Gabon vs Namibia

Gabon (Africa) and Namibia (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$ · 1980-2025

Gabon Namibia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1980 Gabon: 5,718.47 Namibia: 2,467.81 World: 2,587.01 1981 Gabon: 5,026.48 Namibia: 2,266.91 World: 2,628.62 1982 Gabon: 4,583.9 Namibia: 2,097.09 World: 2,554.08 1983 Gabon: 4,181.57 Namibia: 2,214.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Gabon: 4,272.88 Namibia: 1,830.47 World: 2,614.33 1985 Gabon: 3,898.46 Namibia: 1,466.18 World: 2,690.59 1986 Gabon: 3,864.67 Namibia: 1,599.4 World: 3,118.57 1987 Gabon: 3,624.38 Namibia: 1,969.42 World: 3,487.88 1988 Gabon: 4,118.6 Namibia: 2,062.58 World: 3,829.99 1989 Gabon: 4,373.88 Namibia: 1,966.83 World: 3,930.51 1990 Gabon: 6,050.71 Namibia: 2,037.48 World: 4,338.94 1991 Gabon: 5,345.1 Namibia: 2,116.91 World: 4,453.9 1992 Gabon: 5,385.69 Namibia: 2,346.86 World: 4,679.98 1993 Gabon: 4,105.99 Namibia: 2,154.96 World: 4,685.3 1994 Gabon: 3,828.21 Namibia: 2,355.9 World: 4,967.01 1995 Gabon: 4,414.88 Namibia: 2,483.2 World: 5,463.2 1996 Gabon: 4,942.68 Namibia: 2,423.4 World: 5,507.22 1997 Gabon: 4,508.75 Namibia: 2,459.65 World: 5,408.57 1998 Gabon: 3,700 Namibia: 2,235.25 World: 5,302.34 1999 Gabon: 3,751.35 Namibia: 2,177.79 World: 5,401.23 2000 Gabon: 3,982.91 Namibia: 2,156.68 World: 5,512.56 2001 Gabon: 3,835.76 Namibia: 1,915.59 World: 5,404.2 2002 Gabon: 3,966.48 Namibia: 1,772.08 World: 5,539.32 2003 Gabon: 4,710.75 Namibia: 2,569.25 World: 6,129.87 2004 Gabon: 5,465.79 Namibia: 3,403.16 World: 6,818 2005 Gabon: 6,547.88 Namibia: 3,685.77 World: 7,290.57 2006 Gabon: 6,847.01 Namibia: 4,017.18 World: 7,803.19 2007 Gabon: 8,003.54 Namibia: 4,379.04 World: 8,685.33 2008 Gabon: 9,688.65 Namibia: 4,204.79 World: 9,425.74 2009 Gabon: 7,290.58 Namibia: 4,302.91 World: 8,827.04 2010 Gabon: 8,356.75 Namibia: 5,418.22 World: 9,555.07 2011 Gabon: 10,219.11 Namibia: 5,834.79 World: 10,496.93 2012 Gabon: 9,296.97 Namibia: 5,942.65 World: 10,597.85 2013 Gabon: 9,197.7 Namibia: 5,346.62 World: 10,759.35 2014 Gabon: 9,201.36 Namibia: 5,378.32 World: 10,912.24 2015 Gabon: 7,047.13 Namibia: 4,774.11 World: 10,191.98 2016 Gabon: 6,677.07 Namibia: 4,395.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 Gabon: 6,921.73 Namibia: 5,143.96 World: 10,784.4 2018 Gabon: 7,624.28 Namibia: 5,308.61 World: 11,344.73 2019 Gabon: 7,441.18 Namibia: 4,731.92 World: 11,417.6 2020 Gabon: 6,605.8 Namibia: 3,878.59 World: 10,999.49 2021 Gabon: 8,181.41 Namibia: 4,412.84 World: 12,472.91 2022 Gabon: 8,409.21 Namibia: 4,349.8 World: 12,876.24 2023 Gabon: 7,802.82 Namibia: 4,225.99 World: 13,313.86 2024 Gabon: 8,230.04 Namibia: 4,501.85 World: 13,717.09 2025 Gabon: 8,263.03 Namibia: 4,875.93 World: 14,405.85 1980 1994 2001 2008 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Gabon Namibia World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Gabon: 46.44 Namibia: 48.53 World: 50.94 1961 Gabon: 47.12 Namibia: 49.24 World: 52.8 1962 Gabon: 47.78 Namibia: 