 Libya: 5.41 World: 3.39 1989 Gabon: 5.55 Libya: 5.09 World: 3.35 1990 Gabon: 5.46 Libya: 4.78 World: 3.31 1991 Gabon: 5.37 Libya: 4.46 World: 3.13 1992 Gabon: 5.29 Libya: 4.16 World: 3.04 1993 Gabon: 5.19 Libya: 3.88 World: 2.97 1994 Gabon: 5.04 Libya: 3.65 World: 2.92 1995 Gabon: 4.88 Libya: 3.44 World: 2.87 1996 Gabon: 4.74 Libya: 3.26 World: 2.82 1997 Gabon: 4.66 Libya: 3.13 World: 2.78 1998 Gabon: 4.58 Libya: 3.04 World: 2.75 1999 Gabon: 4.5 Libya: 2.97 World: 2.72 2000 Gabon: 4.47 Libya: 2.91 World: 2.73 2001 Gabon: 4.42 Libya: 2.87 World: 2.69 2002 Gabon: 4.36 Libya: 2.83 World: 2.66 2003 Gabon: 4.3 Libya: 2.8 World: 2.64 2004 Gabon: 4.25 Libya: 2.77 World: 2.63 2005 Gabon: 4.21 Libya: 2.77 World: 2.61 2006 Gabon: 4.17 Libya: 2.7 World: 2.61 2007 Gabon: 4.14 Libya: 2.65 World: 2.6 2008 Gabon: 4.12 Libya: 2.6 World: 2.6 2009 Gabon: 4.14 Libya: 2.56 World: 2.59 2010 Gabon: 4.15 Libya: 2.6 World: 2.57 2011 Gabon: 4.15 Libya: 2.65 World: 2.55 2012 Gabon: 4.09 Libya: 2.68 World: 2.56 2013 Gabon: 4.02 Libya: 2.72 World: 2.53 2014 Gabon: 3.95 Libya: 2.75 World: 2.52 2015 Gabon: 3.92 Libya: 2.71 World: 2.49 2016 Gabon: 3.92 Libya: 2.67 World: 2.49 2017 Gabon: 3.91 Libya: 2.63 World: 2.46 2018 Gabon: 3.91 Libya: 2.58 World: 2.39 2019 Gabon: 3.88 Libya: 2.54 World: 2.35 2020 Gabon: 3.83 Libya: 2.51 World: 2.28 2021 Gabon: 3.78 Libya: 2.46 World: 2.25 2022 Gabon: 3.71 Libya: 2.4 World: 2.22 2023 Gabon: 3.65 Libya: 2.36 World: 2.2 2024 Gabon: 3.59 Libya: 2.3 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Gabon Libya World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1991 Gabon: 17.22 Libya: 18.6 World: 5.12 1992 Gabon: 17.72 Libya: 18.83 World: 5.28 1993 Gabon: 17.78 Libya: 19.01 World: 5.54 1994 Gabon: 17.8 Libya: 19.33 World: 5.79 1995 Gabon: 17.39 Libya: 19.33 World: 5.92 1996 Gabon: 17.33 Libya: 19.21 World: 5.98 1997 Gabon: 17.17 Libya: 19.15 World: 6.01 1998 Gabon: 17.15 Libya: 19.19 World: 6.16 1999 Gabon: 17.6 Libya: 19.23 World: 6.28 2000 Gabon: 17.85 Libya: 19.28 World: 6.11 2001 Gabon: 17.83 Libya: 19.24 World: 6.19 2002 Gabon: 17.38 Libya: 19.28 World: 6.41 2003 Gabon: 17.13 Libya: 19.07 World: 6.48 2004 Gabon: 17.11 Libya: 18.94 World: 6.33 2005 Gabon: 16.91 Libya: 18.66 World: 6.22 2006 Gabon: 17.81 Libya: 18.81 World: 5.97 2007 Gabon: 18.26 Libya: 18.77 World: 5.77 2008 Gabon: 19.21 Libya: 19.04 World: 5.82 2009 Gabon: 19.76 Libya: 19.29 World: 6.41 2010 Gabon: 20.39 Libya: 19.32 World: 6.28 2011 Gabon: 19.9 Libya: 19.5 World: 6.15 2012 Gabon: 19.66 Libya: 19.03 World: 6.15 2013 Gabon: 19.74 Libya: 19.31 World: 6.1 2014 Gabon: 19.87 Libya: 19.3 World: 5.96 2015 Gabon: 19.94 Libya: 19.69 World: 6 2016 Gabon: 20.12 Libya: 19.56 World: 5.97 2017 Gabon: 20.31 Libya: 19.05 World: 5.9 2018 Gabon: 20.46 Libya: 18.87 World: 5.76 2019 Gabon: 20.37 Libya: 19.09 World: 5.59 2020 Gabon: 21.28 Libya: 19.65 World: 6.59 2021 Gabon: 21.22 Libya: 19.78 World: 6.05 2022 Gabon: 20.32 Libya: 19.24 World: 5.23 2023 Gabon: 20.16 Libya: 18.71 World: 4.85 2024 Gabon: 20.09 Libya: 19.09 World: 4.81 2025 Gabon: 20.15 Libya: 18.76 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Gabon Libya World

