Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gabon instead of Bolivia, you would:
Health
be 25.7% less likely to be obese
In Bolivia, 20.2% 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 Bolivia, 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 2.8 years less
In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 82.3% more money
Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $7,900 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.
be 10.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bolivia, 37.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.
be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bolivia, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Gabon, that number is 28.0% as of 2015.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Bolivia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Gabon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 39.9% more children
In Bolivia, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 62.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bolivia, approximately 155.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 61.6% less on education
Bolivia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 59.4% less on healthcare
Bolivia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Autoridad de ImpugnaciĆ³n Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.
Gabon: At a glance
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