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
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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

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.