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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income

Gabon: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 68.7% (2024), 125th of 188 in the world and 6th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 125.3 (2024), 76th of 210 in the world and 12th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 4.7 (2024), 141st of 208 in the world and 6th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users68.7%2024 · world 125/188 · region 6/46Mobile subscriptions125.32024 · world 76/210 · region 12/48Fixed broadband4.72024 · world 141/208 · region 6/48Fixed telephone2.62024 · world 148/213 · region 6/48
Internet users
GabonSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199620012006201120162021Gabon68.7%Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
GabonSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Gabon125.3Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Gabon in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population68.7%2024125/1886/461.2%13.0%63.9%+30.6 ppsince 201435.7%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people125.3202476/21012/489.493.6131.3−15%since 201490.4132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people4.72024141/2086/48·0.21.9+760%since 20141.133.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people2.62024148/2136/483.11.81.1+183%since 20140.411.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people872024171/21513/48·242+649%since 20149033,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population95.1%2024154/2154/4873.6%89.3%91.1%+8.0 ppsince 201455.1%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population51.3%2024176/21114/4711.6%50.0%24.7%+31.5 ppsince 201435.7%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population99.0%2024153/2133/4890.2%96.0%98.4%+2.4 ppsince 201482.9%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population93.0%202497/1923/4867.0%80.0%91.0%+8.0 ppsince 201422.9%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person1,016 kWh2024108/1496/32847 kWh898 kWh1,027 kWh+8.7%since 2014380 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person1,932 kgoe202460/1501/321,153 kgoe2,943 kgoe2,094 kgoe−24%since 2014476 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output18.7%202425/14914/3217.8%20.1%18.7%+0.1 ppsince 201413.4%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Gabon and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Gabon. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorGabonAngolaCameroonRepublic of the CongoEquatorial GuineaSão Tomé and Príncipe
Internet users68.7%202440.7%202446.3%202447.3%202463.3%202459.1%2024
Mobile subscriptions125.3202469.72024108.2202495.5202449.5202262.42024
Fixed broadband4.720240.420242.120221.320230.120223.02024
Fixed telephone2.620240.220240.220240.320220.620220.82024
Secure servers872024492024252024172024672024422024
Electricity access95.1%202455.5%202472.0%202453.0%202465.1%202477.7%2024
Electricity access, rural51.3%20241.3%202442.7%202419.4%20245.1%202475.1%2024
Electricity access, urban99.0%202478.0%202495.6%202472.0%202489.3%202478.9%2024
Clean cooking93.0%202456.0%202432.0%202440.0%202450.0%20247.0%2024
Angola: digital & energy accessCameroon: digital & energy accessRepublic of the Congo: digital & energy accessEquatorial Guinea: digital & energy accessSão Tomé and Príncipe: digital & energy access
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