Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville
Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 7,000 people in Gabon and 12,000 people in Congo - Brazzaville, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Congo - Brazzaville, by 5,000 people, or 1.71 times that in Gabon.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Congo - Brazzaville has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Gabon.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Gabon | Congo - Brazzaville | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 7,000 | 0 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | – | – | 27 million |
| 2005 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 6,700 | 12,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 6,700 | 15,000 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 9,500 | 15,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 9,500 | 15,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 9,500 | 15,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 9,500 | 15,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 9,500 | 16,700 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 6,000 | 10,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 10,000 | 9,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 10,000 | 15,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 2,400 | 8,700 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 7,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1983 | 7,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1982 | 7,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1981 | 7,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1980 | 5,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1979 | 5,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1978 | 4,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1977 | 4,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1976 | 3,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1975 | 3,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1974 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1973 | 2,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1972 | 2,000 | 9,000 | – |
| 1971 | 1,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1970 | 1,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1969 | 1,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1968 | 1,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1967 | 1,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1966 | 1,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1965 | 1,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1964 | 1,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1963 | 1,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | 1,000 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville
Health
- Life expectancyGabon: 68.3 years in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 65.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGabon: 3.3 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGabon: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGabon: 4.05% in 2017Congo - Brazzaville: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateGabon: 12.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Brazzaville: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGabon: 2.49 million people in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 6.18 million people in 2023
- Population growthGabon: 2.18% a year in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 2.42% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGabon: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 4.16 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGabon: 92.1% in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 64.1% in 2025
- Median ageGabon: 21.5 years in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGabon: 4% in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGabon: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personGabon: $6,641 in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $1,683 in 2025
- GDP growthGabon: 3.2% a year in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 0.8% a year in 2022
- InflationGabon: 1.8% a year in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 2.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtGabon: 84.2% of GDP in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 100.4% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGabon: 1.66% of GDP in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 1.31% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGabon: $337M in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $190M in 2025
- Military spending per personGabon: $139 in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $32 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGabon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 6% of government spending in 2025
- National powerGabon: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Congo - Brazzaville: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGabon: 1% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Brazzaville: 0.55% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGabon: 6 million TIV in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 9 million TIV in 2024