49.97 World: 55.29 1963 Gabon: 48.43 Namibia: 50.64 World: 55.65 1964 Gabon: 48.99 Namibia: 51.35 World: 56.1 1965 Gabon: 49.71 Namibia: 52 World: 55.93 1966 Gabon: 50.32 Namibia: 52.3 World: 56.45 1967 Gabon: 50.93 Namibia: 52.93 World: 56.9 1968 Gabon: 51.55 Namibia: 53.55 World: 57.34 1969 Gabon: 52.13 Namibia: 54.13 World: 57.68 1970 Gabon: 52.7 Namibia: 54.69 World: 57.94 1971 Gabon: 53.26 Namibia: 55.29 World: 58.02 1972 Gabon: 53.81 Namibia: 55.85 World: 58.84 1973 Gabon: 54.35 Namibia: 56.42 World: 59.3 1974 Gabon: 54.91 Namibia: 56.94 World: 59.7 1975 Gabon: 55.46 Namibia: 57.55 World: 60.13 1976 Gabon: 55.97 Namibia: 58.04 World: 60.45 1977 Gabon: 56.47 Namibia: 58.59 World: 61.04 1978 Gabon: 56.95 Namibia: 59.11 World: 61.39 1979 Gabon: 57.44 Namibia: 59.52 World: 61.84 1980 Gabon: 57.89 Namibia: 56.57 World: 62.15 1981 Gabon: 58.33 Namibia: 56.91 World: 62.52 1982 Gabon: 58.64 Namibia: 57.34 World: 62.87 1983 Gabon: 58.99 Namibia: 57.64 World: 63.13 1984 Gabon: 59.34 Namibia: 58.1 World: 63.44 1985 Gabon: 59.67 Namibia: 58.47 World: 63.73 1986 Gabon: 59.96 Namibia: 58.73 World: 64.12 1987 Gabon: 60.2 Namibia: 59.12 World: 64.46 1988 Gabon: 60.4 Namibia: 59.03 World: 64.67 1989 Gabon: 60.58 Namibia: 60.77 World: 64.96 1990 Gabon: 60.74 Namibia: 61.36 World: 65.11 1991 Gabon: 60.89 Namibia: 60.83 World: 65.3 1992 Gabon: 61.01 Namibia: 60.16 World: 65.55 1993 Gabon: 61.13 Namibia: 59.26 World: 65.74 1994 Gabon: 61.18 Namibia: 58.44 World: 65.96 1995 Gabon: 61.27 Namibia: 57.52 World: 66.2 1996 Gabon: 61.27 Namibia: 56.64 World: 66.52 1997 Gabon: 61.4 Namibia: 55.84 World: 66.83 1998 Gabon: 61.51 Namibia: 54.77 World: 67.07 1999 Gabon: 61.66 Namibia: 53.98 World: 67.31 2000 Gabon: 61.81 Namibia: 52.95 World: 67.65 2001 Gabon: 61.98 Namibia: 51.98 World: 67.95 2002 Gabon: 62.18 Namibia: 51.99 World: 68.23 2003 Gabon: 62.46 Namibia: 51.92 World: 68.52 2004 Gabon: 62.69 Namibia: 52.18 World: 68.77 2005 Gabon: 62.98 Namibia: 52.56 World: 69.11 2006 Gabon: 63.26 Namibia: 53.18 World: 69.47 2007 Gabon: 63.62 Namibia: 54.03 World: 69.81 2008 Gabon: 64.01 Namibia: 54.74 World: 70 2009 Gabon: 64.36 Namibia: 55.35 World: 70.38 2010 Gabon: 64.72 Namibia: 56.09 World: 70.68 2011 Gabon: 65.1 Namibia: 56.65 World: 70.97 2012 Gabon: 65.44 Namibia: 57.73 World: 71.26 2013 Gabon: 65.75 Namibia: 58.47 World: 71.53 2014 Gabon: 66.07 Namibia: 59.31 World: 71.78 2015 Gabon: 66.34 Namibia: 60.01 World: 71.97 2016 Gabon: 66.58 Namibia: 60.81 World: 72.19 2017 Gabon: 66.82 Namibia: 61.66 World: 72.37 2018 Gabon: 67.04 Namibia: 62.58 World: 72.64 2019 Gabon: 67.34 Namibia: 63.55 World: 72.87 2020 Gabon: 67.07 Namibia: 64.07 World: 72.18 2021 Gabon: 67.07 Namibia: 60.85 World: 71.22 2022 Gabon: 67.71 Namibia: 64.19 World: 72.97 2023 Gabon: 68.34 Namibia: 67.39 World: 73.33 2024 Gabon: 68.51 Namibia: 67.52 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Gabon Namibia World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Gabon: 4.42 Namibia: 6.24 World: 4.69 1961 Gabon: 4.5 