Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 35.1% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
be 2.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 8.8 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.6% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.0% less likely to be literate
In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Gabon, it is 84.7% as of 2018.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.4% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.9% less on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 55.6% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 9.1 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gabon: At a glance
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