How much coast is there?

Gabon’s coastline is 57% longer than Qatar’s.

Gabon: 885 km (2026 edition) · Qatar: 563 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Gabon’s highest peak towers 947 m above Qatar’s.

Gabon: 1,050 m (2026 edition) · Qatar: 103 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Qatar has 15% more people than Gabon.

Gabon: 2.59 million (2025) · Qatar: 2.97 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Qatar is 26 times as densely populated as Gabon.

Gabon: 10 per km² (2025) · Qatar: 259 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Qatar is 12 years older than in Gabon.

Gabon: 21.5 years (2023) · Qatar: 33.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Gabon have 1.9 more children on average than in Qatar.

Gabon: 3.59 children per woman (2024) · Qatar: 1.72 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

4.1% of people in Gabon are 65 or older, versus 1.7% in Qatar.

Gabon: 4.1% (2025) · Qatar: 1.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Gabon and Qatar are practically level.

Gabon: 0 (2025) · Qatar: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Gabon and Qatar are practically level.

Gabon: 1 (2026) · Qatar: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Qatar’s economy is 10 times the size of Gabon’s.

Gabon: $21.4 billion (2025) · Qatar: $216 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Qatar produces 5.8 times as much per person as Gabon.

Gabon: Int$22,218 (2025) · Qatar: Int$128,883 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Gabon than in Qatar (Gini 2.9 points higher).

Gabon: 38 (2017) · Qatar: 35.1 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 20% in Gabon, versus 0.1% in Qatar.

Gabon: 20.2% (2025) · Qatar: 0.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Qatar spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Gabon 1.5%.

Gabon: 1.5% (2024) · Qatar: 6.5% (2022)

How expensive is it?

Qatar’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Gabon’s.

Gabon: 37% (2025) · Qatar: 56% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Qatar spends 7.1 times as much on health per person as Gabon.

Gabon: $253 (2023) · Qatar: $1,804 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Gabon is 5.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Qatar.

Gabon: 25.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Qatar: 4.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Qatar has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Gabon.

Gabon: 0.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Qatar: 3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

42% of adults in Qatar are obese, versus 22% in Gabon.

Gabon: 21.8% (2024) · Qatar: 42.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Gabon smoke, versus 13% in Qatar.

Gabon: 13.3% (2024) · Qatar: 12.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Qatar rate their lives 1.21 points higher than in Gabon.

Gabon: 5.17 (2025) · Qatar: 6.37 (2018)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Gabon drink 6.2 times as much alcohol as in Qatar.

Gabon: 8 litres (2023) · Qatar: 1.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Qatar has 13% more meat per person than Gabon.

Gabon: 63.1 kg (2023) · Qatar: 71.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Qatar has 565 kcal more food per person per day than Gabon.

Gabon: 2,686 kcal (2023) · Qatar: 3,251 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Qatar put in 261 more hours a year than in Gabon.

Gabon: 2,174 hours (2023) · Qatar: 2,435 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Qatar went to school 1.1 years longer than in Gabon.

Gabon: 9.7 years (2023) · Qatar: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Gabon: no data · Qatar: 0.96 (2022)

How many people are online?

98% of people in Qatar are online, versus 69% in Gabon.

Gabon: 69% (2024) · Qatar: 98% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Qatar have electricity, versus 95% in Gabon.

Gabon: 95.1% (2024) · Qatar: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

99% of people in Qatar live in cities, versus 92% in Gabon.

Gabon: 92% (2025) · Qatar: 99% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Qatar has 154 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Gabon 125.

Gabon: 125 (2024) · Qatar: 154 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Gabon: 648 km (2021) · Qatar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Qatar fly 426 times as many passengers per resident as those from Gabon.

Gabon: 0.03 (2016) · Qatar: 12.69 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 91% of Gabon, but only 0.0% of Qatar.

Gabon: 91.2% (2023) · Qatar: 0% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Qatar emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Gabon.

Gabon: 2.1 t (2024) · Qatar: 41.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

35% of Gabon’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.1% in Qatar.

Gabon: 35.4% (2024) · Qatar: 4.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Qatar carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Gabon.

Gabon: 32.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Qatar: 75.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Gabon: no data · Qatar: 0.1 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Gabon are 71% deadlier than in Qatar.

Gabon: 12.5 per 100k (2021) · Qatar: 7.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Qatar is on average 3.0 °C warmer than Gabon.

Gabon: 25.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Qatar: 28.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Gabon gets 32 times as much rain as Qatar.

Gabon: 2,080 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Qatar: 64 mm (2016–2025 avg)