Gabon vs Moldova

Gabon and Moldova 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 and Moldova have about the same number of people: 2.6 million and 2.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Moldova ($8,622) is 4% higher than in Gabon ($8,263) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Gabon (2.5%) than in Moldova (2.4%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Moldova (7.8%) than in Gabon (1.8%), a difference of 6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Gabon (20.2%) than in Moldova (1.5%), a difference of 18.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Moldova can expect to live 2.8 years longer than one born in Gabon: 71.3 years against 68.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Moldova is older: half of its people are over 37.8 years, against 21.5 years in Gabon in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Moldova (77.4%) than in Gabon (68.7%), a difference of 8.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Moldova (3.4 tonnes) are 70% higher than in Gabon (2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Gabon (91.4%) than in Moldova (11.3%), a difference of 80.1 percentage points in 2024.