Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 29.2% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 3.2 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 71.4% more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 43.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
be 12.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
pay a 5.0 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 16.5% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% less on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 54.8% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Gabon: At a glance
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