0 5 10 15 20 1970 Gabon: 1.01 Libya: 19.22 World: 4.14 1971 Gabon: 1.84 Libya: 13.06 World: 4.04 1972 Gabon: 1.94 Libya: 9.52 World: 4.16 1973 Gabon: 6.08 Libya: 8.58 World: 4.32 1974 Gabon: 6.11 Libya: 5.54 World: 4.23 1975 Gabon: 7.7 Libya: 6.5 World: 4.14 1976 Gabon: 8.73 Libya: 7.86 World: 4.31 1977 Gabon: 8.42 Libya: 8.01 World: 4.36 1978 Gabon: 9.13 Libya: 8.11 World: 4.42 1979 Gabon: 8.77 Libya: 8.54 World: 4.46 1980 Gabon: 8.22 Libya: 8.33 World: 4.33 1981 Gabon: 8.43 Libya: 7.06 World: 4.18 1982 Gabon: 8.18 Libya: 7.68 World: 4.05 1983 Gabon: 7.31 Libya: 7.27 World: 4.01 1984 Gabon: 8.23 Libya: 7.29 World: 4.07 1985 Gabon: 9.15 Libya: 6.46 World: 4.05 1986 Gabon: 6.39 Libya: 7.13 World: 4.04 1987 Gabon: 5.3 Libya: 6.79 World: 4.1 1988 Gabon: 5.33 Libya: 6.96 World: 4.16 1989 Gabon: 6.54 Libya: 6.63 World: 4.16 1990 Gabon: 6.27 Libya: 7.34 World: 4.15 1991 Gabon: 4.88 Libya: 7.23 World: 4.1 1992 Gabon: 4.79 Libya: 7.38 World: 4.01 1993 Gabon: 4.77 Libya: 7.71 World: 3.97 1994 Gabon: 4.61 Libya: 8.81 World: 3.94 1995 Gabon: 5.05 Libya: 9.81 World: 3.99 1996 Gabon: 5.5 Libya: 10.15 World: 4.01 1997 Gabon: 5.12 Libya: 9.26 World: 4.02 1998 Gabon: 5.71 Libya: 9.03 World: 3.98 1999 Gabon: 5.3 Libya: 9.15 World: 3.95 2000 Gabon: 5.18 Libya: 9.29 World: 4.01 2001 Gabon: 5.15 Libya: 9.02 World: 4.01 2002 Gabon: 4.81 Libya: 9.06 World: 4.02 2003 Gabon: 5.31 Libya: 9.57 World: 4.15 2004 Gabon: 4.66 Libya: 9.28 World: 4.28 2005 Gabon: 4.37 Libya: 9.85 World: 4.39 2006 Gabon: 3.78 Libya: 9.61 World: 4.48 2007 Gabon: 3.33 Libya: 8.8 World: 4.59 2008 Gabon: 3.43 Libya: 9.16 World: 4.56 2009 Gabon: 3.28 Libya: 9.47 World: 4.45 2010 Gabon: 3.46 Libya: 9.8 World: 4.67 2011 Gabon: 3.27 Libya: 6.97 World: 4.76 2012 Gabon: 3.19 Libya: 10.17 World: 4.77 2013 Gabon: 3.18 Libya: 9.93 World: 4.81 2014 Gabon: 3.17 Libya: 9.62 World: 4.78 2015 Gabon: 3.16 Libya: 8.34 World: 4.7 2016 Gabon: 3.12 Libya: 7.71 World: 4.65 2017 Gabon: 2.67 Libya: 8.22 World: 4.67 2018 Gabon: 2.45 Libya: 8.36 World: 4.73 2019 Gabon: 2.49 Libya: 8.27 World: 4.7 2020 Gabon: 2.38 Libya: 6.49 World: 4.47 2021 Gabon: 2.26 Libya: 8.18 World: 4.68 2022 Gabon: 2.3 Libya: 8.05 World: 4.67 2023 Gabon: 2.06 Libya: 8.65 World: 4.68 2024 Gabon: 2.05 Libya: 8.66 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Gabon Libya World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Gabon: 4.89 Libya: 3.92 World: 15.6 2006 Gabon: 5.49 Libya: 4.3 World: 17.2 2007 Gabon: 5.77 Libya: 4.72 World: 20.2 2008 Gabon: 7.5 Libya: 9 World: 22.8 2009 Gabon: 9.5 Libya: 10.8 World: 25.3 2010 Gabon: 13 Libya: 14 World: 28.4 2011 Gabon: 18 Libya: 14 World: 30.9 2012 Gabon: 24 Libya: 15.2 World: 33.3 2013 Gabon: 30.54 Libya: 16.5 World: 35.3 2014 Gabon: 38.07 Libya: 17.76 World: 37.4 2015 Gabon: 45.78 Libya: 25 World: 39.9 2016 Gabon: 48.05 Libya: 35 World: 43.6 2017 Gabon: 51.6 Libya: 47.5 World: 46.3 2018 Gabon: 55.42 Libya: 47.5 World: 49.4 2019 Gabon: 59.52 Libya: 71.4 World: 53.9 2020 Gabon: 63.92 Libya: 74.36 World: 60.1 2021 Gabon: 65.77 Libya: 77.44 World: 63.8 2022 Gabon: 67.67 Libya: 80.65 World: 67 2023 Gabon: 68.2 Libya: 82.1 World: 69.2 2024 Gabon: 68.72 Libya: 81.95 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Gabon Libya
Population 2.6 mn 2025
142nd of 215		 7.5 mn 2025
105th of 215
Population density 9.6 /km² 2023
200th of 214		 4.2 /km² 2023
207th of 214
Population growth 2.11 % 2025
42nd of 215		 1.04 % 2025
97th of 215
Life expectancy 68.5 years 2024
163rd of 215		 71.1 years 2024
145th of 215
Fertility rate 3.59 2024
40th of 215		 2.30 2024
85th of 215
Birth rate 27.1 ‰ 2024
42nd of 215		 16.5 ‰ 2024
91st of 215
Infant mortality 25.9 ‰ 2024
142nd of 196		 7.9 ‰ 2024
69th of 196
Urban population 92.1 % 2025
27th of 215		 87.9 % 2025
39th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.1 % 2025
161st of 215		 5.2 % 2025
144th of 215
Living in cities 61.2 % 2025
31st of 215		 45.0 % 2025
79th of 215
Living in towns 22.4 % 2025
173rd of 215		 30.9 % 2025
110th of 215
Living in rural areas 16.4 % 2025
160th of 215		 24.1 % 2025
113th of 215