Namibia: 6.29 World: 4.56 1962 Gabon: 4.59 Namibia: 6.35 World: 5.02 1963 Gabon: 4.65 Namibia: 6.41 World: 5.31 1964 Gabon: 4.71 Namibia: 6.43 World: 5.13 1965 Gabon: 4.79 Namibia: 6.45 World: 5.08 1966 Gabon: 4.86 Namibia: 6.47 World: 4.97 1967 Gabon: 4.92 Namibia: 6.49 World: 4.87 1968 Gabon: 4.98 Namibia: 6.5 World: 4.98 1969 Gabon: 5.05 Namibia: 6.51 World: 4.88 1970 Gabon: 5.1 Namibia: 6.52 World: 4.84 1971 Gabon: 5.16 Namibia: 6.52 World: 4.69 1972 Gabon: 5.24 Namibia: 6.53 World: 4.55 1973 Gabon: 5.29 Namibia: 6.54 World: 4.42 1974 Gabon: 5.33 Namibia: 6.55 World: 4.26 1975 Gabon: 5.39 Namibia: 6.53 World: 4.07 1976 Gabon: 5.46 Namibia: 6.49 World: 3.97 1977 Gabon: 5.52 Namibia: 6.44 World: 3.84 1978 Gabon: 5.57 Namibia: 6.38 World: 3.77 1979 Gabon: 5.61 Namibia: 6.31 World: 3.76 1980 Gabon: 5.66 Namibia: 6.24 World: 3.73 1981 Gabon: 5.73 Namibia: 6.16 World: 3.71 1982 Gabon: 5.74 Namibia: 6.08 World: 3.72 1983 Gabon: 5.76 Namibia: 6 World: 3.59 1984 Gabon: 5.73 Namibia: 5.94 World: 3.57 1985 Gabon: 5.71 Namibia: 5.88 World: 3.53 1986 Gabon: 5.69 Namibia: 5.79 World: 3.51 1987 Gabon: 5.67 Namibia: 5.7 World: 3.48 1988 Gabon: 5.62 Namibia: 5.61 World: 3.39 1989 Gabon: 5.55 Namibia: 5.52 World: 3.35 1990 Gabon: 5.46 Namibia: 5.4 World: 3.31 1991 Gabon: 5.37 Namibia: 5.29 World: 3.13 1992 Gabon: 5.29 Namibia: 5.11 World: 3.04 1993 Gabon: 5.19 Namibia: 4.91 World: 2.97 1994 Gabon: 5.04 Namibia: 4.68 World: 2.92 1995 Gabon: 4.88 Namibia: 4.42 World: 2.87 1996 Gabon: 4.74 Namibia: 4.2 World: 2.82 1997 Gabon: 4.66 Namibia: 4.17 World: 2.78 1998 Gabon: 4.58 Namibia: 4.18 World: 2.75 1999 Gabon: 4.5 Namibia: 4.14 World: 2.72 2000 Gabon: 4.47 Namibia: 3.99 World: 2.73 2001 Gabon: 4.42 Namibia: 3.83 World: 2.69 2002 Gabon: 4.36 Namibia: 3.69 World: 2.66 2003 Gabon: 4.3 Namibia: 3.58 World: 2.64 2004 Gabon: 4.25 Namibia: 3.55 World: 2.63 2005 Gabon: 4.21 Namibia: 3.57 World: 2.61 2006 Gabon: 4.17 Namibia: 3.6 World: 2.61 2007 Gabon: 4.14 Namibia: 3.61 World: 2.6 2008 Gabon: 4.12 Namibia: 3.62 World: 2.6 2009 Gabon: 4.14 Namibia: 3.63 World: 2.59 2010 Gabon: 4.15 Namibia: 3.66 World: 2.57 2011 Gabon: 4.15 Namibia: 3.66 World: 2.55 2012 Gabon: 4.09 Namibia: 3.68 World: 2.56 2013 Gabon: 4.02 Namibia: 3.65 World: 2.53 2014 Gabon: 3.95 Namibia: 3.64 World: 2.52 2015 Gabon: 3.92 Namibia: 3.6 World: 2.49 2016 Gabon: 3.92 Namibia: 3.57 World: 2.49 2017 Gabon: 3.91 Namibia: 3.51 World: 2.46 2018 Gabon: 3.91 Namibia: 3.46 World: 2.39 2019 Gabon: 3.88 Namibia: 3.4 World: 2.35 2020 Gabon: 3.83 Namibia: 3.35 World: 2.28 2021 Gabon: 3.78 Namibia: 3.3 World: 2.25 2022 Gabon: 3.71 Namibia: 3.25 World: 2.22 2023 Gabon: 3.65 Namibia: 3.21 World: 2.2 2024 Gabon: 3.59 Namibia: 3.