Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 57.6% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.
be 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saudi Arabia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 7.0 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 67.5% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 83.1% more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.2% less likely to be literate
In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2020. In Gabon, it is 84.7% as of 2018.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 36.7% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.9% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.5% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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