Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville
Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 68.7% in Gabon and 47.3% in Congo - Brazzaville, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Gabon, by 21.5 percentage points, or 1.45 times that in Congo - Brazzaville.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Gabon has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Congo - Brazzaville.
- In 2024, Gabon ranked 121 and Congo - Brazzaville ranked 147 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Gabon | Congo - Brazzaville | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 68.7 | 47.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 68.2 | 43.2 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 67.7 | 41 | 67 |
| 2021 | 65.8 | 30 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 63.9 | 22 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 59.5 | 16.1 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 55.4 | 11.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 51.6 | 8.7 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 48.1 | 8.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 45.8 | 7.6 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 38.1 | 7.1 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 30.5 | 6.6 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 24 | 6.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 18 | 5.6 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 13 | 5 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 5.5 | 2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1.1 | – |
| 2003 | 2.7 | 0.5 | – |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 0.2 | – |
| 2001 | 1.3 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1.2 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- Armed forces personnelGabon: 7,000 people in 2020Congo - Brazzaville: 12,000 people in 2020
- 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