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Gabon Namibia World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1991 Gabon: 17.22 Namibia: 19.14 World: 5.12 1992 Gabon: 17.72 Namibia: 18.9 World: 5.28 1993 Gabon: 17.78 Namibia: 19.08 World: 5.54 1994 Gabon: 17.8 Namibia: 19.4 World: 5.79 1995 Gabon: 17.39 Namibia: 21.34 World: 5.92 1996 Gabon: 17.33 Namibia: 22.84 World: 5.98 1997 Gabon: 17.17 Namibia: 24.45 World: 6.01 1998 Gabon: 17.15 Namibia: 23.08 World: 6.16 1999 Gabon: 17.6 Namibia: 21.67 World: 6.28 2000 Gabon: 17.85 Namibia: 20.3 World: 6.11 2001 Gabon: 17.83 Namibia: 21.01 World: 6.19 2002 Gabon: 17.38 Namibia: 21.54 World: 6.41 2003 Gabon: 17.13 Namibia: 22.1 World: 6.48 2004 Gabon: 17.11 Namibia: 22.09 World: 6.33 2005 Gabon: 16.91 Namibia: 22.11 World: 6.22 2006 Gabon: 17.81 Namibia: 21.85 World: 5.97 2007 Gabon: 18.26 Namibia: 22.12 World: 5.77 2008 Gabon: 19.21 Namibia: 22.01 World: 5.82 2009 Gabon: 19.76 Namibia: 22.27 World: 6.41 2010 Gabon: 20.39 Namibia: 22.12 World: 6.28 2011 Gabon: 19.9 Namibia: 19.48 World: 6.15 2012 Gabon: 19.66 Namibia: 16.77 World: 6.15 2013 Gabon: 19.74 Namibia: 19.03 World: 6.1 2014 Gabon: 19.87 Namibia: 18.52 World: 5.96 2015 Gabon: 19.94 Namibia: 20.79 World: 6 2016 Gabon: 20.12 Namibia: 23.35 World: 5.97 2017 Gabon: 20.31 Namibia: 21.75 World: 5.9 2018 Gabon: 20.46 Namibia: 19.88 World: 5.76 2019 Gabon: 20.37 Namibia: 19.93 World: 5.59 2020 Gabon: 21.28 Namibia: 21 World: 6.59 2021 Gabon: 21.22 Namibia: 20.93 World: 6.05 2022 Gabon: 20.32 Namibia: 19.62 World: 5.23 2023 Gabon: 20.16 Namibia: 19.15 World: 4.85 2024 Gabon: 20.09 Namibia: 19.16 World: 4.81 2025 Gabon: 20.15 Namibia: 19.29 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Gabon Namibia World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 Gabon: 1.01 Namibia: 0.98 World: 4.14 1971 Gabon: 1.84 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.04 1972 Gabon: 1.94 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.16 1973 Gabon: 6.08 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.32 1974 Gabon: 6.11 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.23 1975 Gabon: 7.7 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.14 1976 Gabon: 8.73 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.31 1977 Gabon: 8.42 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.36 1978 Gabon: 9.13 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.42 1979 Gabon: 8.77 Namibia: 1.09 World: 4.46 1980 Gabon: 8.22 Namibia: 1.05 World: 4.33 1981 Gabon: 8.43 Namibia: 0.99 World: 4.18 1982 Gabon: 8.18 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.05 1983 Gabon: 7.31 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.01 1984 Gabon: 8.23 Namibia: 0.9 World: 4.07 1985 Gabon: 9.15 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.05 1986 Gabon: 6.39 Namibia: 1.02 World: 4.04 1987 Gabon: 5.3 Namibia: 1.52 World: 4.1 1988 Gabon: 5.33 Namibia: 1.49 World: 4.16 1989 Gabon: 6.54 Namibia: 1.24 World: 4.16 1990 Gabon: 6.27 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.15 1991 Gabon: 4.88 Namibia: 0.8 World: 4.1 1992 Gabon: 4.79 Namibia: 0.85 World: 4.01 1993 Gabon: 4.77 Namibia: 0.95 World: 3.97 1994 Gabon: 4.61 Namibia: 1.06 World: 3.94 1995 Gabon: 5.05 Namibia: 1.12 World: 3.99 1996 Gabon: 5.5 Namibia: 1.19 World: 4.01 1997 Gabon: 