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Gabon vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Gabon
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Leads on 38 of 114 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 70 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Gabon and Malaysia: Gabon leads on Major Urban Areas Population (870,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Gabon leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (824,400) against Malaysia (18.26); Gabon leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (671,000) against Malaysia (33). Across 114 compared metrics, Gabon wins on 38 and Malaysia wins on 70.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)68.72 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)71.93 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 72% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score70.65 points★56.09 points
Radios208,000★10.9
Televisions63,000★10.8
Waterways1,6007,200★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.58B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars23.52B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)19.14 %21.95 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4583.3★
Electricity Consumption2.07136.9★
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5178★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants49★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports344★33
Electricity Installed Capacity671,000★33
Electricity Production2.24148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)22.1 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient3840.7★
Gross Fixed Investment32.5★25.2
Gross National Saving25.628.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.8 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.2 %★1.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.5 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption401★30.44
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production401★69.49
Natural Gas Proved Reserves28.32★1.18
Oil Consumption18,000561,000★
Oil Exports213,500644,900★
Oil Imports4,822355,300★
Oil Production227,900664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves24★
Population Below Poverty Line33.4 people6.2 people★
Public Debt64.2★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption24,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports4,662208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports10,680304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production16,580528,300★
Remittances0.10.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources2.6★1.57
Robotics Research Funding0.58 USD1.01 USD★
Taxes and Other Revenues9.512.6★
Top Exporting Countries13.49B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate20.1 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate51.06 %★66.12 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)77,850★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.14★260.01
Population Distributionthe relatively small population is spread in pockets throughout the country; the largest urban center is the capital of Libreville, located along the Atlantic coast in the northwest, as shown in this population distribution mapa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.71 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country62 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources166580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.27 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)223.25★209.87
Agricultural land21,532.4 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)885 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita81.46 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land404,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country18.61 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions913★
Independence1731★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.521.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita812.96 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.7 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density6.3 people/sq km★1.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)233 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS46,000★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 55.4★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)7,000136,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)45.65 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.460.65★
Life expectancy at birth72.11 years80.87 years★
Median age of population21.54 years31.44 years★
Population Change54,221.3 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density10.27 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population2.65M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.43★0.29
Birth Rate (%)25.51 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate31.1 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)5.44 %★5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age652,038.4 persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate824,400★18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school6.02 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population870,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.94★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age2021★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.69 %★83.21 %
Physician Density0.52 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.35 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums39 %★0.2 %
Total deaths15,793.1 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)46.14 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate3.47 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration942.8 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate34.13 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.321.58★
Airports42100★
Civil Air Travel1553★

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