Africa Western and Central vs Gabon: Urban population, per capita
Africa Western and Central
0.5348 units per person
in 2025
Gabon
0.9209 units per person
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
26th
Gabon rank
28th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.9209 units per person against 0.5348 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.3861 units per person.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.7 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.
Africa Western and Central ranks 26th and Gabon ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1658 units per person | 0.1979 units per person | 0.0321 units per person | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.2323 units per person | 0.4263 units per person | 0.194 units per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.2979 units per person | 0.6173 units per person | 0.3194 units per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.357 units per person | 0.7433 units per person | 0.3862 units per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.4153 units per person | 0.8291 units per person | 0.4138 units per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.4732 units per person | 0.8794 units per person | 0.4062 units per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.5199 units per person | 0.9132 units per person | 0.3933 units per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Africa Western and Central or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.9209 units per person against 0.5348 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Africa Western and Central and Gabon?
- 0.3861 units per person, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Gabon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Gabon rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 26th and Gabon ranks 28th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.