5.12 Namibia: 1.2 World: 4.02 1998 Gabon: 5.71 Namibia: 1.21 World: 3.98 1999 Gabon: 5.3 Namibia: 1.12 World: 3.95 2000 Gabon: 5.18 Namibia: 1.05 World: 4.01 2001 Gabon: 5.15 Namibia: 1.32 World: 4.01 2002 Gabon: 4.81 Namibia: 1.13 World: 4.02 2003 Gabon: 5.31 Namibia: 1.19 World: 4.15 2004 Gabon: 4.66 Namibia: 1.23 World: 4.28 2005 Gabon: 4.37 Namibia: 1.31 World: 4.39 2006 Gabon: 3.78 Namibia: 1.27 World: 4.48 2007 Gabon: 3.33 Namibia: 1.29 World: 4.59 2008 Gabon: 3.43 Namibia: 1.45 World: 4.56 2009 Gabon: 3.28 Namibia: 1.47 World: 4.45 2010 Gabon: 3.46 Namibia: 1.27 World: 4.67 2011 Gabon: 3.27 Namibia: 1.33 World: 4.76 2012 Gabon: 3.19 Namibia: 1.36 World: 4.77 2013 Gabon: 3.18 Namibia: 1.38 World: 4.81 2014 Gabon: 3.17 Namibia: 1.39 World: 4.78 2015 Gabon: 3.16 Namibia: 1.5 World: 4.7 2016 Gabon: 3.12 Namibia: 1.6 World: 4.65 2017 Gabon: 2.67 Namibia: 1.5 World: 4.67 2018 Gabon: 2.45 Namibia: 1.48 World: 4.73 2019 Gabon: 2.49 Namibia: 1.46 World: 4.7 2020 Gabon: 2.38 Namibia: 1.3 World: 4.47 2021 Gabon: 2.26 Namibia: 1.32 World: 4.68 2022 Gabon: 2.3 Namibia: 1.24 World: 4.67 2023 Gabon: 2.06 Namibia: 1.22 World: 4.68 2024 Gabon: 2.05 Namibia: 1.2 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Gabon Namibia World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Gabon: 4.89 Namibia: 4.01 World: 15.6 2006 Gabon: 5.49 Namibia: 4.4 World: 17.2 2007 Gabon: 5.77 Namibia: 4.84 World: 20.2 2008 Gabon: 7.5 Namibia: 5.33 World: 22.8 2009 Gabon: 9.5 Namibia: 6.5 World: 25.3 2010 Gabon: 13 Namibia: 11.6 World: 28.4 2011 Gabon: 18 Namibia: 12 World: 30.9 2012 Gabon: 24 Namibia: 12.94 World: 33.3 2013 Gabon: 30.54 Namibia: 13.9 World: 35.3 2014 Gabon: 38.07 Namibia: 14.84 World: 37.4 2015 Gabon: 45.78 Namibia: 25.69 World: 39.9 2016 Gabon: 48.05 Namibia: 31.03 World: 43.6 2017 Gabon: 51.6 Namibia: 36.84 World: 46.3 2018 Gabon: 55.42 Namibia: 42.82 World: 49.4 2019 Gabon: 59.52 Namibia: 49.78 World: 53.9 2020 Gabon: 63.92 Namibia: 57.86 World: 60.1 2021 Gabon: 65.77 Namibia: 60.26 World: 63.8 2022 Gabon: 67.67 Namibia: 63 World: 67 2023 Gabon: 68.2 Namibia: 63.7 World: 69.2 2024 Gabon: 68.72 Namibia: 64.87 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Gabon Namibia
Population 2.6 mn 2025
142nd of 215		 3.1 mn 2025
136th of 215
Population density 9.6 /km² 2023
200th of 214		 3.6 /km² 2023
211th of 214
Population growth 2.11 % 2025
42nd of 215		 2.05 % 2025
46th of 215
Life expectancy 68.5 years 2024
163rd of 215		 67.5 years 2024
170th of 215
Fertility rate 3.59 2024
40th of 215		 3.21 2024
50th of 215
Birth rate 27.1 ‰ 2024
42nd of 215		 25.9 ‰ 2024
47th of 215
Infant mortality 25.9 ‰ 2024
142nd of 196		 36.4 ‰ 2024
167th of 196
Urban population 92.1 % 2025
27th of 215		 50.9 % 2025
153rd of 215
Aged 65+ 4.1 % 2025
161st of 215		 3.8 % 2025
169th of 215
Living in cities 61.2 % 2025
31st of 215		 21.2 % 2025
164th of 215
Living in towns 22.4 % 2025
173rd of 215		 22.6 % 2025
167th of 215
Living in rural areas 16.4 % 2025
160th of 215		 56.2 % 2025
14th of 215

