Gabon is a unitary presidential republic of nine provinces, led by Brice Oligui Nguema, who took power in a 2023 coup and won the April 2025 election. A new constitution adopted in 2024 gives the president wide powers.
In the 12 Axes register, Gabon leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Gabon sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state with nine provinces
Oligarchy
Oligui Nguema elected April 2025 after 2023 coup
Centrist
Former ruling PDG sits in parliament as opposition
Non-Interventionist
Commonwealth since 2022; full membership restored in 2025
Neutral
Republican Guard central to security
Centrist
Many ethnic groups, French official language
Mixed Economic
Oil and manganese dominate the economy
Balanced
Resource economy with strong state role
Free Trade
Exports oil, manganese and timber
Spiritual
Secular state, Christian majority
Conservative
Same-sex acts criminalised in 2019, legal again since 2020
Neutral
No distinct state stance on technology
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Gabon is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Gabon is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: MSClaudiu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
