Gabon vs Liberia: Population growth
Gabon
2.1%
in 2025
Liberia
2.1%
in 2025
Gabon rank
42nd
Liberia rank
44th
Population growth over time
- Gabon
- Liberia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Liberia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.
Gabon ranks 42nd and Liberia ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.4% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Gabon or Liberia?
- Gabon, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Gabon and Liberia?
- 0.0%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Liberia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Liberia rank globally for population growth?
- Gabon ranks 42nd and Liberia ranks 44th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.