🇬🇦 Gabon
GA / GAB #76
Nomad Score
38.0
Cities
6
Region
African Union,
Francophone,
OPEC,
Africa,
Africa,
Middle Africa
Currency
XAF
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
2.4M
Density
7.6/km²
HDI
0.733
(High)
Gini Index (2017)
38.0
Life Expectancy (2023)
68.3 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.65
Urban Population (2024)
91.9%
Literacy Rate (2021)
88.9%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 80.2% |
| Islam | 10.8% |
| No religion | 7.0% |
| Traditional faiths | 1.1% |
| Others | 0.9% |
Demonym (male)
Gabonese
Demonym (female)
Gabonese
National Anthem
La Concorde
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 36.5% | |
| 15-64 Working | 59.4% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 4.1% |
Dependency Ratio
68.2%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
91.9%
Birth Rate (2023)
27.7 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
6.3 /1000
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.65
Infant Mortality (2023)
26.5 /1000
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
68.3 yrs
HALE (2021)
56.3 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
3.1% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
26.5/1000
UHC Index (2021)
49/100
Hospital Beds (2011)
2.0/1000
Physicians (2022)
0.52/1000
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2021)
88.9%
Education Spending (2023)
2.3% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
456
Internet Users (2023)
71.9%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
122.6/100
Broadband (2023)
4.0/100
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
4.0
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
267,668 km²
Capital
Libreville
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Middle Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Calling Codes
+241
TLD
.ga
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇨🇲 Cameroon,
🇨🇬 Congo,
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Gabon is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, yellow and blue.
National Anthem
La Concorde
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