Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville
Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville: National power
National power in 2022: 0.02% of world capability in Gabon and 0.05% of world capability in Congo - Brazzaville, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Congo - Brazzaville, by 0.03 percentage points, or 2.4 times that in Gabon.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Congo - Brazzaville has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2022, Gabon ranked 145 and Congo - Brazzaville ranked 118 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Gabon | Congo - Brazzaville |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2021 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2020 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2019 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2018 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2017 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2015 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2014 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2013 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2012 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2009 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2008 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2007 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2006 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2005 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2004 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2003 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2002 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2001 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1999 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1998 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1997 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1996 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1995 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1994 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1993 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 1992 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 1991 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 1990 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1989 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| 1988 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1987 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1986 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1985 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 1984 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 1983 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 1982 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1981 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 1979 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 1978 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1977 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1976 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1975 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1974 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1973 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1972 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1971 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1969 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1968 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1967 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1966 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1965 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1964 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1962 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1961 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0.01 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: 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 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
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
- 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