Human development

Indicator Gabon Libya
Human Development Index 0.733 2023
109th of 193		 0.721 2023
116th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.558 2023
101st of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.704 2023
61st of 156		 0.629 2023
99th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.505 2023
135th of 172		 0.253 2023
65th of 172

Economy

Indicator Gabon Libya
GDP 21.4 bn US$ 2025
129th of 186		 48.1 bn US$ 2025
100th of 186
GDP per capita 8,263 US$ 2025
90th of 186		 6,449 US$ 2025
107th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 22,218 int. $ 2025
89th of 185		 16,521 int. $ 2025
106th of 185
GNI per capita 8,090 US$ 2025
85th of 182		 7,250 US$ 2025
94th of 182
GDP growth 2.5 % 2025
121st of 186		 13.4 % 2025
2nd of 186
Inflation 1.8 % 2025
115th of 165		 1.8 % 2025
114th of 165
Trade 84.9 % 2025
64th of 138		 137.7 % 2025
23rd of 138
Exports 55.5 % 2025
31st of 138		 71.7 % 2025
19th of 138
FDI inflows 5.5 % 2024
46th of 192		 1.8 % 2023
Manufacturing 19.1 % 2025
20th of 132		 2.8 % 2017
Agriculture 6.8 % 2025
78th of 158		 1.5 % 2025
137th of 158
Tax revenue 9.5 % 2021 -
Military spending 1.5 % 2024
79th of 147		 5.3 % 2023

Labour

Indicator Gabon Libya
Unemployment 20.2 % 2025
177th of 181		 18.8 % 2025
173rd of 181
Youth unemployment 36.3 % 2025
169th of 181		 50.1 % 2025
178th of 181
Women in the labour force 41.6 % 2025
143rd of 181		 33.0 % 2025
160th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 28.9 % 2025
61st of 181		 10.0 % 2025
106th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.3 h 2025
49th of 181		 42.4 h 2025
46th of 181
Youth NEET rate 29.4 % 2025
149th of 181		 30.5 % 2025
155th of 181
Labour income share 28.9 % 2025
112th of 114		 44.3 % 2025
59th of 114
Output per hour 33.0 $ 2025
63rd of 181		 22.9 $ 2025
85th of 181

