Africa
Gabon
Capital Libreville · 2M people · Franc
- Top cities
- 917KLibreville
- 104KPort-Gentil
- 300KFranceville
- 89KOyem
- 71KMoanda
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- ClimateWarm22–37°
Top cities
- Libreville917K residents
- Port-Gentil104K residents
- Franceville300K residents
- Oyem89K residents
- Moanda71K residents
Source: GeoNames
Airports in Gabon
Koulamoutou Mabimbi Airport is Gabon's busiest gateway.
1 major airport. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Gabon
Gabon's passport ranks #71 worldwide — 60 destinations visa-free.
This is the passport you’d gain by naturalizing here — a long-horizon payoff measured in years of residency, not a signal for the move itself.
- Mobility
- #7160 destinations
- GDP reach
- #1583.9% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #125177 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Gabon
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Where most people in Gabon live, it's typically 22° to 37° feels-like across the year; sunshine is moderate, topping out near 195 days in Moanda.
Feels-like °C — where most people live, vs the city-to-city spread
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Gabon
A handful of lifestyles thrive in Gabon.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Winter Escapist leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Decent fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →