Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 39.0% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In El Salvador, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 5.7 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 77.8% more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
be 46.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 45.7% more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.7% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% less on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 61.1% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, General Direction of Taxes.
Gabon: At a glance
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