Human development

Indicator Gabon Namibia
Human Development Index 0.733 2023
109th of 193		 0.665 2023
136th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.558 2023
101st of 169		 0.438 2023
125th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.704 2023
61st of 156		 0.611 2023
103rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.505 2023
135th of 172		 0.448 2023
116th of 172

Economy

Indicator Gabon Namibia
GDP 21.4 bn US$ 2025
129th of 186		 15.1 bn US$ 2025
140th of 186
GDP per capita 8,263 US$ 2025
90th of 186		 4,876 US$ 2025
120th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 22,218 int. $ 2025
89th of 185		 11,986 int. $ 2025
123rd of 185
GNI per capita 8,090 US$ 2025
85th of 182		 4,340 US$ 2025
121st of 182
GDP growth 2.5 % 2025
121st of 186		 1.7 % 2025
143rd of 186
Inflation 1.8 % 2025
115th of 165		 3.5 % 2025
70th of 165
Trade 84.9 % 2025
64th of 138		 108.6 % 2025
37th of 138
Exports 55.5 % 2025
31st of 138		 44.7 % 2025
48th of 138
FDI inflows 5.5 % 2024
46th of 192		 14.2 % 2024
10th of 192
Manufacturing 19.1 % 2025
20th of 132		 10.0 % 2025
76th of 132
Agriculture 6.8 % 2025
78th of 158		 7.0 % 2025
76th of 158
Tax revenue 9.5 % 2021 33.9 % 2024
2nd of 89
Military spending 1.5 % 2024
79th of 147		 2.7 % 2024
29th of 147
Government debt - 4.7 % 2015

Labour

Indicator Gabon Namibia
Unemployment 20.2 % 2025
177th of 181		 19.3 % 2025
175th of 181
Youth unemployment 36.3 % 2025
169th of 181		 38.1 % 2025
172nd of 181
Women in the labour force 41.6 % 2025
143rd of 181		 54.9 % 2025
83rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 28.9 % 2025
61st of 181		 22.3 % 2025
77th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.3 h 2025
49th of 181		 42.1 h 2025
52nd of 181
Youth NEET rate 29.4 % 2025
149th of 181		 30.7 % 2025
158th of 181
Labour income share 28.9 % 2025
112th of 114		 47.1 % 2024
50th of 114
Output per hour 33.0 $ 2025
63rd of 181		 15.9 $ 2025
107th of 181

Health

Indicator Gabon Namibia
Health spending 3.1 % 2023
174th of 192		 9.5 % 2023
35th of 192
Health spending per person 253 US$ 2023
119th of 191		 397 US$ 2023
101st of 191
Physicians 0.52 /1,000 2022
82nd of 125		 0.55 /1,000 2022
81st of 125
Under-5 mortality 32.6 ‰ 2024
141st of 196		 39.5 ‰ 2024
159th of 196
Maternal mortality 233 /100k 2023
162nd of 194		 139 /100k 2023
141st of 194
Tobacco use 13.3 % 2024
58th of 166		 -

