Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau: Has the population peaked?
Gabon
2.48 million people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
2.15 million people
in 2023
Gabon rank
145th
Guinea-Bissau rank
148th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Gabon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.48 million people against 2.15 million people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 331,450 people.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Gabon ranks 145th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 488,123 people | 561,418 people | 73,295 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 544,484 people | 580,338 people | 35,855 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 658,134 people | 666,196 people | 8,062 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 848,168 people | 891,734 people | 43,566 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 1.11 million people | 1.10 million people | 13,529 people | Gabon |
| 2000s | 1.45 million people | 1.37 million people | 81,504 people | Gabon |
| 2010s | 2.00 million people | 1.76 million people | 237,019 people | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.40 million people | 2.08 million people | 320,958 people | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Gabon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gabon, at 2.48 million people against 2.15 million people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 331,450 people, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Gabon ranks 145th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.