Botswana vs Gabon

Botswana and Gabon compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Botswana and Gabon have about the same number of people: 2.6 million and 2.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Gabon ($8,263) is 6% higher than in Botswana ($7,778) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Gabon (2.5%) than in Botswana (-0.7%), a difference of 3.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Botswana (2.7%) than in Gabon (1.8%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Botswana (24.5%) than in Gabon (20.2%), a difference of 4.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Botswana can expect to live 0.8 years longer than one born in Gabon: 69.3 years against 68.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Botswana is older: half of its people are over 22.9 years, against 21.5 years in Gabon in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Gabon (68.7%) than in Botswana (57.5%), a difference of 11.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Botswana (2.7 tonnes) are 35% higher than in Gabon (2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Gabon (91.4%) than in Botswana (27.8%), a difference of 63.6 percentage points in 2024.