Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $60,200 as of 2020.
be 86.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In United States, that number is 3.9% as of 2018.
be 54.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
pay a 13.1% higher top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United States, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 81.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 52.8% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United States, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.8% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In United States, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 78.6% more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. United States spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 6.0 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United States, that number is 16.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.5 times more coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Internal Revenue Service.
United States: At a glance
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