Gabon vs Namibia

Gabon and Namibia 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.

• Namibia has about 1.2 times as many people as Gabon: 3.1 million against 2.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Gabon ($8,263) is 69% higher than in Namibia ($4,876) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Gabon (2.5%) than in Namibia (1.7%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Namibia (3.5%) than in Gabon (1.8%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Gabon (20.2%) than in Namibia (19.3%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Gabon can expect to live 1 years longer than one born in Namibia: 68.5 years against 67.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Gabon is older: half of its people are over 21.5 years, against 21 years in Namibia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Gabon (68.7%) than in Namibia (64.9%), a difference of 3.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Gabon (2 tonnes) are 67% higher than in Namibia (1.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Gabon (91.4%) than in Namibia (9.8%), a difference of 81.6 percentage points in 2024.