Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon

Equatorial Guinea 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.

• Gabon has about 1.3 times as many people as Equatorial Guinea: 2.6 million against 1.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Gabon ($8,263) is 25% higher than in Equatorial Guinea ($6,615) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Gabon (2.5%) than in Equatorial Guinea (-5.8%), a difference of 8.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Equatorial Guinea (2.9% in 2024) than in Gabon (1.8% in 2025), a difference of 1.1 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Gabon (20.2%) than in Equatorial Guinea (8.3%), a difference of 11.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Gabon can expect to live 4.6 years longer than one born in Equatorial Guinea: 68.5 years against 63.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Gabon is older: half of its people are over 21.5 years, against 21 years in Equatorial Guinea in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Gabon (68.7%) than in Equatorial Guinea (63.3%), a difference of 5.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Equatorial Guinea (2.6 tonnes) are 30% higher than in Gabon (2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Gabon (91.4%) than in Equatorial Guinea (86.1%), a difference of 5.3 percentage points in 2024.