How does Gabon rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?

Gabon ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Gabon?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Gabon data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Gabon

Name: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Gabon
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gabon: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 68.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

68.34 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

183rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

68.34 years

in 2023

All-time low

39.27 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Gabon, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Gabon stood at 68.34 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Gabon peaked at 68.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.27 years, in 1950.

Gabon ranks 183rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Gabon, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	39.27 years	—
1951	39.98 years	+1.8%
1952	40.74 years	+1.9%
1953	41.48 years	+1.8%
1954	42.19 years	+1.7%
1955	42.95 years	+1.8%
1956	43.65 years	+1.7%
1957	44.36 years	+1.6%
1958	45.06 years	+1.6%
1959	45.76 years	+1.5%
1960	46.44 years	+1.5%
1961	47.12 years	+1.4%
1962	47.78 years	+1.4%
1963	48.42 years	+1.4%
1964	48.99 years	+1.2%
1965	49.71 years	+1.5%
1966	50.32 years	+1.2%
1967	50.93 years	+1.2%
1968	51.55 years	+1.2%
1969	52.13 years	+1.1%
1970	52.7 years	+1.1%
1971	53.26 years	+1.1%
1972	53.81 years	+1.0%
1973	54.35 years	+1.0%
1974	54.91 years	+1.0%
1975	55.45 years	+1.0%
1976	55.97 years	+0.9%
1977	56.47 years	+0.9%
1978	56.95 years	+0.9%
1979	57.44 years	+0.8%
1980	57.89 years	+0.8%
1981	58.33 years	+0.8%
1982	58.64 years	+0.5%
1983	58.99 years	+0.6%
1984	59.34 years	+0.6%
1985	59.66 years	+0.5%
1986	59.96 years	+0.5%
1987	60.2 years	+0.4%
1988	60.4 years	+0.3%
1989	60.58 years	+0.3%
1990	60.74 years	+0.2%
1991	60.89 years	+0.3%
1992	61.01 years	+0.2%
1993	61.12 years	+0.2%
1994	61.18 years	+0.1%
1995	61.27 years	+0.1%
1996	61.26 years	-0.0%
1997	61.4 years	+0.2%
1998	61.51 years	+0.2%
1999	61.66 years	+0.2%
2000	61.81 years	+0.2%
2001	61.98 years	+0.3%
2002	62.18 years	+0.3%
2003	62.46 years	+0.5%
2004	62.69 years	+0.4%
2005	62.98 years	+0.5%
2006	63.26 years	+0.4%
2007	63.62 years	+0.6%
2008	64.01 years	+0.6%
2009	64.36 years	+0.5%
2010	64.71 years	+0.5%
2011	65.1 years	+0.6%
2012	65.44 years	+0.5%
2013	65.75 years	+0.5%
2014	66.07 years	+0.5%
2015	66.34 years	+0.4%
2016	66.58 years	+0.4%
2017	66.82 years	+0.4%
2018	67.04 years	+0.3%
2019	67.34 years	+0.4%
2020	67.07 years	-0.4%
2021	67.07 years	-0.0%
2022	67.71 years	+1.0%
2023	68.34 years	+0.9%

Gabon compared with similar countries

Gabon's 68.34 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Gabon's 68.34 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	42.54 years	39.27 years	45.76 years	10
1960s	49.34 years	46.44 years	52.13 years	10
1970s	55.13 years	52.7 years	57.44 years	10
1980s	59.4 years	57.89 years	60.58 years	10
1990s	61.2 years	60.74 years	61.66 years	10
2000s	62.94 years	61.81 years	64.36 years	10
2010s	66.12 years	64.71 years	67.34 years	10
2020s	67.55 years	67.07 years	68.34 years	4

Countries ranked near Gabon

180 Eritrea 68.62 years compare
181 Bolivia 68.58 years compare
182 Mauritania 68.48 years compare
184 Uganda 68.25 years compare
185 Rwanda 67.79 years compare
186 East Timor 67.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Gabon

Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Gabon?: Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Gabon was 68.34 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Gabon?: The highest recorded value was 68.34 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Gabon?: The lowest recorded value was 39.27 years in 1950.
How does Gabon rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?: Gabon ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Gabon?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.