Country profile · GAB

Gabon

Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 2.5M people

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Births each year
68,745
Share of births represented here
0.05%
Approximate birth chance
1 in 1919
Life expectancy
68.3 years
Death before age 5
3.4%
Population
2.5M
Income per person (PPP)
$18,701

Health and education

Death before age 1
2.7%
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
227 / 100,000
Children per woman
3.65
Expected years of schooling
12.5 years
Tertiary enrollment
9%
Smoking prevalence (men / women)
23% / 4%

Income and daily life

Income inequality (Gini)
0.38
Urban population
92%
Employment in agriculture
29%
Internet use
68%
Adult HIV prevalence
3.18%
Homicides per 100,000 people
8.0 / 100k
Road deaths per 100,000 people
20.0 / 100k
Out-of-pocket health spending
22%
Women married before age 18
22%
Life satisfaction (out of 10)
5.11

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Major cities

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