Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Gabon
United States
Population
2.5M 143rd
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$20.9B 130th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$8,230 110th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$20,400 100th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
3.4% 103rd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
267,670 km² 76th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
9.5 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
3.6 40th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
91.9% 28th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
4.1% 163rd
17.9% 45th

Health

Gabon
United States
Life Expectancy
68.3 yrs 165th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
26.5 143rd
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
233.0 162nd
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$253 122nd
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
3.1% 176th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.52 150th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
1.95 112th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Gabon
United States
Unemployment Rate
20.1% 183rd
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
6.59 117th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
6.6%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
52.9%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
36.8%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
64.6%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
27.5%
14.3%

Education & Society

Gabon
United States
Literacy Rate
88.9% 96th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
2.3% 172nd
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
38.0 107th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
3.8% 91st
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
N/A
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
25.5% 98th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
41.8% 146th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.5% 91st
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Gabon
United States
Internet Users
71.9% 131st
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
122.6 84th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
94.1% 158th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
88.6% 159th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
57.4% 172nd
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
91.3% 4th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
91.2% 3rd
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Gabon

Population pyramid of Gabon

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Gabon

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Gabon

United States

Population Over Time

Gabon

United States

GDP Over Time

Gabon

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Gabon

United States

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