Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
32.60 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 68/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Gabon
Sub-Saharan Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Libreville
Rank #189 of scored countries.
Survival
31.2
Living
35.4
Governance
29.0
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.52 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 8/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
33.40 %(2017)
Normalized: 50/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
25.30 %(2023)
Normalized: 34/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
20.15 %(2025)
Normalized: 5/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
36.28 %(2025)
Normalized: 20/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
2.32 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 16/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
21,510 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 17/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
3.13 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 6/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
1.17 %(2024)
Normalized: 98/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
68.51 years(2024)
Normalized: 40/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
38.00 0–100 index(2017)
Normalized: 51/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.94 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 18/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.57 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 32/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.16 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 19/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.02 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 24/100 · higher is better
History
Gabon — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: -5.2 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 28.4 | 60.5 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 29.2 | 61.0 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 29.9 | 64.2 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 30.4 | 65.2 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 31.0 | 61.7 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 33.4 | 58.1 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 33.7 | 58.0 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 33.3 | 61.2 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 33.1 | 58.2 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 33.1 | 55.9 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 33.1 | 38.2 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 33.4 | 55.1 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 33.7 | 64.1 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 34.8 | 66.5 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 35.0 | 69.7 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 34.2 | 66.0 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 38.5 | 69.7 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 38.8 | 63.8 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 38.8 | 70.4 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 39.3 | 73.1 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 40.5 | 73.8 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 40.4 | 73.9 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 40.5 | 76.7 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 37.2 | 77.0 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 40.2 | 72.6 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 40.1 | 59.8 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 24.5 | 62.1 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 24.9 | 53.6 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 25.3 | 52.8 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 26.2 | 51.4 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 27.6 | 52.1 | — |
| 1996 | 36.7 | 171 | 29.1 | 51.5 | 28.2 |
| 1997 | 36.9 | 169 | 29.8 | 51.1 | 28.2 |
| 1998 | 37.8 | 169 | 29.8 | 53.3 | 28.7 |
| 1999 | 36.7 | 173 | 29.5 | 50.6 | 28.7 |
| 2000 | 35.4 | 172 | 30.2 | 44.0 | 31.5 |
| 2001 | 39.2 | 162 | 41.1 | 42.6 | 31.2 |
| 2002 | 40.0 | 159 | 42.3 | 42.7 | 32.6 |
| 2003 | 39.2 | 162 | 42.8 | 41.4 | 30.2 |
| 2004 | 37.9 | 172 | 43.3 | 41.5 | 24.0 |
| 2005 | 38.4 | 167 | 43.8 | 38.1 | 30.0 |
| 2006 | 38.4 | 169 | 41.7 | 41.2 | 29.2 |
| 2007 | 35.1 | 174 | 39.1 | 35.4 | 28.5 |
| 2008 | 34.2 | 174 | 35.7 | 36.4 | 28.8 |
| 2009 | 34.9 | 183 | 34.4 | 40.2 | 28.5 |
| 2010 | 33.4 | 184 | 33.8 | 35.7 | 29.6 |
| 2011 | 34.1 | 179 | 35.7 | 36.4 | 28.5 |
| 2012 | 34.1 | 184 | 37.5 | 34.6 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 34.8 | 180 | 37.9 | 36.7 | 27.3 |
| 2014 | 32.8 | 186 | 37.6 | 31.2 | 27.6 |
| 2015 | 34.4 | 180 | 37.0 | 36.2 | 27.9 |
| 2016 | 33.9 | 182 | 37.0 | 33.9 | 29.0 |
| 2017 | 34.6 | 180 | 37.3 | 35.4 | 29.1 |
| 2018 | 33.0 | 186 | 35.9 | 32.4 | 29.1 |
| 2019 | 33.0 | 186 | 34.6 | 34.2 | 28.6 |
| 2020 | 32.8 | 186 | 32.2 | 36.7 | 28.0 |
| 2021 | 31.7 | 186 | 31.0 | 34.7 | 28.7 |
| 2022 | 31.1 | 187 | 31.7 | 33.2 | 27.2 |
| 2023 | 31.5 | 188 | 31.2 | 34.7 | 27.5 |
| 2024 | 32.4 | 189 | 31.9 | 35.5 | 28.7 |
| 2025 | 32.1 | 189 | 31.2 | 35.4 | 29.0 |
| 2026 | 31.5 | 189 | 29.5 | 35.4 | 29.3 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Gabon.