Food

Indicator Gabon Namibia
Calories per person 2,610 kcal 2024
114th of 155		 2,500 kcal 2024
129th of 155
Protein supply 85.3 g 2022
103rd of 174		 66.0 g 2022
144th of 174
Animal protein supply 43.0 g 2022
93rd of 174		 23.1 g 2022
133rd of 174
Fat supply 64.1 g 2022
131st of 174		 65.0 g 2022
129th of 174
Cereal import dependency 90.6 % 2022
33rd of 160		 78.7 % 2022
45th of 160
Food insecurity - 54.0 % 2024
110th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 28.1 % 2024
117th of 124

Education

Indicator Gabon Namibia
Literacy 88.9 % 2021 87.6 % 2023
Secondary enrolment 70.3 % 2019 82.0 % 2024
83rd of 108
Education spending 2.3 % 2023
100th of 121		 9.1 % 2024
Expected schooling 12.5 yrs 2023
128th of 195		 11.8 yrs 2023
141st of 195
Mean schooling 9.7 yrs 2023
100th of 193		 7.3 yrs 2023
140th of 193
Tertiary enrolment - 26.1 % 2022

Society

Indicator Gabon Namibia
Income inequality 38.0 2017 59.1 2015
Extreme poverty 3.8 % 2017 22.9 % 2015
Internet use 68.7 % 2024
121st of 182		 64.9 % 2024
131st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 125.3 /100 2024
64th of 151		 85.2 /100 2024
129th of 151
Electricity access 95.1 % 2024
152nd of 213		 59.3 % 2024
186th of 213
Women in parliament 21.6 % 2025
114th of 184		 42.3 % 2025
21st of 184

Refugees

Indicator Gabon Namibia
Refugees hosted 166 2025
142nd of 177		 5,470 2025
102nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
137th of 177		 1.8 ‰ 2025
73rd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 86 2025
138th of 177		 1,326 2025
96th of 177
Refugees from the country 984 2025
104th of 199		 685 2025
109th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.4 ‰ 2025
83rd of 199		 0.2 ‰ 2025
100th of 199

Governance

Indicator Gabon Namibia
Control of corruption 28.9 /100 2024
162nd of 207		 50.4 /100 2024
86th of 207
Government effectiveness 40.3 /100 2024
143rd of 205		 53.3 /100 2024
97th of 205
Rule of law 37.1 /100 2024
175th of 207		 62.6 /100 2024
80th of 207
Regulatory quality 43.5 /100 2024
154th of 205		 57.0 /100 2024
80th of 205
Voice and accountability 39.0 /100 2024
156th of 205		 62.7 /100 2024
79th of 205
Political stability 61.2 /100 2024
131st of 207		 75.2 /100 2024
71st of 207

Environment

Indicator Gabon Namibia
CO₂ per capita 2.05 t 2024
91st of 202		 1.20 t 2024
69th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 5.4 Mt 2024
133rd of 204		 3.5 Mt 2024
144th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
133rd of 204		 0.01 % 2024
144th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
116th of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
149th of 204
GHG per capita 8.58 t 2024
162nd of 202		 4.69 t 2024
109th of 202
Renewable energy 91.3 % 2021
4th of 211		 30.0 % 2021
79th of 211
Forest area 91.2 % 2023
3rd of 212		 7.8 % 2023
173rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 31.3 µg/m³ 2023
157th of 200		 14.2 µg/m³ 2023
77th of 200
Water stress 0.5 % 2022
12th of 176		 0.3 % 2022
8th of 176
Land area 257,670 km² 2023
76th of 214		 823,290 km² 2023
33rd of 214

Energy

Indicator Gabon Namibia
Renewable electricity 35.4 % 2024
84th of 190		 97.6 % 2024
11th of 190
Wind and solar 0.0 % 2024
178th of 190		 36.6 % 2024
12th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
74th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
126th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 35.4 % 2024
97th of 190		 97.6 % 2024
13th of 190
Fossil electricity 64.6 % 2024
97th of 190		 2.4 % 2024
13th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
37th of 188		 2.4 % 2024
123rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 525 g/kWh 2024
112th of 190		 52 g/kWh 2024
13th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.25 MWh 2024
127th of 191		 1.33 MWh 2024
125th 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.