Compare Gabon & its neighbours

(Cameroon, Congo, Republic Of The, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome And Principe)

GabonCameroonCongo, Republic Of TheEquatorial GuineaSao Tome And Principe
Misc
Country CodeGACMCGGQST
Geography
Area (sq km)267,667475,440342,00028,051964
Coastline (km)885402169296209
Highest Point (m)1,575 (Mont Iboundji)4,045 (Fako on Mont Cameroun)903 (Mount Berongou)3,008 (Pico Basile)2,024 (Pico de Sao Tome)
Average Elevation (m)377667430577
People
Population2,119,03625,640,9655,062,021797,457204,454
Median Age20.5018.6019.6019.9018.70
Growth Rate2.73 %2.54 %2.17 %2.41 %1.66 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)26.5035.0033.7031.7031.50
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.209.409.207.606.70
Urban Population89.40 %56.40 %66.90 %72.10 %72.80 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth20.3019.7019.8019.40
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)291.00596.00442.00342.00156.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)32.9049.8053.5063.3044.10
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.40 %4.10 %5.20 %3.80 %8.40 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.360.090.120.40
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)6.301.302.102.90
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)15.00 %11.40 %9.60 %8.00 %12.40 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)2.70 %3.10 %4.60 %4.90 %
School life (years)131112
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)35.70 %6.30 %20.80 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)36.660 billion89.540 billion29.390 billion31.520 billion686,000,000
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)0.50 %3.50 %-3.10 %-3.20 %3.90 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)18,1003,7006,80037,4003,200
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)25.60 %25.50 %19.50 %6.10 %18.70 %