Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Oil reserves, per capita

Equatorial Guinea
99.44 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Gabon
133.79 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea rank
16th
Gabon rank
14th

Oil reserves, per capita over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 133.79 cubic meters per person against 99.44 cubic meters per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 34.35 cubic meters per person.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 16th and Gabon ranks 14th of 201 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 2.51 cubic meters per person 202.47 cubic meters per person 199.96 cubic meters per person Gabon
2000s 50 cubic meters per person 260.55 cubic meters per person 210.55 cubic meters per person Gabon
2010s 123.9 cubic meters per person 160.1 cubic meters per person 36.19 cubic meters per person Gabon
2020s 100.66 cubic meters per person 135.35 cubic meters per person 34.69 cubic meters per person Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Equatorial Guinea or Gabon?
Gabon, at 133.79 cubic meters per person against 99.44 cubic meters per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon?
34.35 cubic meters per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon?
29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Gabon rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 16th and Gabon ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil reserves, per capita
Unit
cubic meters per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,683 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Oil reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.