Gabon

In brief

Road deaths per 100,000 people: 23.9 (2019). World rank 136 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 14 of 54. Suicides per 100,000 people: 7.3 (2021). World rank 91 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 30 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 67.7 (2025). World rank 107 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 8 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 63.7 → 67.7 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea): political stability and absence of violence and road deaths per 100,000 people.