Health

Indicator Gabon Libya
Health spending 3.1 % 2023
174th of 192		 7.8 % 2023
63rd of 192
Health spending per person 253 US$ 2023
119th of 191		 470 US$ 2023
96th of 191
Physicians 0.52 /1,000 2022
82nd of 125		 2.04 /1,000 2017
Under-5 mortality 32.6 ‰ 2024
141st of 196		 9.8 ‰ 2024
75th of 196
Maternal mortality 233 /100k 2023
162nd of 194		 59 /100k 2023
107th of 194
Tobacco use 13.3 % 2024
58th of 166		 24.2 % 2024
114th of 166

Food

Indicator Gabon Libya
Calories per person 2,610 kcal 2024
114th of 155		 2,752 kcal 2024
91st of 155
Protein supply 85.3 g 2022
103rd of 174		 89.5 g 2022
94th of 174
Animal protein supply 43.0 g 2022
93rd of 174		 41.3 g 2022
97th of 174
Fat supply 64.1 g 2022
131st of 174		 108.4 g 2022
73rd of 174
Cereal import dependency 90.6 % 2022
33rd of 160		 100.0 % 2022
10th of 160
Food insecurity - 31.6 % 2024
85th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 15.1 % 2024
98th of 124

Education

Indicator Gabon Libya
Literacy 88.9 % 2021 -
Secondary enrolment 70.3 % 2019 -
Education spending 2.3 % 2023
100th of 121		 -
Expected schooling 12.5 yrs 2023
128th of 195		 12.9 yrs 2023
116th of 195
Mean schooling 9.7 yrs 2023
100th of 193		 7.8 yrs 2023
128th of 193

Society

Indicator Gabon Libya
Income inequality 38.0 2017 -
Extreme poverty 3.8 % 2017 -
Internet use 68.7 % 2024
121st of 182		 82.0 % 2024
94th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 125.3 /100 2024
64th of 151		 193.0 /100 2022
Electricity access 95.1 % 2024
152nd of 213		 77.4 % 2024
171st of 213
Women in parliament 21.6 % 2025
114th of 184		 16.5 % 2025
138th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Gabon Libya
Refugees hosted 166 2025
142nd of 177		 552,523 2025
15th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
137th of 177		 74.1 ‰ 2025
2nd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 86 2025
138th of 177		 105,954 2025
15th of 177
Refugees from the country 984 2025
104th of 199		 17,161 2025
51st of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.4 ‰ 2025
83rd of 199		 2.3 ‰ 2025
39th of 199

Governance

Indicator Gabon Libya
Control of corruption 28.9 /100 2024
162nd of 207		 16.9 /100 2024
198th of 207
Government effectiveness 40.3 /100 2024
143rd of 205		 23.7 /100 2024
193rd of 205
Rule of law 37.1 /100 2024
175th of 207		 27.7 /100 2024
197th of 207
Regulatory quality 43.5 /100 2024
154th of 205		 27.4 /100 2024
200th of 205
Voice and accountability 39.0 /100 2024
156th of 205		 33.5 /100 2024
178th of 205
Political stability 61.2 /100 2024
131st of 207		 33.5 /100 2024
195th of 207

Environment

Indicator Gabon Libya
CO₂ per capita 2.05 t 2024
91st of 202		 8.66 t 2024
180th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 5.4 Mt 2024
133rd of 204		 65.3 Mt 2024
50th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
133rd of 204		 0.17 % 2024
50th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
116th of 204		 2.5 Gt 2024
62nd of 204
GHG per capita 8.58 t 2024
162nd of 202		 13.30 t 2024
184th of 202
Renewable energy 91.3 % 2021
4th of 211		 3.1 % 2021
174th of 211
Forest area 91.2 % 2023
3rd of 212		 0.1 % 2023
205th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 31.3 µg/m³ 2023
157th of 200		 20.0 µg/m³ 2023
116th of 200
Water stress 0.5 % 2022
12th of 176		 817.1 % 2022
173rd of 176
Land area 257,670 km² 2023
76th of 214		 1.8 mn km² 2023
16th of 214

Energy

Indicator Gabon Libya
Renewable electricity 35.4 % 2024
84th of 190		 0.0 % 2024
187th of 190
Wind and solar 0.0 % 2024
178th of 190		 0.0 % 2024
175th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
74th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
106th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 35.4 % 2024
97th of 190		 0.0 % 2024
187th of 190
Fossil electricity 64.6 % 2024
97th of 190		 100.0 % 2024
187th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
37th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
59th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 525 g/kWh 2024
112th of 190		 827 g/kWh 2024
184th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.25 MWh 2024
127th of 191		 4.69 MWh 2024
62nd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.